Pinksixty News THURSDAY 10 MAY 2012
Channel: Colin Fallesen
Date: 10/05/2012

Barack Obama declared his support for gay marriage in an interview with ABC News yesterday. The bold move, in a run up to elections, places Mr Obama in direct opposition to his competitor Mitt Romney, who has already stated his anti-gay views.

Reactions to the Presidents speech have followed by politicians, gay rights activists and celebrities. Ellen, Degeneres, Alec Baldwin, Tyra Banks, Adam Levine, Jane Lynch, Neil Patrick-Harris and Ricky Martin have all applauded the Presidents stance.

Despite hopes by many, the Queen's Speech, which heralds the annual opening of the British parliament, did not mention gay marriage at all. The speech focused on monetary issues and constitutional reforms.

A new campaign called, Out4Marriage launched yesterday on YouTube. The campaign will collect videos by politicians and celebrities from around the world, that support marriage equality.

And finally, the internet is awash with revelations that Queen Latifah has finally come out. Rumours started when a blogger made the claim, when reporting on Latifah's upcoming appearance at Long Beach Pride, however there has been no official coming out statement from Queen Latifah herself.