Not since Ricky Martin shook his bon-bons at the Grammy Awards 15
years ago have we been so tingly inside as tonight —though for an admittedly
different reason —when 33 couples (including many of whom are same-sex) tied
the knot in a mass wedding officiated by (irony alert) Queen Latifah. The engaged twosomes made it
legal during a performance by Macklemore, Ryan Lewis and out singer Mary
Lambert of their hit equality anthem “Same Love.” Latifah, recently
deputized by Los Angeles County to perform the weddings, asked the couples to
exchange rings. “We are gathered here to celebrate love and harmony,” Latifah
proclaimed.
It’s a staggering accomplishment, and we offer kudos to both CBS
and Grammy producers because now everyone who tuned in to see Taylor Swift,
Willie Nelson or Kendrick Lamar has now witnessed a same-sex wedding.
And if this wasn’t enough to make our hearts swell, out came none
other than Madonna to give the ceremony her official sanction. The Mighty M
donned an all-white suit and cowboy hat, looking like heaven’s most
androgynous angel, to sing a version of her classic “Open Your Heart,” arranged
in the key of the traditional wedding march, while backed by a gospel choir
before joining Lambert for a snippet of “Same Love.” As the couples exited the
auditorium, someone tossed a bouquet that was caught by a beaming Katy Perry.
It was enough to make even country superstar Keith Urban tear up. Our heads are
about to explode from all the wonderful gayness.
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