Pop superstar Madonna impressed audiences this weekend (Saturday 16th March) at the GLAAD Media Awards in New York. Dressed as a boy scout, she gave a heart-felt speech speaking out against the ban of gay scouts and leaders, Russian homophobic politics and the repression of human and gay rights around the world. She presented CNN journalist Anderson Cooper with the Vito Russo Award, given to an openly gay or lesbian member of the media community for their outstanding contribution in combating homophobia.
“[The bullying epidemic] is no different from a white supremacist hanging a black man from a tree before the Civil Rights movement. It’s no different than a member of the Taliban shooting a young girl in the head for writing a blog about the importance of female education. It’s no crazier than an Iranian gay man being hanged for falling in love with a man. I don’t know about you, but I can’t take this sh*t anymore. That is why I want to start a revolution. Are you with me? It’s 2013, people. We live in America — land of the free, home of the brave — that’s a question, not a statement.” – Madonna.
Check out her speech below below:
