From Anne Hathaway to Lena Dunham, we look at the celebri pavg the way advotg gay, bisexual and transgenr rights
Contents:
- 14 CELEBRI WHO DON'T REALLY LIKE GAY PEOPLE
- 10 MOST FAMO CELEBS TO SPEAK OUT AGAST GAY MARRIAGE
- FORMERLY ANTI-GAY CELEBS WHO SWCHED SIS
- 13 CELEBS WHO REALLY SAID "GAY RIGHTS" AND ACTUALLY BACKED IT UP
- CHARL BARKLEY FENDS LGBTQIA+ MUNY, BUD LIGHT EXPLETIVE-FILLED RANT: ‘IF YOU’RE GAY, GOD BLS YOU’
- 75+ STRAIGHT CELEBRI WHO FIGHT FOR GAY RIGHTS
14 CELEBRI WHO DON'T REALLY LIKE GAY PEOPLE
Plenty of celebri are out and proud. Plenty of others are supportive of this. Not all of them, though. Here are some stars whose anti-gay views and * celebrities against gay rights *
People such as Ellen DeGener, Ellen Page, and Neil Patrick Harris have helped to shift the ti om rantg about anti-gay ments towards beg more clive and tolerant of others. Still, Robertson stood by his beliefs and perspective and was even removed om Duck Dynasty for a time bee his anti-gay and lbian remarks were so offensive. ” 50 Cent also exprsed his distst around gay men bee he thks that all they are thkg about is gettg another guy’s pants, even if the other guy is straight.
When he was terviewed and asked about how he felt towards gays, Mel stood up, poted to his butt, and said that gays “Take up” then he proceed to say “This is only for takg a s--t. The edic actor was left to ny any accatns that he was homophobic, and he claimed that any hateful or offensive rhetoric related to the LGBTQ muny was not a direct reflectn of his own beliefs and opns, but the damage was done. Advertisement - Contue Readg Below11 Neil Patrick HarrisSlaven Vlasic//Getty Imag“I am que proud to say that I am a very ntent gay man, livg my life to the fullt, " told People a 2006 terview.
" Advertisement - Contue Readg Below13 Kathy GriffJohn Sciulli//Getty ImagThe edian has been a longtime supporter of LGBTQ rights and fought hard to help block and repeal homophobic laws and polici. Not all of them, are some stars whose anti-gay views and ments have ed a n only image how they feel about the fact that gay marriage is now legal all 50 stat, urty of the Supreme Court cidg so June of 2015. The actor got to hot water wh homophobic tweets towards wrer Gee Stark, then a separate cint, lled a photographer a “c–ks–kg f–got” which he somehow said was not a gay slur.
10 MOST FAMO CELEBS TO SPEAK OUT AGAST GAY MARRIAGE
Wh more and more openly gay celebri gracg the stag at the annual award ceremoni, seems that the old fashned views of the lik of Walt Disney and Charlton Hton are buried along wh * celebrities against gay rights *
Wh more and more openly gay celebri gracg the stag at the annual award ceremoni, seems that the old fashned views of the lik of Walt Disney and Charlton Hton are buried along wh them.
FORMERLY ANTI-GAY CELEBS WHO SWCHED SIS
This list ntas rmatn about formerly anti-gay celebri who swched sis, loosely ranked by fame and populary. Several famo actors, ... * celebrities against gay rights *
This is not the se, however, and many the Hollywood ele still like to steal the limelight by ocsnally shockg their terviewers wh some anti-gay sentiments.
Not all of the celebri on this list are explicly “anti-gay”, but they have all at some pot ma clear that they are opposed to the marriage of two people of the same sex. There are many lists out there that claim to have done the same thg, but they ually nfe homophobia wh right-wg views on marriage: the two are not necsarily synonymo.
13 CELEBS WHO REALLY SAID "GAY RIGHTS" AND ACTUALLY BACKED IT UP
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This list is certaly not exhstive – there are many other celebri who have shocked the world wh vrlic ments directed towards gay people - but the celebri on this list are the most proment to openly oppose, what many people nsir, a legimate form of love servg of legal regnn. A rather nfg aspect of Donald Tmp’s posn is that he has been heard fendg the gay-marriage laws of the USA (note that fense of a law is not fense of a prciple). The star of Duck Dynasty, a show that shadows the Robertson fay while they n their bs that mak duck lls, Phil Robertson was actually recently rponsible for the spensn of the show followg some rather ntroversial remarks about gay people.
His show probably won’t suffer a signifint drop viewership – homosexuals are not renowned for their love of redneck republins – but has st the Robertson’s a signifint amount of advertisg revenue. Once scribed by Sarah Pal as her “favore Baldw brother”, Stephen Baldw is not exactly anti gay unn – he agre civil unns should be allowed – but he jt thks that gays should not be allowed to be married “his” church.
One mt wonr what “his” church is, bee the church is supposed to belong to all members, but is clear that he is not keen on the ia of gay marriage licens beg granted.
CHARL BARKLEY FENDS LGBTQIA+ MUNY, BUD LIGHT EXPLETIVE-FILLED RANT: ‘IF YOU’RE GAY, GOD BLS YOU’
From Miley Cys to Anne Hathaway, the stars have all taken stris advotg for lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr rights. * celebrities against gay rights *
His views on gay marriage are not the only thg that Voight has ma the headl for: he has also arntly fend Israeli foreign policy and acced other celebri, cludg his former Comg Home -star Jane Fonda, of supportg those who yearn for the stctn of the middle-eastern natn.
Other than the fact that she recently bought her granddghter a fairy stume, much to the annoyance of Angela, she has also exprsed rather homophobic views on Twter.
75+ STRAIGHT CELEBRI WHO FIGHT FOR GAY RIGHTS
Acrdg to NBC News, a year later, Lady Gaga spoke agast an anti-LGBTQ law that was passed Rsia where promotg gay rights was tweeted, ”The Rsian ernment is crimal. Ariana Gran: Florida's "Don't Say Gay Bill" Sky Cema | ShutterstockGran had been a proud believer her fah as a Roman Catholic, however, she lost her fah after an cint where she was told that beg gay is a s, acrdg to mentned, “I was born Roman Catholic but I lost fah when the Pope cid to tell me everythg I loved and believed was wrong. ” After that, she started losg her fah and wasn't able to believe her fah any further mentned, “[The church] said Spongebob Squarepants is gay and he’s a sner and he should burn hell.
”Acrdg to People, Dua Lipa also slammed DaBaby when he ma homophobic ments durg a mic ftival about the LGBTQ muny and people who have HIV/ though she had worked wh DaBaby on her h song, ‘Levatg’, she felt the need to speak up. Billy Porter: Btaly agast black gay and trans people participatg the Black Liv Matter Ovidiu Hba | ShutterstockAs a gay actor, Porter has addrsed his support for the LGBTQ+ muny on multiple ocsns. In an terview on Jimmy Kimmel Live, Porter spoke out agast homophobia and transphobia wh the also spoke about his experienc as a black gay man the LGBTQ+ muny and enuraged other people to show support for the LGBTQ+ said, “We n do together, but we n’t do until we embrace and love each other through our differenc, bee of our differenc.
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