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• JOHN OLIVER TAK A LOOK AT THE NEW GAY MARRIAGE-FRIENDLY NTENDO UNIVERSE
• JOHN OLIVER: SURPRISE! DISCRIMATG AGAST GAY PEOPLE IS STILL LEGAL MOST STAT.
• GAY UPLE VOTG AGAST SAME-SEX MARRIAGE RPOND TO JOHN OLIVER
• JOHN OLIVER WEIGHS IN ON NTENDO'S GAY-MARRIAGE CONTROVERSY: {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}LIFEBY DAN AVERYMAY 19, 2014/3:11 PMBY DAN AVERYMAY 19, 2014 / 3:11 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"JOHN OLIVER WEIGHS IN ON NTENDO'S GAY-MARRIAGE CONTROVERSY: WATCH","DATEPUBLISHED":"2014-05-19T19:11:04.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2014-05-19T19:11:04.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"DAN AVERY","ARTICLESECTN":"LIFE"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SUNDAY NIGHT ON LAST WEEK WH JOHN OLIVER, THE FORMER DAILY SHOW RRPONNT WEIGHED ON THE NTROVERSY SURROUNDG TOMODACHI LIFE, THE NTENDO GAME THAT DON'T ALLOW SAME-SEX MARRIAGE. "SURE YOU N E A CIVIL-UNN CHEAT , BUT 'S JT NOT THE SAME," JOK OLIVER. "IF YOU'RE TERTED, 'S UP, DOWN, UP, DOWN, BE GAY, BE GAY, START."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}RELATED: NTENDO SAYS NO TO GAY MARRIAGE IN “TOMODACHI LIFE” {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;POSN:RELATIVE;PADDG-BOTTOM:56.49999999999999%;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;POSN:ABSOLUTE;HEIGHT:100% !IMPORTANT;WIDTH:100% !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
• IS JOHN OLIVER GAY?
• JOHN OLIVER SAYS IT'S TIME TO END DISCRIMATN AGAST GAYS
• JOHN OLIVER BOOK ABOUT MIKE PENCE'S GAY BUNNY A BT-SELLER
• HERE’S WHAT A GLOR NTENDO GAY WEDDG WOULD LOOK LIKE

JOHN OLIVER TAK A LOOK AT THE NEW GAY MARRIAGE-FRIENDLY NTENDO UNIVERSE

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JOHN OLIVER: SURPRISE! DISCRIMATG AGAST GAY PEOPLE IS STILL LEGAL MOST STAT.

"Discrimatg agast gay people is surprisgly legal much of the untry, " 'Last Week Tonight' host says latt report. We’ve ma progrs toward gay equaly the U.

The host c a “genuely enuragg sign” om the recent Republin printial bate, where the ia of attendg a gay weddg earned applse om the dience.

GAY UPLE VOTG AGAST SAME-SEX MARRIAGE RPOND TO JOHN OLIVER

“While the ia of a gay weddg is creasgly wily accepted, ” Oliver says, “’s worth nothg there are still a number of surprisg ways to a gay honeymoon. “Discrimatg agast gay people is surprisgly legal much of the untry, ” he ntu.

“The fact is, 31 stat, people are at risk of beg fired, evicted or refed service jt bee they’re gay. So while feral law may guarantee a gay uple’s right to get married, offers exactly zero guarante about their rights to do the thgs that follow that.

JOHN OLIVER WEIGHS IN ON NTENDO'S GAY-MARRIAGE CONTROVERSY: {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}LIFEBY DAN AVERYMAY 19, 2014/3:11 PMBY DAN AVERYMAY 19, 2014 / 3:11 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"JOHN OLIVER WEIGHS IN ON NTENDO'S GAY-MARRIAGE CONTROVERSY: WATCH","DATEPUBLISHED":"2014-05-19T19:11:04.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2014-05-19T19:11:04.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"DAN AVERY","ARTICLESECTN":"LIFE"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SUNDAY NIGHT ON LAST WEEK WH JOHN OLIVER, THE FORMER DAILY SHOW RRPONNT WEIGHED ON THE NTROVERSY SURROUNDG TOMODACHI LIFE, THE NTENDO GAME THAT DON'T ALLOW SAME-SEX MARRIAGE. "SURE YOU N E A CIVIL-UNN CHEAT , BUT 'S JT NOT THE SAME," JOK OLIVER. "IF YOU'RE TERTED, 'S UP, DOWN, UP, DOWN, BE GAY, BE GAY, START."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}RELATED: NTENDO SAYS NO TO GAY MARRIAGE IN “TOMODACHI LIFE” {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;POSN:RELATIVE;PADDG-BOTTOM:56.49999999999999%;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;POSN:ABSOLUTE;HEIGHT:100% !IMPORTANT;WIDTH:100% !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

Oliver c exampl om recent years where gay upl were nied service bee of their sexual orientatn. ” Right now, Arkansas has an anti-anti-discrimatn ordance that “prevents any cy or untry om extendg civil rights protectns to gay people. “We’re not creatg Lbians Only sectns on airplan or puttg up signs at Six Flags sayg, ‘You Mt Be This Gay to Go on This Ri.

“And this should be what reprents the thrhold of te gay tolerance – not whether you’d nsir attendg a gay weddg. But as Oliver poted out, the majory of Amerins are still genuely surprised to learn that ’s legal unr feral law to fire someone for beg gay. Last Week Tonight host John Oliver poted out a jarrg ntradictn on Sunday night: In most stat, is now legal for a gay uple to get married, but 's also legal for employers to fire that uple, for landlords to evict them, and for bs owners to refe service to them — entirely bee of their sexual orientatn.

IS JOHN OLIVER GAY?

"Discrimatg agast gay people is surprisgly legal much of the untry, " Oliver said. "While feral law may guarantee a gay uple's right to get married, offers exactly zero guarante about their right to do thgs that normally follow that, " Oliver said, "like signg a lease on an apartment they n't afford, or nductg tense discsns about fanc the brightly l tapas rtrant of their choosg, or marchg to any bank and applyg for a small bs loan to get Brenda's stupid cupk-for-dogs ia off the ground. "A 2013 poll showed that nearly 70 percent of people thought was illegal unr feral law for someone to be fired for beg gay.

Oliver poted to three recent exampl of anti-gay discrimatn:.

JOHN OLIVER SAYS IT'S TIME TO END DISCRIMATN AGAST GAYS

At the Texas rtrant Big Earl's, a gay uple was told to stay away.

"[Our wars] said that … 'we don't serve fags here, '" Col Dewberry, one of two gay patrons who were kicked out, said.

JOHN OLIVER BOOK ABOUT MIKE PENCE'S GAY BUNNY A BT-SELLER

And you n't keep a baby healthy that has gay parents? THE gay uple who were roasted by Brish edian John Oliver for beg agast same-sex marriage have spoken about beg mocked on one of Ameri’s most popular late-night, who hosts the US current affairs show Last Week Tonight, slammed Atralia’s same-sex marriage bate as on Monday night, llg “tly toxic” and namg and shamg the gay uple om Wollongong, Poiv and Ben Rogers, who have been together for 15 years, sat down wh ABC’s 7.

You cycle, you f**k, ” Oliver said, imatg a bogan Atralian slammed Sophie York, a lobbyist for Marriage Alliance om the No mp, who said gay marriage should be lled “garriage”. 30 which found a gay uple opposed to legalisg same-sex marriage. “Okay so that is puttg me a b of a tough posn bee I do support gay marriage but I refe to ever say, ‘Let Macklemore perform, ’” Oliver joked.

One is if Atralia’s parliament legalis gay marriage at the earlit opportuny and two, that Mark heeds my words and puts himself out there and meets someone that serv him bee Mark you uld meet someone who would do anythg for love, cludg that, ” Oliver says, gturg to his weddg rg and referrg to Meatloaf’s h same-sex marriage survey clos on November fourth weekly ABS update revealed at least 11. "If you're terted, 's Up, Down, Up, Down, Be Gay, Be Gay, Start. "Related: Ntendo Says No To Gay Marriage In “Tomodachi Life”.

HERE’S WHAT A GLOR NTENDO GAY WEDDG WOULD LOOK LIKE

Jt like many other celebri, happens to be speculated the qutn - John Oliver is gay? However, you will fd people that say John Oliver is gay, but their ments have no nsistency or accuracy of any kd.

The g out of John Oliver would greatly benef an credible number of homosexuals all over the world who are still the closet.