GO’s Queer Year In Review

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In 2025, we saw immense, and at times, seemingly insurmountable, challenges to the LGBTQ+ community. Yet, we continued to rise up again and again in the face of those who hoped to see us fail—and we looked damn good doing it.

This year, Donald Trump took office for his second term. Under his conservative and dangerous leadership, over 120 anti-trans bills have been passed into law this year alone, and anti-LGBTQ+ legislation is currently being considered in 49 states, as well as federally. Human Rights First has tracked over 500 bills at the federal and state levels this year that would restrict the rights of the LGBTQ+ community. These attacks have not held back our community leaders, activists, and friends from taking a deep breath and pushing forward. Alongside the devastating anti-trans, anti-Black, anti-POC, and anti-women policies, we are still here, taking our wins where we can get them—and creating wins where we need them most.

In the political realm, Maine’s Governor Janet Mills stood her ground against anti-trans policies, states like Colorado protected trans and abortion rights, the Minnesota Supreme Court affirmed trans inclusion in sports, and federal judges forced the Trump Administration to restore millions of dollars in funding to LGBTQ+ and HIV organizations. LGBTQ+ candidates were elected to offices across the country, like San Antonio’s first out lesbian mayor, Gina Ortiz Jones, and Pennsylvania’s first openly transgender mayor, Erica Deuso. In one of the biggest moments of the year, the Supreme Court rejected a request to reconsider its landmark decision in Obergefell v. Hodges.

Culturally, queer women remained true to the powerhouse status we so rightly deserve. Cynthia Erivo graced GQ‘s “Man of the Year” cover after her internationally successful Wicked run (who can forget those queer-coded interviews with costar Ariana Grande). Doechii became the third female artist in history to win Best Rap Album at the 2025 Grammys, and gave Ayo Edebiri a jaw-dropping lap dance at Camp Flog Gnaw. New Zealand women firefighters went viral around the globe for their smoking hot calendar, and raised nearly $300,000 for breast cancer research in the process. Wow, we truly know no bounds. Love was in the air this year, with Kristen Stewart, Chloë Grace Moretz, and Lauren Chan among the celesbians who tied the knot to their respective partners.

Women’s sports saw a rise in viewership and fans like never before. The WNBA delivered the most-watched season in ESPN history, with 1.3 million viewers on average, and the NWSL saw a 5 percent increase in viewership. Unrivaled, the women’s basketball league founded by Breanna Stewart and Napheesa Collier, kicked off its first season and is already looking toward its second. The first Women’s Professional Baseball League since the 1950s launched four inaugural teams, and women’s sports bars across the US opened their doors.

With these wins, our community also suffered devastating losses. The death of Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, an activist, author, and founder of House of gg, was mourned around the world. We also said heartbreaking goodbyes to Andrea Gibson, acclaimed spoken word poet and Colorado’s Poet Laureate; Vicky Hester, beloved owner of the East Coast lesbian bar Babes of Carytown; Lori Cannon, a prominent Chicago HIV/AIDS activist; Anne Burrell, a queer culinary trailblazer; Jill Sobule, singer-songwriter icon; and so many more who touched our hearts and lives. In 2025, we lost 58 trans and gender expansive people, many of whom died due to direct interpersonal violence and suicide.

As we move into 2026, we hold these incredible members of our community close to our hearts. We remember their legacies and carry them alongside us as we celebrate our hard-won victories. Here are the 100 LGBTQ+ moments that shaped our community in 2025.

1. Trump nominates Tammy Bruce to be the spokesperson for the U.S. Department of State—January 3, 2025
Lesbian Fox News contributor Tammy Bruce, who made headlines in 2021 after ridiculously claiming Democrats are creating human-animal hybrids using government funding, was nominated by Donald Trump to be the spokesperson for the U.S. Department of State.

2. Queer stars win big at the Golden Globes—January 5, 2025
Queer excellence was shining bright during the 82nd Golden Globe Awards, with huge wins for Wicked, Hacks, and Baby Reindeer, as well as Jodie Foster.

3. Meta Rolls Back Protections For LGBTQ+ People, People of Color, And Women—January 7, 2025
Users on Facebook, Instagram, and Threads gained the ability to accuse LGBTQ+ people of having a mental illness, refer to transgender people as “it,” and claim that one race is responsible for COVID, among other things, without repercussion.

4. GO Magazine’s newsletter begins its bi-weekly run—January 10, 2025
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5. House Votes To Ban Trans Athletes From Women’s Sports—January 14, 2025
In a massive upset for LGBTQ+ rights organizations, the U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation to ban transgender women and girls from competing on women’s sports teams in schools and institutions receiving federal funds.

6. Unrivaled Kicks Off Its First Season—January 17, 2025
Unrivaled, a three-on-three women’s basketball league co-founded by New York Liberty forward Breanna Stewart and Minnesota Lynx forward Napheesa Collier, began its first nine-week season.

7. Donald Trump Takes The Oath Of Office As The 47th President Of The United States—January 20, 2025
President Trump immediately signed a total of 78 executive orders and actions to roll back protections put in place by the Biden administration, namely DEI initiatives and border and climate policies.

8. History-Making Queer Nominations For The 2025 Oscars—January 23, 2025
Karla Sofía Gascón made Oscars history by being the first openly trans actress to be nominated for Best Actress in a Leading Role for her performance in Emilia Pérez.

9. Idaho Legislators Call On SCOTUS To Reverse Same-Sex Marriage Ruling— January 27, 2025
The Idaho House argued that “marriage as an institution has been recognized as the union of one man and one woman for more than two thousand years, and within common law, the basis of the United States’ Anglo-American legal tradition, for more than 800 years.”

10. Oscar-Nominated Actress Karla Sofía Gascón Comes Under Fire For Resurfaced Anti-Islamic, Xenophobic Tweets— January-February 2025
Following multiple statements and an unapproved interview, Netflix removed Gascón from the Emilia Pérez Oscar campaign.

11. Big Wins For Queer Artists At The 2025 Grammys—February 2, 2025
Chappell Roan won Best New Artist, and Doechii became the third female artist to ever win Best Rap Album.

12. Trump Signs Executive Order Banning Trans Athletes From Women’s Sports—February 5, 2025
Trump’s executive order, titled “Keeping Men Out Of Women’s Sports,” required institutions receiving federal funding, including schools, to bar trans athletes from women’s sports.

13. Houston’s Only Lesbian Bar Opens New Women’s Sports Bar—February 5, 2025
The owner of Houston’s only lesbian bar, Pearl, opened the city’s first women’s sports bar, Side Peace Sports Bar.

14. National Park Service Removes The Words “Transgender” And “Queer” From The Stonewall National Monument Website—February 13, 2025
The page is scrubbed of any reference to transgender or queer people—the very people who played a crucial role in the Stonewall uprising.

15. Two New Suspects Charged In The Murder Of Sam Nordquist, A Black Trans Man—February 20, 2025
Sam Nordquist, a 24-year-old Black transgender man from Minnesota, was brutally assaulted and abused for weeks before New York State authorities discovered his remains in Yates County on Feb. 13.

16. Maine Governor Janet Mills Goes Head-To-Head With Trump Over Her Refusal To Comply With Anti-Trans Executive Orders—February 21, 2025
After Trump threatened to cut all federal funding to the state, Mills responded, “We’ll see you in court.” Hours later, the Trump Administration opened investigations into the state’s Department of Education.

17. Out LGBTQ+ Stars Celebrated At The 2025 NAACP Image Awards—February 22, 2025
Keke Palmer, Queen Latifah, Doechii, and Ayo Edebiri took home well-deserved awards.

18. North Dakota Legislators Call On SCOTUS To Reverse Same-Sex Marriage Ruling—February 24, 2025
The North Dakota House of Representatives passed a resolution proclaiming the interpretation of marriage as between one man and one woman.

19. WNBA Superstar Diana Taurasi Announces Retirement—February 25, 2025
WNBA’s all-time leading scorer and six-time Olympic Gold medalist Diana Taurasi ended her 20-year career.

20. A Pentagon Policy Memo Reveals That Transgender Service Members Will Be Removed From The Military By June 25—February 26, 2025
“The Department only recognizes two sexes: male and female. An individual’s sex is immutable, unchanging during a person’s life. All service members will only serve in accordance with their sex,” the memo stated.

21. Senate Democrats Shut Down Anti-Trans Attack Disguised As Sports Bill—March 3, 2025
The so-called “Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act,” a bill that sought to ban transgender women and girls from participating in female sports, fell short of the 60 votes needed to advance.

22. The Supreme Court Agrees To Hear Challenges To The Colorado Law Banning Conversion Therapy—March 10, 2025
The challenge was filed in 2022 by Kayley Chiles, a Christian therapist licensed in the state, who claimed Colorado’s restrictions violate her free speech and free religion rights under the First Amendment.

23. Lucy Dacus Confirms Her Relationship With Julien Baker—March 17, 2025
Dacus also revealed that she and Baker have been living together in Los Angeles since last fall, when their band, boygenius, wrapped its first world tour.

24. Department of Veterans Affairs Will No Longer Offer Gender-Affirming Care—March 18, 2025
The VA, which provides lifelong healthcare to over 9 million veterans across the country, announced it would no longer provide “medical treatments for gender dysphoria” to patients not already receiving such care.

25. Federal Judge Blocks Trump’s Trans Military Ban—March 19, 2025
U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes issued a preliminary injunction in Talbott v. Trump, condemning the administration’s policy as unconstitutional.

26. Trump Cuts $175 Million In Federal Funding To Penn Over Trans Athletes—March 21, 2025
Penn became the first example of an institution that is being punished for allowing a trans woman to compete in women’s sports.

27. Colorado House Passes Bills Protecting Trans And Abortion Rights— April 9, 2025
The bills included Senate Bill 183, which cements the right to abortion in the state Constitution, and House Bill 1309, which codifies gender-affirming care access in Colorado and prohibits insurance companies from denying coverage for gender-affirming medical treatments.

28. Kristen Stewart And Dylan Meyer Get Married—April 20, 2025
The ceremony was low-key in the backyard of their home in L.A. Think intimate vibes, queer love, and all the dreamy low-stress energy you’d expect from these two.

29. JoJo Siwa No Longer Identifies As A Lesbian—April 22, 2025
JoJo Siwa clarified on national TV that she no longer identifies as a lesbian, and instead identifies as queer.

30. Pride Organizers Nationwide Suffer Sponsorship Losses, Funding Cuts—April 2025
Dozens of Pride festival organizers, including those behind major celebrations in San Francisco and New York, reported losing up to hundreds of thousands of dollars in corporate funding.

31. GO’s Pre-Pride Spring Issue Is Here—May 2025
From a sapphic trip down south to WorldPride 2025 in Washington, DC, this standout issue is an essential queer read to kick off the season.

32. Hotel Guard Barges Into Women’s Restroom, Accuses Lesbian Guest Of Being A Man—May 3, 2025
A male security guard reportedly stormed into the women’s lobby bathroom and began banging on the stalls, forcing the woman and her girlfriend to leave the venue.

33. Federal Judge Strikes Down Workplace Protections For Trans And Gay People— May 15, 2025
Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk, a Trump appointee known for far-right rulings, struck down federal guidance from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) that recognized misgendering, restroom bans, and discriminatory dress codes as forms of workplace harassment.

34. With New Novel On The Horizon, ‘Seven Husbands’ Author Taylor Jenkins Reid Comes Out As Bisexual—May 15, 2025
The announcement arrived just weeks before the release of her next novel, Atmosphere, and marks a personal turning point for the author—one she says has been a long time coming.

35. House Passes Bill Banning Federally-Funded Trans Healthcare—May 22, 2025
The sweeping domestic policy bill stripped gender affirming care funding from Medicaid and CHIP (the Children’s Health Insurance Program), including puberty blockers, hormone treatment, and surgeries for trans people of any age. Additionally, the bill prohibited “gender transition procedures” as an “essential health benefit” under the Affordable Care Act.

36. GO’s 2025 Pride Issue Is Here—June 2025
Including interviews with Chrissy Chalapecka and Jerrie Johnson and a deep dive into the wonders of Portugal—GO‘s 2025 Pride issue is not to be missed.

37. GO Celebrates Our Annual Feature, 100 Women We Love: Class of 2025—June 2025
This year’s honorees include entrepreneurs and artists, athletes and politicians, educators, comedians, and everyday heroes.

38. Trump Administration Renames June As ‘Title IX Month’—June 2, 2025
“June will now be dedicated to commemorating women and celebrating their struggle for, and achievement of, equal educational opportunity,” the US Department of Education stated in a press release.

39. Gina Ortiz Jones Elected As San Antonio’s First Out Lesbian Mayor—June 7, 2025
Jones joined a short but growing list of out lesbian mayors of major U.S. cities, following Houston’s Annise Parker and Chicago’s Lori Lightfoot.

40. Trump Orders Closure Of Suicide Hotline Service For LGBTQ+ Youth—June 17, 2025
The Trevor Project confirmed that the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has ordered the closure of the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline’s Press 3 Option in 30 days.

41. Pride Is An Act Of Defiance As 100,000 People March In Budapest—June 30, 2025
What unfolded was one of the most powerful acts of civil resistance against recent government crackdowns on LGBTQ+ rights.

42. UPenn Bans Trans Athletes And Erases Their Records In Deal With Trump Admin—July 1, 2025
UPenn agreed to review and update the Penn women’s swimming records set during that season, retroactively reassign records, and to personally apologize to any swimmer who was placed in a competition with a trans athlete.

43. Catholic Church To Continue Same-Sex Blessings Under Pope Leo—July 3, 2025
The precedent set by Pope Francis, which allows for blessings but not official recognition of “marriages” of same-sex couples, will continue under the new pope.

44. Soccer Stars Christen Press And Tobin Heath Surprise Announce Marriage—July 11, 2025
While fans have clocked the matching rings, the living in the same house, and the adoption of a dog as possible signs of commitment, the confirmation of their marriage was vindicating for OG Preath shippers.

45. Trump Administration Forced To Restore Millions In LGBTQ+ And HIV Funding—July 15, 2025
The federal government began releasing the previously withheld funds to the plaintiffs, which include well-known service and advocacy groups such as the San Francisco AIDS Foundation, Los Angeles LGBT Center, GLBT Historical Society, and Baltimore Safe Haven.

46. U.S Olympic and Paralympic Committee Bans Transgender Athletes—July 21, 2025
This policy in action will prevent transgender women athletes from competing or force them to compete in the men’s category.

47. NYC Opens Nation’s First Homeless Shelter for Transgender People—August 5, 2025
Ace’s Place, the first-ever transitional housing program for transgender New Yorkers, is also the first city shelter for transgender and gender nonconforming (TGNC) individuals in the nation.

48. Minnesota Teen Who Was Made To Prove Gender in Restaurant Bathroom Now Filing Charges—August 12, 2025
A Buffalo Wild Wings server banged on the stall door and made Gerika Mudra, who identifies as a lesbian, unzip her hoodie to prove she was not a man.

49. Snoop Dogg Saw Lesbian Cartoon Couple On Screen And Now He’s Afraid To Go To the Movies—August 20, 2025
“I’m scared to go to the movies now. Like, y’all throwing me in the middle of s–t that I don’t have an answer for,” he said in an interview in response to a cartoon lesbian couple shown in the movie, Lightyear.

50. ‘A Cruel Political Act’ – Officials Condemn Removal Of Rainbow Crosswalk Near Site Of Pulse Nightclub Massacre—August 21, 2025
Orlando officials stepped up to condemn Florida’s removal of the rainbow crosswalk outside the Pulse nightclub – an LGBTQ+ landmark and memorial to the 49 people murdered at the popular queer club in 2016.

51. New York Among States Ordered To Remove Trans-Inclusive Education Materials—August 26, 2025
46 states, five territories, and Washington, D.C. were put on notice: remove all references to gender ideology in their federally-funded Personal Responsibility Education Program (PREP) educational materials within 60 days—or lose funding.

52. Betty Who Apologizes To Fans After Being Accused Of Making “Lesbophobic” Comments—August 27, 2025
“Everyone’s journey is deeply personal, and I shouldn’t have spoken in ways that generalised or spoke for others,” she said. “I understand there is so much nuance in this conversation, and in other people’s lived experiences, that my comments did not reflect.

53. Chloë Grace Moretz And Kate Harrison Are Married—September 1, 2025
Keeping the details of the ceremony as private as their relationship, the newly-weds still managed to make the sapphic world swoon.

54. Sabrina Carpenter Spotlights Drag Royalty And Trans Rights At The VMAs—September 7, 2025
Sabrina Carpenter used her performance of “Tears” to spotlight drag queens and trans performers alongside her own pop spectacle.

55. Ring-Wing Commentator Charlie Kirk Assassinated During Event At Utah Valley University—September 10, 2025
Shortly after, officials identified the shooter as 22-year-old Tyler Robinson.

56. LGBTQ+ Winners Made Their Mark At The 2025 Emmys—September 15, 2025
One of the night’s biggest breakthroughs came from Tramell Tillman, who won Best Supporting Actor in a Drama for his role in Severance. It was not only his first Emmy, but also his very first nomination.

57. Orlando Artists Fill Parking Lot With Color In Protest Of Rainbow Crosswalk Ban—September 15, 2025
At Se7en Bites, participants used paint, chalk, and mixed media to fill each parking space with individual messages and designs.

58. Paige Bueckers Wins WNBA Rookie Of The Year In Daytime TV Surprise—September 16, 2025
The Dallas Wings guard was surprised with the trophy during her appearance on The Jennifer Hudson Show.

59. The Dinah’s Mariah Hanson Takes Her Final Bow—September 24
After 34 years at the helm, Hanson is stepping down, making way for the queer cultural landmark to embark on a new chapter—and find one for herself.

60. Veejay Floresca Makes ‘Project Runway’ History As First Trans Winner—September 26, 2025
“I wanted to be the first trans woman to win Project Runway,” Floresca said after her victory. “I think that will really inspire my community that you can actually reach your dreams by being who you are.”

61. U.S. Government Shutdown Begins Over Government Funding Proposals—October 1, 2025
Democrats and Republicans failed to come to an agreement to extend government funding, causing the first government shutdown in nearly seven years and pausing billions of dollars in funding.

62. Miami Beach’s Pride Crosswalk Torn Up As Florida Expands Crackdown On Street Art—October 4, 2025
State crews paved over the Ocean Drive landmark just days after Miami Beach lost its appeal to keep the LGBTQ+ symbol in place.

63. Bari Weiss Named New Editor-in-Chief Of CBS News—October 6, 2025
Out lesbian Bari Weiss is known for her “anti-woke,” “Trump-friendly” stances.

64. Wyoming Librarian Fired Over LGBTQ+ Books Wins $700,000 Settlement—October 8, 2025
Terri Lesley, the former director of the Campbell County Public Library in Wyoming, settled with county officials nearly two years after she was fired for refusing to remove LGBTQ+ books from the library’s shelves.

65. GO’s 2025 Fall Issue Is Here—October 9, 2025
Including a stand-out feature with our cover star, Wicked‘s Marissa Bode, this issue is packed with incredible pieces.

66. Queer Soccer Star Christen Press Is Hanging Up Her Cleats After A Trailblazing Career—October 15, 2025
After more than a decade at the top of her game, two-time World Cup champion Christen Press announced she’d retire at the end of the 2025 NWSL season.

67. Sports Illustrated Model Lauren Chan Marries Director Hayley Kosan—October 20, 2025
The model and filmmaker exchanged vows at New York City Hall in matching custom designs by DON NICÓ.

68. Women’s Pro Baseball League Announces Its Four Inaugural Teams—October 21, 2025
The first season, scheduled to launch in May, will feature four teams across major baseball cities: New York, Boston, Los Angeles, and San Francisco.

69. Landmark Minnesota Supreme Court Decision Affirms Trans Inclusion In Sports—October 22, 2025
The decision affirmed that transgender athletes have the right to compete in sports without discrimination under the Minnesota Human Rights Act.

70. Judges In Texas May Now Legally Decline To Officiate Same-Sex Weddings—October 24, 2025
The change followed years of legal battles involving conservative judges Dianne Hensley of McLennan County and Brian Umphress of Jack County, both of whom declined to perform same-sex weddings while continuing to officiate ceremonies for heterosexual couples.

71. Multitudes Turn Out For 34th Pride Parade in Buenos Aires—November 1, 2025
Thousands took to the streets of Buenos Aires in support of LGBTQ+ rights, marching under the slogan “Against hate and violence: more pride and unity.”

72. Pro-LGBTQ+ Candidates Rack Up Big Wins Across The Nation—November 4, 2025
The Democratic Party saw decisive victories in key races, including mayor in New York City, governor in New Jersey and Virginia, and even in a historic local Pennsylvania election, resulting in the state’s first openly trans mayor.

73. U.S. Supreme Court Sides With Trump Policy On Passport Gender Identification—November 6, 2025
The Supreme Court issued an unsigned order giving the Trump Administration authority to restrict passport gender markers to “male” and “female,” based on sex assigned at birth.

74. Trans TSA Officer Files Lawsuit Against DHS Over New Policy—November 7, 2025
The new policy stated that transgender personnel would not be allowed to demonstrate how to conduct pat-downs as part of their training or while training others. Virginia TSA officer Danielle Mittereder’s lawsuit named Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem as the defendant.

75. Supreme Court Rejects Call To Overturn Same-Sex Marriage—November 10, 2025
The court, without comment, denied the appeal made by Kim Davis, the former Kentucky county clerk who refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples after the court’s ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges.

76. Trans Servicemembers File Lawsuit Challenging Clawback Of Their Retirement Money—November 10, 2025
17 transgender servicemembers, each with 15–18 years of service in the United States Air Force and United States Space Force, filed a lawsuit, Ireland v. United States, against the Trump administration in the Federal Court of Claims for taking away the retirement money they earned.

77. Maryland Mayor’s Decision To Strip Pride Crosswalks Sparks Community Outcry—November 11, 2025
Salisbury, Maryland’s only rainbow crosswalks disappeared after Mayor Randy Taylor ordered road crews to mill away the Pride design that had been repainted annually since 2018.

78. Trump Signs Funding Bill To End The Longest US Government Shutdown In History—November 12, 2025
After 42 days, a funding bill was finally passed by the House in a 222-209 vote and signed by Trump.

79. Catholic Church Bans All Gender-Affirming Care At Its Vast Hospital Network—November 12, 2025
The vote updated the church’s ethical and religious directives for health care institutions and made official what has already been standard practice in many Catholic facilities.

80. Cynthia Erivo Lands GQ’s “Man of the Year” Cover—November 13, 2025
GQ dropped the cover hours after a clip of Cynthia Erivo defending Ariana Grande from a barricade-jumping superfan in Singapore went viral.

81. Keith Urban Sang “Pink Pony Club” At Mar-a-Lago For Trump—November 13, 2025
The videos, shared by attendees on Instagram, showed Urban performing with an American flag graphic behind him. Another clip shows Trump at a table nearby.

82. Transgender Patrons Shaken After Pellet Gun Attack Outside San Diego Bar—November 13, 2025
A night out at the SRO Lounge in San Diego’s Bankers Hill neighbourhood turned frightening when someone fired pellet rounds at a small group of transgender patrons gathered outside the bar, leaving two people injured.

83. Women’s Pro Baseball League Makes History With Inaugural Player Draft—November 20, 2025
The inaugural Women’s Pro Baseball League (WPBL) draft marked a historic first, when the league’s four founding teams – Boston, New York, Los Angeles, and San Francisco – selected the stars that would light up their rosters.

84. Wicked: For Good Movie Premieres—November 21, 2025
Jon M. Chu’s film brought pink and green back to the theaters, starring Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, and GO‘s Fall cover star, Marissa Bode.

85. Marjorie Taylor Greene Announces She Will Resign In January—November 21, 2025
She raged against her party “for refusing to proactively work diligently to pass a plan to save American healthcare and protect Americans from outrageous overpriced and unaffordable health insurance policies.”

86. The First Openly Gay “Miss England” Is Crowned—November 21, 2025
20-year-old musical theatre student and part-time model, Grace Richardson, had endured years of homophobic abuse in school before becoming a beauty pageant queen.

87. Doechii Gave Ayo Edebiri A Lap Dance On Stage—November 23, 2025
Doechii’s performance at the Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival in Los Angeles delivered the weekend’s most sultry queer moment when Ayo Edebiri appeared on stage during “Crazy.”

88. Methodist Pastor Comes Out As Transgender During Church Service—November 23, 2025
“The best way to put this is that I’m not becoming a woman, I’m giving up pretending to be a man,” Rev. Dr. Phillippa Phaneuf shared with her congregation.

89. Transgender Rabbi Joins Zohran Mamdani’s NYC Mayoral Transition Team—November 24, 2025
In addition to Rabbi Abby Stein, other LGBTQ community notables on the Committee on Health include Patrick McGovern, CEO of LGBTQ+ healthcare org Callen-Lorde, and Dr. Carla Smith, CEO of the NYC LGBT Community Center.

90. All EU Countries Must Recognize Same-Sex Marriage, European Top Court Says—November 25, 2025
While the ruling was directed at Poland, the EU’s top court made clear that the law applies across the entire EU bloc.

91. Lesbian Couple’s Surprise Proposal Wins Over Ottawa Crowd During PWHL Home Opener—November 26, 2025
The viral moment capped a thrilling first week for the PWHL, which also saw record attendance and standout performances on the ice.

92. Cameron Esposito And Wife Katy Nishimoto Welcome Their First Child—November 27, 2025
Actress and comedian Cameron Esposito and wife Katy Nishimoto welcomed their first child, sharing the news in an Instagram announcement that introduced their newborn as “Yumi Young Esposito Nishimoto.”

93. These New Zealand Firefighters Raised Nearly $300,000 With Blazing Hot Calendar—November 2025
The Wāhine Toa Firefighter Calendar took the sapphic world by storm and raised hundreds of thousands for breast cancer research.

94. Trump Admin Directs Federal Government To Refrain From Promoting World AIDS Day—December 1, 2025
The State Department warned federal employees not to use government funds to commemorate the occasion, and to “refrain from publicly promoting World AIDS Day through any communication channels, including social media, media engagements, speeches or other public-facing messaging.”

95. Tig Notaro Says She’s Teaming Up With Zack Snyder For A ‘Hot Lesbian Action Movie’—December 1, 2025
“As of now, the movie is called Deviants, and takes place back in some old-timey days, like some closeted deviants,” she said.

96. Pastor’s Son Gets 40 Years For The Murder Of Out Gay Mississippi Student—December 2, 2025
Sheldon “Timothy” Herrington Jr. was found guilty of murdering Jimmie “Jay” Lee. Prosecutors allege the two had an intimate involvement.

97. UK’s Girlguiding Will No Longer Allow Trans Girls To Join—December 2, 2025
Leadership placed the blame on expert legal advice and input from senior members, young members and their Council, the Board of Trustees, and ultimately April’s UK Supreme Court ruling on sex and gender.

98. New York Liberty Hire Warriors’ Chris DeMarco As Head Coach—December 3, 2025
Golden State Warriors’ assistant coach, Chris DeMarco, officially takes over as NY Liberty coach on January 1, 2026.

99. HHS Changes Name Of Dr. Rachel Levine On Official Portrait—December 5, 2025
During the government shutdown, the Trump administration quietly removed the legal name of the former Assistant. Secretary for Health and added her deadname.

100. Rebel Wilson And Wife Ramona Agruma Share News Of Baby Number Two—December 8, 2025
The couple announced that they are expecting their second child together, sharing a sweet video montage on Instagram that featured family photos and a glimpse of a positive pregnancy test.