LGBTQ+ TOP STORIES Wednesday, Jun 18, 2025
Australia To Do Away with Gay Blood Ban – And Some Restrictions Around Behavior, Too
When Britain, and later the United States, repealed bans on queer men donating blood, they kept certain restrictions in place around sexual behavior. Australia is set to dispense with all of it.
News
Civil Rights Agency's Acting Chief to Face Questions on Anti-DEI, Transgender Stances
The acting chief of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission will face questions over efforts to prioritize anti-diversity investigations while quashing...
Judge Says Government Can't Limit Passport Sex Markers for Many Transgender, Nonbinary People
A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from limiting passport sex markers for many transgender and nonbinary Americans.
Culture
Review: 'Sally' a Salute to America's First Woman in Space
Friends, colleagues, and her 27-year same-sex life partner unveil the unseen side of American hero – and first woman from the U.S. to venture to space – Sally...
It's Omar Riera's Universe – We're Just Living in it
Omar Riera has a list of things he wants people to know about him. It's a roster of several items, but we've only picked one, which sums it up: "All under the...
Pride
Chandler Street Block Party :: June 14, 2025
Every year, once Boston Pride sashays down the street, the real magic spills onto Chandler–where the Block Party turns the whole block into one big...
Boston Pride Parade :: June 14, 2025
Boston turned the beat around! The streets were bursting with pride, glitter, and unapologetic joy as the Boston Pride Parade brought the heat! EDGE was there -...
Media
Folsom Street East :: June 15, 2025
Daddy's Day hit different in Chelsea this year. Folsom Street East turned up the heat with fierce performances, kink-tastic demos, sizzling vendors, leather...
RuPaul's Drag Race @ Roscoe's Tavern :: June 12, 2025
The dolls turned Roscoe's into a full-on runway riot! Fans packed the block for Drag Race 17 winner Onya Nurve, with Jewels Sparkles, Sam Star & Suzie Toot...
EDGE RECOMMENDS
EDGE Now: Queer Splash Zone
Suns out, buns out! We're serving speedo realness and cannonballing straight into pool party season, babes! From coast to coast, we've got the juiciest, queerest, most extra pool parties of the summer!