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Dan Savage responds to Susan Sarandon’s pro-Trump comments

sex columnist throws in his two cents about Trump vs. Clinton

Published

8 years ago

March 30, 2016

Mariah Cooper

(Screenshot via YouTube)

Dan Savage responded to Susan Sarandon’s comments on MSNBC on Monday night saying he won’t be voting for Donald Trump over Hillary Clinton.

Speaking with Chris Hayes, Sarandon, a Bernie Sanders supporter, suggested she would feel inclined to vote for Trump over Clinton.

“She doesn’t [believe in] what Bernie believes in… Some people feel that she’s not authentic, that she’s a liar, so what difference does it make? I think a lot of people are ‘sorry, I just can’t bring myself to [vote for Hillary].’ I don’t know. I’m going to see what happens,” Sarandon says in the interview.

“Some people feel Donald Trump will bring the revolution immediately if he gets in then things will really, you know explode. Some people feel that,” Sarandon continues. “If you feel it’s pragmatic to shore up the status quo right now then you’re not in touch with the status quo. The status quo’s not working.”

Following Sarandon’s interview, Savage appeared on the network to discuss the anti-LGBT bills in Georgia and North Carolina. Before beginning the topic at hand, Savage addressed Sarandon’s comments and made it clear he doesn’t find Trump to be a worthwhile candidate in any situation.

“Can I just say I’m for Bernie, or Hillary, or both. Come November I plan to vote for the Democratic nominee whoever it is, because the lesser of two evils is less evil, and I don’t think Donald will bring the revolution,” Savage says.

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More than 1 million people attend Madonna concert in Rio

Free event took place on Copacabana Beach on Saturday

Published

7 hours ago

May 6, 2024

Michael K. Lavers

Madonna performs on Rio de Janeiro's Copacabana Beach on May 4, 2024. (Screen capture via Reuters YouTube)

An estimated 1.6 million people on Saturday attended Madonna’s free concert on Rio de Janeiro’s Copacabana Beach.

The concert, which was the last one as part of Madonna’s Celebration Tour, included a tribute to people lost to AIDS.

Bob the Drag Queen introduced Madonna before the concert began. Pabllo Vittar, a Brazilian drag queen and singer, and Anitta, a bisexual pop star who was born in Rio’s Honório Gurgel neighborhood, also joined Madonna on stage.

Congresswoman Erika Hilton, a Black travesti and former sex worker, and Rio Municipal Councilwoman Mônica Benício, the widow of Marielle Franco, a bisexual Rio Municipal Councilwoman who was assassinated in 2018, are among those who attended the concert.

“Madonna showed that we fight important fights for the human rights of Black (people), young (people), women and LGBTQIA+ people, and against all injustice, discrimination, and violence,” said Associaçao Nacional de Travestis e Transexuais (National Association of Travestis and Transsexuals), a Brazilian trans rights group known by the acronym ANTRA, on its X account. “What they call identitarianism’ is our subversion to the retrograde and conservative tackiness that plagues the country.”

The Associated Press reported the concert was Madonna’s biggest ever.

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PHOTOS: Gay Day at the Zoo

Smithsonian observs International Family Equality Day

Published

1 day ago

May 5, 2024

Michael Key

Gay Day at the Zoo (Washington Blade photo by Michael Key)

The DC Center for the LGBTQ Community, SMYAL and Rainbow Families sponsored Gay Day at the Zoo on Sunday at the Smithsonian National Zoo. The Smithsonian observed International Family Equality Day with special exhibits and an event space.

(Washington Blade photos by Michael Key)