THE DAHL HAUS PRESENTS: THE END(S) OF SEPTEMBER 2015

SEPTEMBER 2K15 WHAT I LEARNT...

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HILLARY CLINTON: I WASN'T RAISED TO BELIEVE SAME-SEX MARRIAGE WAS POSSIBLE

Hillary Clinton has opened up about her changing views on same-sex marriage, after being challenged about her previous opposition to it.

The former Secretary of State and Democratic Presidential candidate is a strong supporter of LGBT rights, and strongly welcomed same-sex marriage in all 50 states earlier this year.

However, opponents have often raised questions of her change on the issue, having insisted in the Senate in 2004 that marriage is “a sacred bond between a man and a woman”

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Her differing views were put to the candidate on Meet the Press, when she defended her evolution on the issue.

She said: “What I’ve always tried to do is say, what is the best decision I can think about making now?

“On same-sex marriage, like a lot of people, including our President, I did evolve.

“I was not raised to even imagine this, and I’m thrilled now that it is the law of the land – I have a lot of good friends who are now able to be married because of the changes we’ve made legally and constitutionally.”

The former First Lady announced her support for equal marriage back in 2013 – and has consistently shown her support for LGBT issues since.

She was endorsed before she even declared her candidacy by pro-LGBT group Equality California – more than a year before the polls open in November 2016.

However, amid a challenge from fellow Democrat Bernie Sanders, she has haemorrhaged support from the gay community – sliding from solid favourite to second choice in polls conducted on hook-up app Grindr.

SOURCE: PINK NEWS

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VLADIMIR PUTIN WILL MEET WITH SIR ELTON JOHN TO DISCUSS GAY RIGHTS, FOR REAL THIS TIME

The Kremlin has confirmed that Vladimir Putin has agreed to meet with Sir Elton John for real – after the singer was fooled by a prankster.

The veteran singer, who has a large following in Russia, fell victim to a hoax earlier this month after he asked President Putin to meet with him to discuss his country’s ‘gay propaganda’ law and persecution of LGBT people.

Sir Elton later claimed he had spoken on the phone to Putin – but after denials from the Kremlin, it emerged the call was a hoax masterminded by Russian TV pranksters.

Following the incident, the Kremlin has today confirmed that Vladimir Putin has spoken with the singer for real – and invited him to a genuine meeting.

The BBC reports that Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed President Putin had called the singer today – and asked him not to be offended by the hoax.

He told the star that he is ready to meet with him, schedules permitting, to discuss “any issues of interest” to the star.

Peskov told reporters: “Putin called and said: ‘I know you were called by pranksters. Don’t get offended by those guys, they are harmless, though this certainly does not justify their actions.

“And Putin said he knew what a popular artist Elton John is, and if their schedules allow it, he is ready to meet and discuss any questions that interest him.”

Many have reacted with extreme scepticism to the claim.

In the previous hoax call, the fake ‘Putin’ asked the singer whether he would attend a Pride rally in Moscow, but he does not twig the call is a joke, saying: “Thank you. You made ​​my day. This day, and the conversation was the most wonderful and beautiful in my life.”

Sir Elton wrote after the ruse was exposed: “Pranks are funny. Homophobia, however is never funny.

SOURCE: PINKNEWS

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