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White House UFC Match
Opinion

America deserves a better 250th birthday party

Opinion: Nothing screams "the enduring promise of American democracy" quite like Vanilla Ice, a UFC cage on the White House lawn, and screenings of National Treasure 2, writes Josh Ackley.

ashley st. clair
Opinion

Ashley St. Clair is on an apology tour. The trans community owes her nothing

Elon Musk’s ex, who previously spread damaging anti-trans disinformation, can only try to redeem herself through her actions, writes Josh Ackley.

Members of the Queens latino trans community and their allies set up a memorial for trans people killed across America, November 20, 2023, in the Corona neighborhood of Queens, New York.
Opinion

America is renormalizing violence against queer people

Opinion: A generation raised to believe things were getting better is now watching anti-LGBTQ+ hostility once again become the norm, writes Josh Ackley.

Kash Patel
Opinion

Dear Kash Patel: Quit your job. Get help

Opinion: The signs of alcohol addiction and obsession with image control are all too clear to queer people, as is a clear cry for help, writes Josh Ackley.

​Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez Bezos attend the 2026 Met Gala celebrating "Costume Art" at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Opinion

The terrible cost of the Bezos Met Gala

Opinion: As layoffs mount and political spending fuels anti-LGBTQ legislation, the Met Gala’s billionaire hosts highlight a growing disconnect between power and consequence.

people going about their lives in botswana
Opinion

Botswana is moving forward on LGBTQ+ rights. The U.S. is regressing

While countries once targeted by American evangelical activism begin dismantling anti-LGBTQ+ laws, the United States is building new systems of restriction and surveillance, writes Josh Ackley.

A person holds a “Feminism Saves Lives” sign during a street protest.
Opinion

The global assault on women is an assault on all of us

Opinion: Queer people know what’s at stake when women are targeted.

Madonna
Music

Madonna's return is politically momentous for LGBTQ+ people

Opinion: The gay icon has long sang truth to power in tumultuous times. And Confessions on a Dance Floor: Part II arrives when her LGBTQ+ fans need her the most, writes Josh Ackley.