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Kelly Clarkson claps back at homophobic fan
The singer responded to a hate comment condemning same-sex marriage

Kelly Clarkson (Photo courtesy of Instagram)
Kelly Clarkson responded to a homophobic fan who took issue with her supporting the marriage of a same-sex couple.
Clarkson helped her fans Kiana and Amanda Clark get engaged at her concert in 2016.
The couple tied the knot and tagged Clarkson on Twitter to celebrate the event.
@kelly_clarkson WE DID IT! pic.twitter.com/05tDCbn9QU
— K.C. (@KClark5) August 20, 2018
Clarkson gave her congratulations to the newlyweds but one fan wasn’t pleased.
Congrats you two!! ?❤️ ? https://t.co/3l3jiq6EPL
— Kelly Clarkson (@kelly_clarkson) August 20, 2018
“Sorry Kelly…. love your music but I don’t dig the dikes…still a sin any way you cut it,” the person tweeted.
“I almost didn’t respond 2 this because hate doesn’t deserve a spotlight but u know what, truth does, & the truth is that God is Love, & Love shared between two people should be praised not condemned in my personal opinion. I love u 2 although we see the world/love differently,” Clarkson responded.
I almost didn’t respond 2 this because hate doesn’t deserve a spotlight but u know what, truth does, & the truth is that God is Love, & Love shared between two people should be praised not condemned in my personal opinion. I love u 2 although we see the world/love differently. https://t.co/63KjhMrZVU
— Kelly Clarkson (@kelly_clarkson) August 20, 2018
Kiana also spotted the tweet and thanked Clarkson for her support.
GIRLLLL!!! I saw that comment and was going to say something, but it wouldn’t have been as nice as you just put it. ??Thank you for standing up for “us” and more importantly, for what you believe in.
— K.C. (@KClark5) August 20, 2018
Celebrity News
Madonna announces release date for new album
‘Confessions II’ marks return to the dance floor
Pop icon Madonna on Wednesday announced that her 15th studio album will be released on July 3.
Titled “Confessions II,” the new album is a sequel to 2005’s “Confessions on a Dance Floor,” an Abba and disco-infused hit.
The new album reunites Madonna with producer Stuart Price, who also helmed the original “Confessions” album. It’s her first album of new material since 2019’s “Madame X.”
“We must dance, celebrate, and pray with our bodies,” Madonna said in a press release. “These are things that we’ve been doing for thousands of years — they really are spiritual practices. After all, the dance floor is a ritualistic space. It’s a place where you connect — with your wounds, with your fragility. To rave is an art. It’s about pushing your limits and connecting to a community of like-minded people,” continued the statement. “Sound, light, and vibration reshape our perceptions. Pulling us into a trance-like state. The repetition of the bass, we don’t just hear it but we feel it. Altering our consciousness and dissolving ego and time.”
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(Washington Blade photos by Michael Key)














Arts & Entertainment
In an act of artistic defiance, Baltimore Center Stage stays focused on DEI
‘Maybe it’s a triple-down’
By LESLIE GRAY STREETER | I’m always tickled when people complain about artists “going political.” The inherent nature of art, of creation and free expression, is political. This becomes obvious when entire governments try to threaten it out of existence, like in 2025, when the brand-new presidential administration demanded organizations halt so-called diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programming or risk federal funding.
Baltimore Center Stage’s response? A resounding and hearty “Nah.” A year later, they’re still doubling down on diversity.
“Maybe it’s a triple-down,” said Ken-Matt Martin, the theater’s producing director, chuckling.
The rest of this article can be found on the Baltimore Banner’s website.
