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In the wake of Kerrville, how so-called Christian Mike Johnson is leading a satanic cycle of suffering

Opinion: With huge cuts to NOAA, climate initiatives, Medicaid, and rural hospitals, those in harm's way of nature’s fury have little hope, writes John Casey.

How dark will our skies be on July 4, 2026?

Opinion: Could this be our last Fourth of July celebrating what's left of a true democracy? writes John Casey.

Revenge of Transportation head Sean Duffy, wronged by a lesbian and a gay man: banning rainbow crosswalks

Opinion: Under the guise of fighting "road hazards," Trump and his administration want to make LGBTQ+ people into roadkill, writes John Casey.

The deadly 'big beautiful' budget bill will turn America into a morgue

Opinion: When future generations look back on July 2025, they’ll see this moment when Republicans chose abject cruelty over compassion, writes John Casey

40 years later, the hope and the hurt of 'St. Elmo’s Fire'

Opinion: Times were tough for me back then. So I made things up around the film’s characters Alec and Kevin, writes John Casey.

How, under Donald Trump, we are increasingly becoming unapologetically unapologetic

Opinion: The Chrisleys, Andrew Cuomo, Mike Lee, and others spell the death of redemption in the Trump era, writes John Casey.

Harvey Milk is an icon. Pete Hegseth is an idiot

Opinion: You can take his name off a ship, but Milk is still far more of a "warrior" than the petty Pete Hegseth, writes John Casey.

Here's what Zohran Mamdani's win in NYC really means for Democrats, and it's not swinging wildly to the left

Opinion: Mamdami looked to the future and brought boldness and a sense of urgency to the race, which is what the rest of the party needs to do, writes John Casey.

1985: the year the AIDS crisis finally broke through the silence

A lot has happened in the four decades since. We take a look back.

Iconic marriage equality activist Evan Wolfson on the future of marriage equality

In an exclusive interview with The Advocate Evan Wolfson talks about the likelihood of the U.S. Supreme Court overturning marriage equality.

Kevin Spacey's arrogant comeback is a gut-punch for survivors like me

Opinion: Spacey screams ‘witch hunt,’ grossly comparing himself to the blacklisted actors of the 1950s, writes John Casey.

Life every decision he’s made in his life, Trump deciding to bomb Iran didn’t work

Opinion: The confluence of Trump’s ignorance and arrogance, and the danger of an unpredictable Iran, is chilling, writes John Casey.

'Days of Our Lives' couple Paul and Andrew wed at the 10th anniversary of marriage equality ruling

In a genre often dismissed for melodrama, Days of Our Lives has again found a way to make something beautiful and urgent out of love.

Brian Cashman and the Yankees turned my childhood dream into something even better

Opinion: On Pride Night at Yankee Stadium, I stepped onto the field as a gay man and finally felt like I’d made it to the big leagues, writes John Casey.

Yankees and Stonewall Scholarship Initiative celebrate Pride by honoring LGBTQ+ student leaders

Five students, one from each New York City borough, were awarded scholarships during the Yankees' annual Legacy of Pride Night.

Oh, to dream the impossible dream of being a ‘normal gay’ like Richard Grenell

Opinion: Ric, if you’re the normal one, the normal gay, then thank God I’m not trying to be you, writes John Casey.

Donald slouched, Melania napped, Rubio yawned, as Trump’s failed military parade goes on by

Opinion: For someone obsessed with crowd size, the joke of a parade had to sting, writes John Casey.

MAGA money and manpower running Trump’s military parade create a sickening spectacle of shame

Opinion: Soldiers will be exploited and used by MAGA as stagecraft for a wannabe dictator who used five deferments to dodge service, writes John Casey.

Sen. Padilla and our diminishing democracy are violently slammed to the ground and cuffed by Trump's regime

Opinion: Democracy is teetering, and someday we may realize that shoving Padilla was the final push over the edge, writes John Casey.

During Trump’s dictatorial military parade Saturday, America needs a Tiananmen Square moment

Opinion: Could one lone figure standing in Trump’s ghoulish parade become the catalyst to a democratic rebound in America? writes John Casey