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A protester holds a sign reading "Chick-fil-A is anti-gay" outside a Chick-fil-A restaurant in Hollywood, California.
Opinion

Don't eat at Chick-fil-A. And don't sleep with anyone who does

Opinion: After Chick-fil-A's CEO sidestepped questions about the company's history of funding anti-LGBTQ+ organizations, columnist Josh Ackley argues that Southern hospitality shouldn't come with a side of homophobia.

9/11 memorial lights
Opinion

I fled Lower Manhattan on 9/11. The memory still haunts me

Opinion: Twenty-five years later, columnist Josh Ackley still can't watch TV on the anniversary of the September 11 attacks.

Dolly Parton at the ACM Awards
Opinion

Want to honor Dolly Parton? Love LGBTQ+ people like she did

Opinion: The late icon embraced the power of acceptance long before it was a corporate trend or political talking point, writes Josh Ackley.

​Hunter Doohan, gay star of 'Evil Dead Burn,' covered Out's July/August issue.
Opinion

Horror films are finally coming out of the closet

Opinion: LGBTQ+ audiences have long identified with the victims—and monsters—in scary movies. The genre is moving away from subtext toward queer themes that openly resonate with the cultural and political moment.

Madonna The Girlie Show
Opinion

Madonna's new album drops July 3—that's no accident

Opinion: As America rolls out a tacky and retrograde 250th anniversary celebration, the gay icon will unveil a very different vision of freedom, writes Josh Ackley.

White House UFC Match
Opinion

America deserves a better 250th birthday party

Opinion: Nothing screams "the enduring promise of American democracy" quite like Vanilla Ice, a UFC cage on the White House lawn, and screenings of National Treasure 2, writes Josh Ackley.

Madonna
Music

Madonna's return is politically momentous for LGBTQ+ people

Opinion: The gay icon has long sang truth to power in tumultuous times. And Confessions on a Dance Floor: Part II arrives when her LGBTQ+ fans need her the most, writes Josh Ackley.

Joseph Duggar
Opinion

Why the Duggar men are a symptom of patriarchal religion's dangers

Opinion: The allegation that Joseph Duggar molested a 9-year-old girl is not surprising — and is no isolated incident in fundamentalist environments, writes survivor Josh Ackley.

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