Hilary Duff recreates iconic pro-gay PSA, ends homophobia again
“Sparks” singer Hilary Duff re-established herself as a pioneer of the queer rights movement yet again this week.Pentatonix member Scott Hoying and his fiancé teamed up with the star to recreate an enduring public service announcement from 2008.
In it, Duff confronts two girls in a shop for using the word “gay” derogatorily.The fact that she read the girls down in the process just added to the magic of it all.This new recreation really takes us right back to ’08:In the words of Derrick Berry, “That was fighting for gay rights.
People were killed.”Related: Is this the most totally bonkers HIV PSA ever made?The original PSA was part of the award-winning “Think Before You Speak” campaign, the Ad Council’s first ever pro-LGBTQ awareness ad campaign.
Created with queer rights organization GLSEN, the series aimed to eliminate the usage of phrases like “That’s so gay” in a derogatory sense.This spot in particular lives on partially because of Duff’s shady delivery.
