5 Gay Videos Representing the fight for Civil rights that All should watch
There’s also plenty to celebrate. On Thursday a federal judge declared Florida’s same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional, though the case is pending. If no appeals are successfully made, the swing state, where the issue has been especially contentious, will join Washington, D.C., and 19 other states in allowing gay people to tie the knot. Tolerance among youths is also at an all-time high. According to a recent poll, eight out of 10 young adults support gay marriage.
What’s turning the tide? A case can be made that PSAs like the ones below have made a huge difference. Shared on social media, they’ve helped educate—and amuse—a swath of the population that might otherwise be isolated from the issue.
"Armagayddon"
Irish gay rights group LGBT Noise has created a genius way to promote its upcoming march for equality. In this video, gay zombies take over the world, and a married man and woman shut themselves in their home after Ireland legalizes gay marriage. Priceless quote: “We tried to blend in, but the weddings were unbelievable! I felt completely underdressed.”
Pro-Gay Olympics
Putin’s antigay propaganda didn’t sit well with the Canadian Institute of Diversity and Inclusion. So the group made this cheeky PSA—noting that, really, the Olympics “have always been a little gay.”
Honey Maid’s "Love"
In March, when the graham cracker brand released a commercial that celebrates all types of families, it incited an outpouring of hateful messages. Not long after, Honey Maid responded with this thoughtful video.
Funny or Die’s "The First Gay Bachelor"
George Takei and Jesse Tyler Ferguson parody the popular reality program, showing that a gay marriage competition would be just as entertaining and ridiculous.
College Humor’s "Gay Men Will Marry Your Girlfriends"
This PSA hilariously threatens homophobes.
Burger King’s Proud Whopper
In celebration of San Francisco’s gay pride week, the fast-food chain offered its customers theProud Whopper, a Whopper in a rainbow wrapper with a special message: “We are all the same inside.”
Kristina Bravo is a Los Angeles–based writer. She is an Assistant Editor at TakePart.
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