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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.

As he turns 100, Dick Van Dyke is an unsung gay idol from an era of Judy, Liza, and Cher

Opinion: The centenarian’s grace, fluidity, exuberance, and joy shaped gay boyhoods in ways we might now be only able to understand and appreciate.

From Riley Gaines to OU, conservatives are making their failures everyone else's problem

Opinion: Never before have people become so famous for coming in fifth place or failing a homework assignment.

Why trans storytelling in film is more important than ever

Opinion: "When a community is under attack, the response cannot be silence. We must amplify. We must speak louder. We must create more," writes filmmaker Zackary Drucker.

Minnesota Supreme Court rules USA Powerlifting's ban on trans women is discrimination

JayCee Cooper, a trans woman banned from women's powerlifting contests, has won her case at the Minnesota Supreme Court.

15 years after Tyler Clementi's death, vulnerable youth must still be protected

Opinion: Fifteen years after Tyler Clementi's death, his mother, Jane, calls on communities to stand up to bullying during this concerning political time of LGBTQ+ book bans and attacks on trans youth.

Here's how to save the lives of Black LGBTQ+ youth

Opinion: What young people need isn’t more silence or shame, it's affirmation, Trevor Project's Jaymes Black and activist Quintessa Swindell write.

After this strange and challenging American summer, what will fall have in store for us?

Opinion: From free speech crackdowns to questions around Trump’s health, to late night comedy, here’s what to watch for as autumn approaches, writes John Casey.


In the aftermath of Kirk’s killing and Kimmel’s silencing, where do we go from here?

Opinion: Each wave of violence, vengeance, and censorship washes away at our democracy, leaving us worried and fearful about the future, writes John Casey.

Alabama politicians could choose not to scapegoat trans people, but that would be humane

Opinion: In a state that prides itself on embodying the love of Christ, asking political leaders to exemplify Christ-like behavior shouldn’t be a lot to ask, Darian Aaron writes.

In canceling Jimmy Kimmel, Trump’s censorship regime guts free speech

Opinion: Enough is enough — MAGA and the Trump administration have created a dangerous state-sponsored censorship, writes John Casey.

The Wall Street Journal owes trans people an apology

Opinion: In a nation increasingly divided, the shooting of Charlie Kirk serves as a stark reminder of the dangers posed by hateful rhetoric, revealing how easily misinformation can distort truth and target marginalized communities, writes Marie-Adélina de la Ferrière.

We must not posthumously sanitize Charlie Kirk's hateful life

Opinion: While condemning violence is something most can get behind, the sanitization of Charlie Kirk's hate has gone too far, argues Erin Reed.

How the respectability politics of fairness will lead us nowhere

Opinion: "We must fully reject respectability politics and those who espouse it — now is no time for capitulation or compromise," argues Marcie Bianco.

Congress needs Erik Bottcher

Opinion: "As someone who has watched his career and worked alongside him, I believe the choice is clear: we need him to step forward," writes Evan Low.

As Trump plans to invade Chicago, Illinois Gov J.B. Pritzker implores us to think about ‘What comes next?’

Opinion: In a searing speech responding to Trump's threat to invade Chicago, Pritzker sounds an alarm, hoping to wake up a country that is sleepwalking its way into an autocracy, writes John Casey.

Not to worry, JD Vance is ready to be your next president if there's a 'terrible tragedy'

Opinion: Who will finish the ballroom, host the Trump Center Honors, and continue the revenge tour that could include possible self-retribution, asks John Casey.

Cracker Barrel proves that the era of the angry, racist, homophobic white man is alive and well

Opinion: The brand’s imbroglio validated that the hateful Trump and his goons aren’t going anywhere soon, writes John Casey.

If Trump loves gay weddings so much, what's he going to do if SCOTUS takes them away?

Opinion: Same-sex weddings apparently mean big business for Trump, but what if the Supreme Court hands marriage equality back to states, writes John Casey.

Trump’s “A-Gays” are an arrogant, delusional, and obtuse bunch of noxious narcissists

Opinion: Once MAGA sees the A-gays are nothing more than DEI hires, Trump will fire them all, writes John Casey.

While John MacArthur and Jimmy Swaggart welcome James Dobson to hell, their bigoted legacy on Earth lives on

Opinion: Three devils of the pulpit are gone, but their venom still fuels Trump’s pastors, politics, and power, writes John Casey.