Trump smears icon Arnold Palmer as unhinged athletes Antonio Brown and Le'Veon Bell endorse him
The homophobic Brown and the entitled and grievance-filled Bell underscore Trump’s worst traits, writes John Casey.
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John Casey
John Casey is senior editor of The Advocate, writing columns about political, societal, and topical issues with leading newsmakers of the day.
The columns include interviews with Sam Altman, Neil Patrick Harris, Ellen DeGeneres, Colman Domingo, Jennifer Coolidge, Kelly Ripa and Mark Counselos, Jamie Lee Curtis, Shirley MacLaine, Nancy Pelosi, Tony Fauci, Leon Panetta, John Brennan, and many others. John spent 30 years working as a PR professional on Capitol Hill, Hollywood, the Nobel Prize-winning UN IPCC, and with four of the largest retailers in the U.S.
LGBTQ+ ally and billionaire Mark Cuban on why Harris is far and away better for the U.S. economy
Trump is truly “the Grinch that wants to steal Christmas,” Cuban says.
October 18 2024 6:33 PM
A simple question for Trump and the GOP — ‘Do you see me as a human?’ — has an unsettling answer
It took one nonbinary student to distill all the hateful anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric and ads into the most consequential question for us in this election, John Casey writes.
October 16 2024 8:35 AM
In Michigan, three queer local candidates are fighting for better water and better accountability
Sixty-three miles south of Flint, Lodi also has water troubles, and that’s the agenda for three of the township’s candidates.
October 14 2024 12:52 PM
A top executive at a major company warns brands: Don't pull the plug on DEI programs
Corporate DEI programs protect employees and the bottom line while contributing to a more equitable and just society, says one exec.
October 11 2024 9:54 AM
Milton, please spare the Don Cesar, a place that holds bittersweet memories for a gay man
John Casey writes that he first visited St. Petersburg's historic hotel as a teen struggling mightily with his sexuality, but he returned as an out gay man to a same-sex wedding.
October 09 2024 8:05 PM
A gay Miami meteorologist warns of climate change making hurricanes like Milton the 'new normal'
There are parts of Florida, and elsewhere, where people won’t be able to live in 20 years, says out meteorologist Steve MacLaughlin.
October 09 2024 9:27 AM
A CNN interview? To be an ally to LGBTQ+ people? Melania Trump seems to need $250K just to show up
There are no freebies: Just like her husband, everything she does is transactional, John Casey writes.
October 03 2024 4:36 PM
At the debate, JD Vance’s costume fell off, revealing him as the next insurrectionist
Many pundits are saying last night’s debate was "normal." but what was so normal about not defending democracy? writes John Casey.
October 02 2024 9:09 AM
How a historic meeting in 1977 between gay activists and Jimmy Carter's administration paved a way forward
On President Jimmy Carter's 100th birthday, one of the few people left from a historic White House meeting in 1977 talks about Carter acknowledging the existence of the queer community. “It started the ball rolling for gay rights, because back then, we had no rights," says activist George Raya.
October 01 2024 4:28 PM
6 unanswerable questions JD Vance needs to be asked during tonight’s debate
Yes, childless cat ladies will be asked, but so too should be a question about accepting the election results, writes John Casey.
October 01 2024 12:56 PM
As Trump falters, beware of the right-wing media in the final weeks of the election
“The danger lies not just in the narratives themselves but in how they could spark real-world consequences, potentially inciting violence,” the out president of Media Matters, Angelo Carusone, said.
September 27 2024 3:56 PM
The Menendez saga took place in an era of the closet, fantasy, and sexual abuse as innuendo
Is Eric gay? Is Lyle gay? Do Lyle and Eric sleep together? Does Eric wear a hairpiece? And, why are they lying about their father? These are all questions and accusations found in conversations about the Menendez brothers as the trial went on, writes John Casey.
September 27 2024 1:09 PM
Here’s why an LGBTQ+ Republican strategist thinks Kamala Harris and her team should just move to Pennsylvania
Sarah Longwell, the founder of the Republican Accountability Project, provides some insight into the final weeks of the 2024 presidential election.
September 25 2024 12:04 PM
North Carolina’s disgraced Mark Robinson is a pig in a pen full of GOP swine
Mark Robinson's scandal is typical Republican behavior, writes John Casey.
September 24 2024 11:03 AM
Meet Evan Bachner, who at 67 will participate in his 18th AIDS bike ride from Boston to New York
The annual Cycle for the Cause ride starts Thursday in Boston and ends Sunday in NYC.
September 19 2024 12:46 PM
Why Sarah Sanders and JD Vance's childless comments are harmful to the LGBTQ+ community
These statements not only erase my existence but suggest that my life is somehow less valuable because I don't fit into a traditional family structure, writes John Casey.
September 18 2024 2:29 PM
Trump and Vance made up racist lies about Springfield, Ohio. Now, an LGBTQ+ leader speaks out
Because of Trump’s grotesque racist lie about Haitian immigrants, which JD Vance defended, the Ohio town is under constant threat. A local LGBTQ+ organization is calling the bigotry out.
September 16 2024 3:52 PM
3 things we got wrong about Kamala Harris’s debate approach
By dissing the advice of many, she succeeded in letting America see her strength and Trump’s galling weaknesses, John Casey writes.
September 11 2024 10:22 AM
Anthony “the Mooch” Scaramucci, one of Harris’s guests at the debate tonight, on the dangers of his old boss
A long-time LGBTQ+ ally, Scaramucci says that we have to do everything we can to make sure Harris wins in November.
September 10 2024 6:18 PM