Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for July 12, 2014

He even got a second opinion.

You could kinda see this coming…

Take two of these pills and call me in the morning. Modern medicine is working wonders these days.

What is going on ? Is the cartoonist sick. For the past few months, most strips have been from the archives.

New strips only on Sundays now

Elegant. Her comment assumes a medical model, as if being gay were an illness diagnosed by experts — but his reply rejects that model and insists on his own subjective truth. How to say a lot without saying much.

Remember that this was a few decades ago, when homosexuality was still classified as a psychological abnormality.

It was about that time that modern medicine developed a definitive test to determine if one was gay….

@MourdacWhy? Really, why should it matter to anyone?

“Well, my left one is ambivalent, but my right one is certain. Sorry, Joanie.”

My uncle fathered 4 daughters even though his heart wasn’t in it. I never asked but assumed he thought of some other fellow as needed.He and Aunt Mavis would have both been happier had they never yielded to silly social pressure to mate even though neither ever seemed to even like the other. Rough on my cousins, too.

First gay character in a syndicated strip?

Back in 1976 being gay was kind of like being a pedophile today. It wasn’t just being “different,” it was reviled. It would get you sent to prison in most states. Today you put it on your resume.

Not to worry Joannie — he can go to some minister and get that all taken care of… I would put a “smiley” face here but it’s really not all that funny — because it’s what some folks actually think.

@Kris JacksonThere is a big difference between actions amongst consenting adults and an adult sexually abusing a child.