LGBTQ+ TOP STORIES Friday, Dec 12, 2025
ESPN Brazil Reporter Ricardo Spinelli’s On-Air Coming Out Reignites Debate About Homophobia in Brazilian Soccer
ESPN Brazil reporter Ricardo Spinelli publicly came out as gay during a live broadcast while covering a match involving Sport Club Internacional, days after resurfaced comments by coach Abel Braga referring to “that little fag from ESPN” drew widespread criticism.
News
Drag Queen Pattie Gonia Completes 100-Mile Trek in Full Drag, Raising $1.1 Million for Equitable Environmental Nonprofits
Environmental activist and drag performer Pattie Gonia finished a 100-mile backpacking journey from Point Reyes National Seashore to San Francisco's Golden Gate...
New York Is Fourth Democratic State Targeted in Crackdown on Immigrant Commercial Driver's Licenses
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says New York routinely issues commercial driver's licenses to immigrants that may be valid long after they're legally...
Culture
Final Social Media Post of Adult Performer Scott Finn Resonates After His Death at 27
Adult performer Scott Finn, known off-screen as Rhett Douglas Messerly, died on 2025-11-23 at the age of 27, prompting grief across the adult entertainment...
How Joyce Didonato's Childhood Inspired Her Role in 'Amahl and the Night Visitors'
Gian Carlo Menotti’s opera “Amahl and the Night Visitors” is coming to New York’s Lincoln Center Theater
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Pride
Anonymous $350K Lifeline Gives Pride Center of Vermont a Path to Rebuild
An anonymous $350,000 donation has given the Pride Center of Vermont a critical financial lifeline one month after the organization suspended operations amid...
Vandalism of Reno’s “Biggest Little Rainbow Bridge” Sparks Outrage and LGBTQ+ Solidarity
A rainbow-painted memorial bridge created by Girl Scout Troop 508 in Reno, Nevada, to honor deceased pets was vandalized with white paint just days before its...
Media
EDGE Now: Queer Holiday Traditions That Totally Slay
Three queer holiday traditions that prove chaos is part of the celebration.
Santa Speedo Run Chicago :: December 6, 2025
Santa didn't just come to town–she sprinted in a Speedo! The 14th annual run hit Sidetrack with Debbie Fox hosting, raising coins, cheers, and temps for Center...
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.
