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News, Politics, Culture, Life, Entertainment, and more. Stories that matter to you.Celebrity·Posted 1 minute ago"We Can't Talk About Pride Without Pain": Taylor Swift Gave An Important Speech About Pride At Her Show Last Night
"If we’re not doing our research on these elected officials: Are they advocates? Are they allies? Are they protectors of equality? Do I want to vote for them?"
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Last night at her sold out show in Chicago, Taylor Swift gave an impassioned speech about Pride.
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"I love you already, you know? I don’t want to come on too strong, but I already love you," Taylor said. "First things first, Happy Pride Month, everyone!"
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"On this tour, I get to look out into the most stunningly beautiful, brilliant crowds of people who are living their authentic lives," she continued. "They are loving who they want to love, they are identifying how they identify, and allies who get to support them and celebrate them in that."
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"It's the most beautiful experience for me to look out itno the crowds on the crowds on this tour — I'm looking out and seeing so many incredible individuals who are living authentically and beautifully, Taylor said. "This is a safe space for you. This is a celebratory space for you."
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"And one of the things that makes me feel so prideful is getting to be with you — watching you interact with each other and being so loving and so thoughtful and so caring. And so being with you during Pride Month, getting to sing the words to 'You Need To Calm Down,' where there are lyrics like, ‘Can you just not step on his gown?’ or ‘Shade never made anybody less gay.’ You guys are screaming those lyrics in such solidarity, and such support of one another, and such encouraging, beautiful, acceptance, and peace, and safety, and I wish that every place was safe and beautiful for people in the LGBTQ community. I really wish that."
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"Because we can’t talk about Pride Month without talking about pain. Right now and recently and in the recent years, there have been so many harmful pieces of legislation that have put people in the LGBTQ and queer community at risk," Taylor continued.
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"It’s painful for everyone, every ally, every loved one, every person in these communities, and that’s why I’m always posting, ‘This is when the midterms are. This is when these important key primaries are.’ Because we can support as much as we want during Pride Month, but if we’re not doing our research on these elected officials: Are they advocates? Are they allies? Are they protectors of equality? Do I want to vote for them?"
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"I love you guys so much, and happy Pride Month, and just, I adore you — I really do."
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You can watch Taylor's full speech here.
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