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Netflix's 'Boots' season 2 plot revealed by producer amid cancelation

The producer said they had "always intended" for Boots season 2 to get picked up by Netflix.

From ‘Gomer Pyle’ to ‘Boots,' and the long, stagnant march of acceptance for the gay Marine

Opinion: 60 years after the gay actor Jim Nabors played a straight Marine, gay actor Miles Heizer plays a gay one, while being a gay Marine still demands a cover story, writes John Casey.

Anthony Geary of 'All in the Family' Remembers Norman Lear Subverting Queer TV Stereotypes

Geary, a record eight-time Daytime Emmy winner for his work on General Hospital, was cast as the straight “Roger the Fairy” in an early episode of All in the Family that broke gay stereotypes.

Remembering Norman Lear and His Pioneering LGBTQ-Inclusive Shows

Lear featured some of the first gay characters on TV and founded the liberal advocacy organization People for the American Way.

Out Producer Brent Miller Brings Norman Lear's Comedy Into the Future

The producing partner behind the One Day at a Time reboot is on a mission to reshape TV comedy for a new, diverse generation.

Rob Reiner deserves a place in queer TV history for Mike 'Meathead' Stivic in 'All in the Family'

Opinion: Reiner played the liberal conscience of All in the Family, and the character remains a powerful reminder of the importance of empathy and fighting for what’s right.

Emily Hampshire to Lead '70s Satire Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman Reboot

The Schitt's Creek star will co-write, produce, and star in a reboot of the classic that featured one of TV's first gay couples and kisses. 

'One Day at a Time' Is Officially Done After Four Seasons

Producers Gloria Calderon Kellett and Mike Royce announced that there would be no Hail Mary for the series that was saved from cancellation once before. 

Watch Rita Moreno Conquer Hollywood's Bigotry in New Doc Trailer

The trailblazer faced many battles against stereotypes and sexism on her path to becoming an icon.

'Jeffersons' actor says costar Sherman Hemsley was also gay, deserves a posthumous Emmy

Damon Evans, who played the second Lionel, reflects on the hit show and its 50th anniversary.

Isabella Gomez on Queer Rep and One Day at a Time's Renewal at Outfest

At a screening of Queering the Script, the actress who plays a Latinx lesbian character on the beloved series shared what it was like to watch fans save ODAAT

You take the good you take the bad

The release of the first two seasons of The Facts of Life on DVD remind us that before the show was good-bad it was mostly just bad-bad

Joe, the LGBTQ+ community loves and appreciates you more than you will ever know

During the last four years the president has done no wrong and everything right, and through herculean efforts, has rescued our democracy, John Casey argues.

2024: When the last of the baby boomers, like me, turns 60

We’ve spent 60 years listening to other people. Maybe this is the decade where we listen more to ourselves?

Bonnie Franklin, Actress and Ally, Dies at 69

The actress, who played a feminist character in One Day at a Time, was one in real life, and also an LGBT rights supporter.

Rob Reiner, filmmaker and marriage equality advocate, and wife Michele dead in apparent homicide

Rob Reiner cofounded the American Foundation for Equal Rights, which led the fight against California's Prop. 8.

How Pride Will March On In 2021

Event producer Jeff Consoletti shares Pride predictions and lessons about gathering together following a pandemic year.

Rachel Maddow snags 2025 Walter Cronkite Award for excellence in political journalism

The accomplished lesbian MS NOW anchor will be honored with the award in Washington, D.C., alongside NBC’s Peter Alexander, CBS’s Scott Pelley, and The Daily Show’s Jon Stewart.

Holy hypocrites Hollywood

Talk about casting stones: The same forces in Hollywood that are now condemning Mel Gibson are guilty of their own bigotry. And can you say you've never crossed that line?

Jonathan D. Lewis, Gay Activist Against Prop. 8 and DADT, Dead at 64

Lewis provided funding for GetEQUAL and was on the board of the American Foundation for Equal Rights, among many other activist and philanthropic endeavors.