Tag: inauguration

Hillary Clinton’s former running mate Tim Kaine provided some positivity on Inauguration Day. Just hours after Donald Trump officially became President of the United States, Virginia Senator and Democratic vice presidential candidate Kaine turned to an altogether happier occasion as he helped wed a same-sex couple. Dea Jones and Sharon McLeod, aged 64 and 61 respectively, met back in 2000 and took part in a commitment ceremony in 2002, more than a decade before same-sex marriage became the law of the...

The White House LGBT page disappeared within minutes of Trump's swearing in. Donald Trump was sworn in as the 45th President of the United States yesterday, and it seems he’s already been making changes. Shortly after yesterday’s inauguration (January 20), the White House LGBT page was replaced with a smiling photo of Trump and Pence. Soon after that, the page completely disappeared. Under former President Barack Obama, the page highlighted historic gains such as the legalising of same-sex marriage and the end of...

When they got onto the ticket list, they thought they'd be cheering for someone very different When they married in October, Kimball Allen and his husband Scott Wells were still hopeful Hillary Clinton would become president. Today, they’re attending the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump – to make a point, as they told The Stranger. ‘We’re not here because we’re excited to be here,’ the story of this gay couple begins. ’We’re here because we thought Hillary Clinton would become president. We asked our...

As you’ve no doubt heard, Donald Trump is having difficulty finding any performers who’d be willing to play at his inauguration last month, leading him to take to Twitter to complain about “so-called A list celebrities,” who he claims are “all wanting tix to the inauguration.” Sir Elton John was one of the many stars who rejected an offer to perform, with a spokesperson emphatically confirming, “Elton will not be performing at Trump’s inauguration.” For some reason, Bristol Palin has decided...

It seems a Trump advisor has spoken too soon after claiming Elton John would be singing at President-Elect, Donald Trump’s inauguration on January 20. Transition team member, Anthony Scaramucci told BBC Hardtalk Trump would, “be the first American president in US history that enters the White House with a pro-gay rights stance.” “Elton John is going to be doing our concert on the mall for the inauguration,” Scaramucci added. https://twitter.com/BBCHARDtalk/status/801197690360983552?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw Erm, might be time to check your facts there buddy. A representative for John...