Advocate NL 9/29/26

Hello and Happy Tuesday, folks! Audience Editor Edgar Ramirez here, back in your inbox with another exclusive supported by you!Forty years ago, Wil Wheaton landed his breakout movie role, playing Gordie in Rob Reiner’s Stand by Me at age 13. The following year, he joined the Star Trek franchise as the whiz kid Wesley Crusher on The Next Generation. More recently, he admits, he has met gay fans who told him he was their first crush.“Love is love!” he tells The Advocate's Dawn Ennis. “We say it all the f-ing time. Why is that complicated? It’s not, man, c’mon!”Ennis had the chance to catch up exclusively with the 54-year-old actor who, although is straight, quite frankly puts a lot of us to shame when it comes to supporting LGBTQ+ rights!For example, this past June, Wheaton attended NYC Pride, and he has decorated his personal website with blue, pink, and white banners proclaiming “trans rights are human rights.” On social media, the self-described “cis het guy” sports an ever-changing collection of rainbow pins and shirts declaring “Protect Trans Kids” and other pro-LGBTQ+ messages.And don't even get him started about J.K. Rowling.If you're asking yourself: Why? Why the massive support from Wil? Dawn has that answer and so many colorful quotes here from him that you don't want to miss.Until next time!Exclusive interviews like these are made possible with your help. Please consider becoming an Advocate supporter!Wil Wheaton knows he was your first crush. He has thoughts about the 'hot dads' you becameNational newsrooms banished by Trump ask judge for a lasting court order restoring White House accessKansas voided 1,700 licenses. Now its anti-trans law is being tested in courtA transgender father pleaded for more time with his children. Days before a custody hearing, he was killedFor LGBTQ+ students seeking a trade, 200 new scholarships are coming“I really preferred a trial”: Alabama family upset with guilty plea in murder of  17-year-old