LGBTQ+ TOP STORIES Friday, Dec 19, 2025
'Heated Rivalry' Star Hudson Williams Lauded for Authentic Portrayal of Autistic Queer Hockey Player
Hudson Williams, who plays Shane Hollander in the HBO Max series "Heated Rivalry," has received widespread praise for his sensitive depiction of an autistic character in the LGBTQ+ sports drama.
News
Kennedy Family Denounces Trump's Plan to Rename Iconic Kennedy Center
President Donald Trump's handpicked board voted on December 19, 2025, to rename the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts as the "Trump-Kennedy...
Motive Still Unknown After Suspect in the Brown Attack and MIT Professor’s Killing Is Found Dead
Officials say a man who is suspected in last weekend’s mass shooting at Brown University and in the fatal shooting of a Massachusetts Institute of Technology...
Culture
A Mysterious Fedora, a Thieving Cat and Other Stories That Made Us Smile in 2025
The past year wasn't all doom and gloom; there was plenty to smile about, too
‘Heated Rivalry’ Season 2 Tease Hints a Silver-Fox Goalie May Join TV’s Hottest Hockey Romance
A new report on the future of "Heated Rivalry" suggests that a key character from Rachel Reid’s "Common Goal" novel could be poised to skate into the second...
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Pride
San Antonio LGBTQ+ District Rallies After State Blocks Rainbow Crosswalks
Community members and local leaders in San Antonio’s LGBTQ+ cultural heritage district are regrouping after the State of Texas ordered the city to remove...
Budapest Mayor Faces Potential Indictment Over Defiant LGBTQ+ Pride March
Budapest Mayor Gergely Karácsony has received a proposal for indictment from authorities over his role in organizing the city's 30th annual Pride march in June...
Media
Toy Drive @ Gym U NYC :: December 17, 2025
Toys, tinsel, and total icon behavior. Susanne Bartsch & David Barton turned Gym U into a glittering holiday fantasy for their annual Toy Drive–hosted by...
SAGE Toys Party @ Pier 60 NYC :: December 14, 2025
Four decades of toys, joy, and queer cheer! Robby Browne's legendary TOYS PARTY marked its 40th anniversary as NYC's biggest LGBTQ+ holiday throwdown–spun to...
EDGE RECOMMENDS
EDGE Now: Halloween Divas
Edge Now crowns the ultimate Halloween divas—Elvira (Cassandra Peterson), the Sanderson Sisters of Hocus Pocus, and Morticia Addams—celebrating camp, gothic glam, and queer-pop culture’s most iconic witches.
