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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.

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Trump shuts down Dupont Circle and tries to spoil Pride, but he will learn that we can’t be fenced in

Opinion: We’ve fought bigger bullies than Trump, and we’ve always won, and we always will, writes John Casey.

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Was it worth it, Elon? You were a stupid Trump supplicant who sunk like all the know-it-alls before you

Opinion: I predicted that Musk would fly too close to Trump and be irrevocably burned, and it's happening, writes John Casey.

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WorldPride isn't just a time to party but to protest in the defense of trans survival

Opinion: As the world turns its gaze toward Washington, D.C., for WorldPride, transgender, nonbinary, and intersex people are not just showing up to be seen but heard, demanding a future built on visibility, safety, and power.

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The next time you have great gay sex, you can thank Edmund White

Opinion: White gave gay men the language, the images, and the legitimacy to say we exist, we love, and we have sex, writes John Casey

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Why Pride's revolutionary spirit matters more now

Equalpride's CEO reflects on this Pride Month, reminding us that we march not only in celebration but in defiance, resilience, and remembrance of the riot that started it all.

Trump’s deranged robot Biden rant was fueled by Jake Tapper’s hypocrisy and Karoline Leavitt’s lies
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Trump’s deranged robot Biden rant was fueled by Jake Tapper’s hypocrisy and Karoline Leavitt’s lies

Opinion: Tapper's sensationalism and Leavitt's smears propel Trump’s wacko conspiracy theory, writes John Casey.

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The future of LGBTQ+ journalism begins with you

Today, we launch a membership program for The Advocate. Here's how you can contribute to queer media.

OPED Shaley Howard vintage pic and Transgender Day of Visibility TDOV 2025 NYC stonewall erasure protest sign
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The best way to fight fascism? Throw a damn Pride parade

Recalling the spirit of Stonewall, guest writer Shaley Howard urges a return to the roots of the resistance.

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As Mental Health Awareness Month ends, the three lives I tried to run from and the one I’m running toward

Opinion: While May recognizes mental health, these issues need to be recognized every day, writes John Casey.

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LGBTQ+ youth-serving nonprofits launch new coalition with message of hope for young people

Opinion: "LGBTQ+ young people, you deserve the world," writes the Coalition for LGBTQ+ Youth.

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Marco Rubio had trouble sipping water but now has no problem drinking the Kool-Aid

We laughed at the awkwardness of Rubio’s water sipping, but there's nothing funny about what a danger he’s becoming, writes John Casey.

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Regardless of corporate retreat from Pride, queer businesses are still here for LGBTQ+ communities

Opinion: "When our representation depends on a quarterly risk report to shareholders, we must recognize that we are line items in their marketing budgets, not living, breathing human beings deserving of dignity, visibility, and respect," writes David Lauterstein, CEO of Nasty Pig.

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The Chrisleys, saints of scam, spun Christian conservatism into yet another obscene Trump pardon

Opinion: From Bible thumpers to sentence jumpers, the Chrisleys turn sin into a sales pitch for a pardon that other reality stars might consider, writes John Casey.

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When push comes to shove, Brigitte Macron’s swat was more a mirror than a meme

Opinion: The French president isn’t the only one being batted around in a world gone enraged and violent, writes John Casey.

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We are Veterans Affairs clinicians. Our leadership is failing veterans

Opinion: "The VA’s mission is to honor their service, to treat them with dignity, and to provide comprehensive and compassionate medical and mental health care. This includes gender-affirming care," argues a letter signed by more than 100 VA staff and submitted to The Advocate.

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Losing the simplicity of the penny — something that stood for the values of our patriots

Opinion: The disappearance of America’s smallest coin mirrors the erosion of its foundational ideals, writes John Casey.

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As Trump's economy tanks and the climate burns, will we finally wake up this Memorial Day?

Opinion: Will Americans finally understand what's happening because of Trump? writes John Casey.

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and U.S. President Donald Trump
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Remember Charlottesville, when Trump saw 'very fine people on both sides'? Today, he'd pick just one

Opinion: For Trump, it’s raging racism instead of dog-whistles after his Oval Office ambush of South African President Ramaphosa, writes John Casey.

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Target ending DEI proves when you follow Trump, on anything, you always lose in the end

Opinion: Gone, and perhaps irretrievably so, are the days when Target was at the forefront of corporate inclusivity, writes John Casey.

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When George Wendt’s Norm taught us gay stereotypes are the real joke in one of Cheers’ most seminal episodes

At a time when gay representation on television was almost nonexistent or filled with caricatures like a theatrical designer, for instance, the Cheers episode was a radical statement.