Madonna says it’s time US says ”I do” to gay marriage
During her concert in Los Angeles on Thursday night Madonna said it was a shame the United States could put a black man in the White House but not allow same-sex marriage.
Voters approved a proposal in Tuesday’s presidential elections which amended the California’s constitution to say that only marriages between men and women are recognized in the state.
The decision came only six months after California’s Supreme Court overturned a previous ban on same-sex marriage, paving the way for thousands of gay and lesbian couples to tie the knot in the state.
“If we can elect an African-American as president, we can support gay marriage!,” Madonna shouted to 20,000 fans at Dodger Stadium late Thursday, referring to president-elect Barack Obama. “Defeat Prop 8! We will not give up!“.
“I am sorry we did not win Proposition 8. If we can have an African-American in the White House, we can have gay marriage.” AFP also quoted Madonna as saying.
Earlier during the concert Britney Spears joined Madonna to sing the last verse of “Human Nature.” Capping the fleeting duet, Madonna shouted: “I’m not your bitch!” then pointed to Spears, adding: “She’s not your bitch.”
On related note, the “Get Stupid” video was slightly edited after the Presidential Election and the image of Republican candidate John McCaine was pulled from the sequence.
Based on an article by AFP.