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TIME (ISSN 0040-781X) is published weekly for $61.88 per year, by Time Inc. Principal Office: Time & Life Building, Rockefeller Center, New York, N.Y., 10020-1393. Reginald K. Brack Jr., Chairman; Joseph A. Ripp, Treasurer; Harry M. Johnston, Secretary. Second-class postage paid at New York, N.Y., and at additional mailing offices. (c) 1992 Time Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part without written permission is prohibited. TIME and the Red Border Design are protected through trademark registration in the United States and in the foreign countries where TIME magazine circulates. POSTMASTER: Send address changes...
...Johnston's message is clear. Whether that message is exactly "political" in nature is debatable. However, "For Better or For Worse" has never aspired to be just another entertaining comic strip like "Garfield" or "Zippy". It has always tried to teach some sort of lesson, so this most recent series fits well with the comic strip's mission. Johnston has not suddenly changed the tone of her strip, she has just offended a new audience...
Some on the left might object that Lynn Johnston isn't qualified to speak on this issue. After all, she isn't gay; she's married and the mother of two children. What would she know about being...
Again, this strip isn't about being gay. It's about dealing with people who come out of the closet, and Johnston knows about that. Eleven years ago, Johnston's brother-in-law revealed to her and her family that he is gay. We can expect that "For Better or For Worse" will treat this plot line in the educated manner we have come to expect from...
...Lynn Johnston should be congratulated for writing this series. Her critics should see her comic strip for what it really is--one of the most compassionate voices in the newspaper...