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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.

Nancy Mace speaking to the press at the Capitol building November 2024
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12 batsh*t things Nancy Mace has done in her anti-transgender attention grab

From slurs to false accusations, here are 12 times Nancy Mace manufactured political stunts just to feel the public eye's gaze.

Elon Musk in a Tesla car Mike Lindell hugging a mypillow
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Why Elon Musk is the new Mike 'MyPillow' Lindell

Opinion: Will the toxic Tesla and the sinister Cybertruck go the way of the pious pillow? writes John Casey.


cartoon hand holding cell phone says hey you up with flying love heart icons surrounding it against a mint green background
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'Choose you first, darling': Ending the orbit of exes who mistake you for the Moon

Your Lovable Trans Auntie on the allure of nostalgia, cosmic echoes of past lovers, and cloudy judgments.

Trump family Pope Francis meeting left to right showing daughter Ivanka First Lady Melania President Donald all wearing black and Pope Francis in his white robe looking deflated
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Blasphemy is coming to St. Peter’s Square as Trump tries to hijack Pope Francis’s funeral to feed his ego

Opinion:The upcoming sight of Trump at the Vatican stirs thoughts so ruinous, I’d need months in the confessional to repent, writes John Casey.

nazi book burning crowd saluting
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It starts with words: Censoring books in schools is the new book burnings

Opinion: While you don’t see many literal book burnings anymore, censorship is still occuring in the U.S., argues Lambda Legal's Kevin Jennings.

The Trump administration and conservative Christians are aiming to overturn Lawrence v. Texas
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Why the White House wanting women to have more kids will lead to outlawing same-sex relations

Opinion: Telling women to have more children opens the proverbial bedroom door to the eventual overturning of Lawrence v. Texas, writes John Casey.

Deacon Ross Murray Vice President GLAAD Media Institute with Pope Francis
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'The Francis Effect': What Pope Francis did, and couldn’t do, for the LGBTQ+ community

Opinion: Pope Francis's journey with the LGBTQ+ community embodies a tale of hope and complexity, punctuated by moments of compassion.

Advocate magazine cover 2013 alongside Pope Francis weekly general audience at St Peter Square Vatican City 2023 Pope Francis
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In his heart, I believe Pope Francis was a much stronger LGBTQ+ ally than he appeared in public

Opinion: Conservatives will likely return to rule the Catholic Church, but one unguarded moment revealed that Francis had an open mind and heart, writes John Casey.

Pope Francis attends weekly general audience in St Peter Square Vatican City 2023
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Pope Francis changed the conversation on LGBTQ+ Catholics—will the next Pontiff hit mute?

Opinion: Pope Francis's lasting legacy is his transformative embrace of LGBTQ+ Catholics, which ignited hope for inclusion in the Church.

Dobbs v Jackson SCOTUS protest abortion rights June 2024
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From Roe to woes, the days SCOTUS hit 'undo' on half a century of progress

Opinion: The Supreme Court's recent decisions have stripped away rights for marginalized citizens. How can we fight back against a government that works against us and keeps us down?

AIDS activists protest during the dedication ceremony of Stonewall Place on Christopher Street in Greenwich Village
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Religion focuses on suffering this week. Our community knows it, survived it, and will overcome it again

Opinion: Our suffering has taught us things the powerful will never understand, writes John Casey.

Troye Sivan Protect The Dolls Shirt live onstage with charli xcx coachella 2025
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'Protect the Dolls,' they said—so why was I yet at another trans memorial?

Join Your Lovable Trans Auntie in honoring a trans youth's memory and standing up for all trans and queer youths. Protect the dolls, forever and always.

People LGBTQIA pride parade with bisexual flags 2022
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We’re the biggest queer group you never see—it’s time we changed that

Opinion: As the Trump administration rolls back protections for LGBTQ+ Americans, bisexuals are needed in the queer community now more than ever.

Bill Maher attends NBA basketball game between Los Angeles Lakers and Portland Trail Blazers January 2024
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Bill Maher falls for Trump’s charm offensive and ends up as the real sphincter

Opinion: Invited to dinner at the White House, Maher succumbs to Trump, proving he’s just another sycophant, writes John Casey.

OPED author Elise Scott alongside 2020 Trump supporting Republicans wave flags and signs at sunset near I84 exit central connecticut new england
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It takes a village to raise a child, but what if the village votes red?

In a small Connecticut town, a single mother grapples with the tension between her vibrant identity and a society that often contradicts it.

U.S. President Franklin D Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act in August 1935
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The legacy and programs of FDR, who died 80 years ago today, are at risk of being dismantled

“The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much, it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little," FDR famously said.

A heartfelt tribute to healthcare providers for gender-expansive children
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How doctors became providers of hope and our kids' last line of defense

Opinion: A parent thanks healthcare providers offering gender-affirming care, providing beacons of hope in a challenging climate.

Elon Musk cheesehead Green Bay Wisconsin 2025 Peter Navarro Trade advisor at the White House, Washington DC
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Elon Musk vs. Peter Navarro is a slugfest in the swamp of the repugnant

Opinion: Two insufferables battle for the title of ‘America’s Most Loathsome Man,’ writes John Casey

​Your Lovable Trans Auntie transgender advice columnist Marie Adelina de la Ferriere
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Does 'grow up' expire? The trans case for skipping adulthood's fine print

After watching Younger, I realized my transitioning is also about healing the younger self hiding away.

Scott Bessent Senate Finance Committee review 2025 Pete Buttigieg addresses the audience at the National Association of Black Journalists 2019
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The only thing Scott Bessent shares with Pete Buttigieg is a last name that begins with a 'B’

Opinion: The Trump sycophant Bessent uses his LGBTQ+ identity as a veneer, Buttigieg uses his to open doors for others, argues John Casey.