Arts & Entertainment
Jimmy Kimmel shows why gay wedding cake ruling is wrong with skit
the talk show host portrays a waiter who makes ordering at a restaurant complicated
(Screenshot courtesy of YouTube)
Jimmy Kimmel used a skit on his late night talk show “Jimmy Kimmel Live” to explain why he thinks refusing to serve a customer because of religious beliefs is wrong.
A recent court decision from Kern County, California ruled in favor of a bakery owner that refused to bake a wedding cake for a lesbian couple because it went again the owner’s Christian faith.
Kimmel took the reasoning behind that ruling and applied it in a skit where he plays a waiter in a restaurant. He refuses a signature salad to a lesbian customer because of the chef’s beliefs.
“Our salad chef today is Tony and he believes homosexuality is a sin, so he won’t be creating any of our salads for you,” Kimmel says.
“You know what? I’m not gay. I’ll order you the salad,” another patron at the table suggests.
“Oh no, you can’t do that. You can’t order for her,” Kimmel says. “Well our owner Patricia is a Wiccan priestess and she won’t allow men to order for women. She says it perpetuates the patriarchy.”
Watch below.
Celebrate the start of Pride month at the Queer Magic Dance Party at the Black Cat on Saturday, June 6. Doors open at 9 p.m.
There will be pole performances and demonstrations, a free photo booth with glitter bar, a queer vendor market, tarot readings by Skye Marinda Tarot, a drag performance by Sapphica, and dancing to a blend of smooth R&B, Afrobeats, hip-hop and pop by Slammer & Saba. Tickets are $20 at the door or $15 (plus fees) in advance, purchased here.
Local queer journalists will celebrate Pride this weekend at the annual NLGJA-DC Pride Happy Hour event at Trade (1410 14th St., N.W.) on Saturday, June 6, 3-5 p.m. Admission is free.
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DC Front Runners Pride Run 5K set for Saturday
Annual event held at historic Congressional Cemetery
The 14th annual DC Front Runners’ Pride 5K run/walk is set for Saturday, June 6 at historic Congressional Cemetery. The race starts and ends at the cemetery (1801 E St., S.E.) and passes through scenic D.C., along the Anacostia River trail and the fields at RFK campus. Registration ends Friday at 11:59 p.m.
Runners can pick up their race packets on Saturday from 7-8:30 a.m. at Congressional Cemetery; the race begins at 9 a.m.
The fee to run the 5K in person is $65 ($35 for those under age 20). Proceeds benefit local LGBTQ nonprofits, including Thrive DC, Wanda Alston Foundation, Blade Foundation, Ainsley’s Angels, SMYAL, and Team DC. Visit DCFrontRunners.org for more information.
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