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Gay dancers wow judges with anti-homophobia performance on French reality show

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Apparently France not only has incredible talent, it has incredible heart, too.

Last week’s episode of “La France a un incroyable talent,” French television’s equivalent to “America’s Got Talent,” featured a routine by two male dancers that stunned the show’s judges and brought the cheering studio audience to its feet, as reported by LGBTQ Nation.

The two men, Guillaume and Arthur, took the stage for the November 19 episode of the reality competition show, introducing themselves as dancer/acrobats. When they were asked by singer Hélène Ségara, one of the show’s four judges, if they wanted to say anything before their performance, Arthur replied, “We’re going to present a number against homophobia,” eliciting applause from the audience.

Guillaume and Arthur then performed a slow and graceful routine, set to Jeff Buckley’s cover of Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah,” intertwining their bodies through a flowing series of poses in a display of strength and acrobatic prowess, and ending with a tender kiss between them.

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As the number concluded, the audience responded with cheers and a standing ovation in support of the dancers. Arthur was visibly moved to tears.

The comments from the judges were equally supportive.

Ségara said, “It was so beautiful and it was so tender at the same time… I think that with or without a message, I found it beautiful, and it felt good.”

Another judge, singer/actress Marianne James, said, “Two boys kissing on the lips is not something we often see on television, and that touched me deeply.” James was grand marshal of this year’s Paris Pride.

Comedian Éric Antoine, also a judge, commented, “Violence continues to rise, so there is a battle to be fought here.” Later, he also sent out a tweet saying, “This fight is unfortunately still necessary.”

Guillaume and Arthur – who, according to Australian website Qnews, have been a couple for four years – received a unanimous slate of “yes” votes from the show’s judges and will go on to compete in a future episode of “La France a un incroyable talent.”

You can watch their performance here.

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More than 1 million people attend Madonna concert in Rio

Free event took place on Copacabana Beach on Saturday

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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

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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)

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PHOTOS: Taste of Point

Annual fundraiser held for LGBTQ youth scholarship, mentorship organization

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The Point Foundation held its annual Taste of Point fundraiser at Room & Board on May 2.

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