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Read the latest opinion pieces from political leaders, activists, and everyday queer people who want to express themselves in the leading publication for LGBTQ+ news and politics. Discover what people from our community have to say about issues and topics that touch the lives of the LGBTQ+ people and their allies. Find the voices of the people shaping our queer world right here.
Richard Nixon in 1962 Ronald Reagan in 1980 and Kamala Harris in 2024
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Kamala Harris might provide the fifth way to chase the White House via the California governorship

Opinion: Nixon lost it, Reagan declined it, Brown couldn’t quit it, Newsom is using it, and Harris just passed it up, writes John Casey.

Is Pete Buttigieg taking a page from Bill Clinton of the 1990s and triangulating?
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Is Pete Buttigieg taking a page from Bill Clinton of the 1990s and triangulating? And is that a bad thing?

Opinion: Recent pronouncements by the former Transportation secretary seem to have him toeing the line on a fragile and shifting trifecta, writes John Casey.
American real estate developer Donald Trump his girlfriend future wife and former model Melania Knauss financier and future convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell
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The DOJ to Ghislaine Maxwell: ‘Pardon me, do you mind lying and denying for Donald Trump?'

Opinion: Only someone dumber than an oyster would believe that while the GOP hides for Trump, the Department of Justice isn’t dangling a pardon in front of Maxwell, writes John Casey.

ear bandaged President Donald Trump at the 2024 Republican National Convention alongside US President Barack Obama holding diploma and gold medal at ceremony after winning Nobel prize
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Trump’s chilling accusation against Obama will have cataclysmic consequences

Opinion: The man who rose on a racist conspiracy is now dangerously accusing America’s first Black president of treason, writes John Casey.

JJ singing winning song Wasted Love on Eurovision 2025 Coldplay kisscam CEO HR exec neon sign broken heart against brick wall
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The confluence of JJ’s ‘Wasted Love,’ the Coldplay kiss cam, and the end of my long-term relationship

Opinion: A haunting song of heartbreak echoes our deepest fears about what happens when love disappears and whether or not it was all worth it, writes John Casey.

Late Night with Stephen Colbert
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CBS is treating Stephen Colbert’s smart fans like fools by citing a ‘financial decision’

Opinion: CBS just proved that when it comes to a "decision," cancelling Colbert was a no-brainer compared to appeasing the dictator Trump, writes John Casey.

​Loni Anderson with Richard Sanders on WKRP in Cincinnati CBS show 1978
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How a 'crush' on Loni Anderson helped a gay boy navigate his teenage years

Opinion: Anderson's passing brought me back to a time that was both simpler and painful, and her beauty, inside and out, has never left me, writes John Casey.
​Voices Interview for "Wish You Were Queer"
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'Wish You Were Queer' throws two West Hollywood comics into the wild

Michael Henry and Tim Murray trade WeHo brunch crowds for Middle America dive bars, discovering unexpected queer kinship along the way.

Elon Musk with chain saw and Sydney Sweeney in American Eagle ad
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The intersection of CEOs' glee at layoffs and the Sydney Sweeney American Eagle 'gene' ad

Opinion: There is a collision of corporate indifference, lack of empathy for employees, and no awareness of how tone-deaf branding alienates customers, writes John Casey.

Creators fighting against antidrag laws including Bow Bow by Kyle Kitty Girl Nails The Black Bard
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Nails, gowns, and resistance: Creators who are fighting back against anti-drag laws

Beneath the rhinestones and wigs lies a robust network of resistance, with entrepreneurs making drag safer, louder, and more defiant than ever.
coca cola bottles original taste label alongside mcdonalds quarter pounder with cheese on top of fast food box
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Coke caves to Donald the Dextrose Dictator. Is McDonald’s next?

Opinion: His latest demand, cane sugar in Coke, may seem petty, but it’s a symptom of something much worse, writes John Casey.

LGBTQIA pride parade sign reads were here were queer were filled with existential fear VALENCIA SPAIN JUNE 2022
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When the beacon goes dark: How U.S. regression on social stances fuels global repression

Opinion: As the tides of global LGBTQ+ rights shift, the U.S. finds itself at a crossroads, raising critical questions about its moral leadership and the ramifications of its domestic choices on international equality movements.

Donald Trump makeup on bruised hand 2025 alongside picture with Jeffrey Epstein at Maralago Florida 1997
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From wives to the IRS, Trump has always been hiding. Will a bruised hand and Epstein finally give him away?

Opinion: MAGA’s turning on him. The makeup’s cracking. Is a WSJ story about an Epstein letter true? What happens when Trump runs out of places to hide? writes John Casey.

Naked Gun with Leslie Nielsen and George Kennedy
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‘Sex, Frank?’ ‘Uh...no, not right now, Ed.’ ‘Don’t call me Shirley’ and 'I'll alert the media'...altogether

Opinion: As the new Naked Gun opens nationwide, it rouses memories of ‘80s films with hilarious lines that prompted irreverent and literal responses, writes John Casey.

Protester with placard that says "We (heart) our federal employees."
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How the Trump administration is greenlighting discrimination against LGBTQ+ federal employees

Opinion: By mandating “robust” protection of religious expression, the Trump administration opens the door to increased discrimination against LGBTQ+ federal employees, writes Brad Sears.

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On this anniversary of equalpride, I invite you to join me in supporting LGBTQ+ media

Here's how you can support America's leading independent and LGBTQ+ owned and operated media company.

King of Drag's Dick Von Dyke and Pressure K
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'King of Drag' laid out a blueprint for a revolutionary masculinity

Opinion: Masculinity is a social construct—one we collectively create, define, uphold, or deconstruct. What if this series could show us a better way?

International Transgender Day of Visibility March NYC 2025 protect trans kids sign
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Laws are targeting my daughter's right to exist

Opinion: The attack on trans rights signals a chilling reality where identity is increasingly jeopardized by policy.

Heritage foundation Edwin Feulner
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Heritage founder Edwin Feulner’s death reminds us, every time hell mourns, a devil gets their horns

Opinion: Death does not redeem the irredeemable, as Feulner leaves a legacy of hate, oppression, exclusion, and silence, writes John Casey.

person holding empty wallet sitting on floor surrounded by bills calculator money
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What good are rights when you can't afford to use them?

Opinion: With systemic inequities deepening for LGBTQ+ individuals, a call for revolutionary change is urgent and necessary.