Advocate of the Year Kathy Griffin mixed comedy and a call to action in her speech to America. out 100 Friday night’s party also included digging into the genitals of a White House resident.
She received a glowing introduction from Thea, calling Griffin “unfiltered, unapologetic, uncancellable, and uncancellable.” Sia referenced Griffin’s role in fighting AIDS and pushing for marriage equality, as well as the fact that the LGBTQ+ community supported her when she was criticized for her stunt with Donald Trump’s bloody fake head.
“Proving that authenticity and allyship never go out of style, she reminded us that comedy can be protest, the truth can be funny, and resilience can be great,” the singer added, before serenading Griffin a cappella.
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Griffin laughed and began speaking. “I’m just laughing at the fact that Niecy did that.” [Nash-Betts, the Out100 Icon of the Year] “She works in Atlanta so she can’t be here, but you know me, I’ll go as far as opening envelopes,” Griffin said.
“First of all, these are tough times, so we have to have fun,” she continued. And after asking if it might be “really inappropriate,” she said, “Okay, so let’s be honest, the real reason I won this award is because that’s what I was called back then. There was a term called fag hag. And we don’t say the word FAG anymore, but honey, I’m the OG hag. I know all of you. We go back and we have a relationship.”
“I know who’s at the top and who’s at the bottom. I know which lesbians will flip Silver Lake in one day. I know bears and otters. I know who wants to go to black parties and white parties.”
“But we are a community and these are tough times, so I’m so honored to be chosen as this year’s champion,” she continued. That’s why I want everyone to get involved in politics as much as possible. Please, it’s because I care about you, and I care about America, where it may not even be safe to walk down the street as a gay person. And I’m worried that Trump is so crazy and suffering from dementia with such a big tiny little mushroom penis.
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“And I’m worried that he’s trying to enact something like, if your neighbor thinks you’re gay, they’re going to call you and stuff like that. So remember, elections aren’t every four years or every two years. Elections are every year. We just passed Proposition 50 here in California,” she said, referring to redistricting measures. “None of this could have happened without the gay vote,” she added.
“And what I admire so much about this community is that you guys come together, you organize like no one else, you build lesbians, you let gay boys decorate. And damn, there’s hope in the world because of that. So please come together, stand united, fall divided. I love you.”
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