LGBTQ+ TOP STORIES Friday, May 2, 2025
Jill Sobule, the Singer-Songwriter Known for 'I Kissed a Girl,' Has Died in a Fire
Jill Sobule, the award-winning singer-songwriter whose witty and poignant writing first attracted widespread attention with the gay-themed song "I Kissed a Girl," died in a house fire Thursday.
News
Transgender Women Soccer Players to be Banned from English Women's Teams
Transgender women will be banned from playing on women's soccer teams in England following a U.K. Supreme Court ruling last month, the sport's governing body...
US Funds Supported Nepal's Growing LGBTQ+ Community. Now That Money is Gone
Ever since U.S. President Donald Trump's administration began dismantling the U.S. Agency for International Development, most of the help centers for Nepal's...
Culture
Frameline49 Highlights Importance of Queer Community with the California Premiere of Heightened Scrutiny & the Pay-It-Forward Initiative
Today, Frameline, the arts nonprofit that will host the 49th San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival (Frameline49) announced the upcoming California...
'Buena Vista Social Club,' 'Death Becomes Her' and 'Maybe Happy Ending' lead Tony Award Noms
The 2025 Tony Nominations show tight races in a packed season.
Pride
They're Throwing a Straight Pride Party... in June
An Idaho bar owner plans to counter Pride month with a Hetero Awesome Festival in Boise, Idaho in June. He hopes to turn Hetero Awesome into a national...
Kennedy Center's Events Scheduled for LGBTQ+ Pride Celebration Canceled, Organizers Say
Organizers and the Kennedy Center canceled a week's worth LGBTQ+ events for this summer's World Pride festival in Washington, D.C., amid a shift in priorities...
Media
Brooke Eden @ Charlie's Chicago
Brooke Eden brought the yee to our haw at Charlie's Chicago! She turned the dance floor into a queer hoedown with a line dance lesson, fresh tracks, and...
EDGE Now: Met Gala Madness
The Met Gala is almost here, darlings – so let's strut down memory lane and gag over the lewks that still have us screaming! It's time for another fab episode...
EDGE RECOMMENDS
EDGE Now: Werk, Wander, Repeat
Ready to jet-set with some seriously fab queer travel influencers? Buckle up, babes, because this episode of EDGE Now is serving wanderlust and queer excellence–hot and fresh, courtesy of our fierce friends at Prelude Fertility!
