Matt Baume

Madeline Kahn used a failing sitcom to introduce America to radical queer theater.

Somehow, John Waters’s most family-friendly film is also his most devious.

In the mid-90s, they could only hint at homosexuality. Now things are different and our own modern lives make it possible for the existence of queer people to be acknowledged, rather than censored.

It’s a great time for a re-watch of the series that had heart, style, and great jokes — and also a surprisingly inclusive queer sensibility.

If Chandler had been gay, would the show have been funnier? Would that have let them tell better stories?

It somehow comes off as queer without ever actually coming out. How is that possible?

It’s hard not to note the parallels between Milk’s murder and Republicans avoiding metal detectors and pledging to carry guns into the nation’s capitol.

Everywhere you looked there was queer revolution and power and pride.

Now, we take same-sex kisses for granted on TV. But before we could get Tara and Willow on Buffy or the guys on Glee, someone had to push past the restrictions.

Giant animatronic dinosaurs accepted their son as he is in the face of tradition, all the way back in 1991.