Great article, thanks! This is a particularly appropriate time, I think, for celebrating All in the Family and The Jeffersons. Norman Lear produced both shows, and he passed away just a few days ago. He was a television and progressive-values pioneer whose work had enormous impact on U.S. culture.

You might be interested in another queer character who appeared in All in the Family, a drag queen named Beverly La Salle, who was played by an actor who really was a drag queen in San Francisco.

Danni Michaeli wrote in Prism & Pen about how Beverly, Archie, and Edith supported him through a troubled youth as he was coping with accepting being gay. You might enjoy reading his story:

https://medium.com/prismnpen/beverly-lasalle-made-me-gay-and-other-preposterous-ideas-91ed5620f0cf

Also, if you'd like to write for Prism & Pen, we'd be happy to welcome you!