For Better or For Worse by Lynn Johnston for June 30, 2023

Yes, sit down and eat. Then enjoy the evening. Or did you just come to do your version of virtue-signalling?

We don’t need your explanation, just enjoy being with friends. They’re cool with all this.

I’d get awfully tired standing up that long, LOL!!

BTW, isn’t Lawrence supposed to be darker than depicted here??

Gotta love Gordon.

Is Ben the pharmacist Lawrence was going around with at the time?

were Canadians any less homophobic than Americans in 1994?

Great to see Lawrence deciding to have a great time at his graduation.

Hate that when the guy has to do all that explaining about his choice of a date, even though it is still June the gay pride month!

“You gotta FIGHT. For your RIGHT. To PARRRRR-TAYY!”

Love this so much!! Thank you.

Just a pep talk to himself…

I suppose it’s tough to sit down when you’re intent on standing up for something. Still, fancy food shouldn’t go to waste.

Even an army of freedom fighters marches on its stomach.

Yes Lawrence, have a seat you two. No one cares, they just want you to have a good time.

He’s not rebuking Lawrence—just welcoming him and taking the opportunity to make a pun on “stand up” vs. “sit down.”

“(♪♫) Many times I thought of cuttin’ out, but my heart won’t buy it…” (Frank Sinatra, “That’s Life”)

If this ‘comic’ strip is going to turn political, I am outta here. I come for the laughs not the bs. We have enough of that in real life. I love your comic strip. Don’t ruin it.

By weird “Coincidence” this arc is reprinted during Gay Pride Month.

Lawrence,don’t embarrass Ben by being TOO loud. Ben may prefer to just be part of the scenery.

I guess that can happen when gay pride month happens during graduation month

Makes me think of the Dramatics’ song " Get up get down, get up and move your feet."

Gord’s right, Lawrence. JUST JOIN THEM!

As usual, Gordon nails it on the head. Don’t be an activist in this setting, just sit down and enjoy the evening with your friends.

Yeah… Sit Down and be yourself…

Lawrence, no need to stress; your friends love and accept you! Have fun!

I would dearly love to come to the comments section of a non-political comic, and NOT see it mostly taken over by political commentary.

Exactly…off the bandwagon and just enjoy yourself and let your date do the same.