Two penguins stand close together, touching their beaks affectionately on a rocky terrain.

People Will Talk: The thankful edition

By Nancy Ford

“The gay couple are looking after the egg very well and take turns in keeping it warm.

——Netherlands’ DierenPark Amersfoort zookeeper Marc Belt. A same-sex pair of African penguins living at a zoo stole an egg from another a heterosexual couple to raise as their own. A different same-sex penguin couple made headlines earlier this month when penguins, Sphen and Magic of Australia’s Sea Life Sydney Aquarium, which is being lauded as a “power couple†after fostering an egg for the second time. Via HuffingtonPost.com

“People — often young people but often people almost my parents’ age also — share with me that they never dared to think something like this was possible. It just shows you what representation can do. It’s not the reason for my candidacy. But it certainly has become a reason to make sure we do everything we can to be a good example and to make them proud.â€

—South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg, commenting on being an openly gay presidential candidate. Via USAToday.com

“This decision was made to create more clarity — and to better address three critical needs facing children across the communities Chick-fil-A serves.â€

—A statement issued by Chick-fil-A, following its decision to ending donations to organizations that oppose gay marriage in an effort to halt protests and broaden its customer base. The company stopped short of saying whether it will consider an organization’s position on gay rights before donating. Via NYTimes.com

“Believe me, I’ve done my best to stay out of the spotlight. I believe it is my duty to honor my friend and to clarify the many inaccuracies about myself and about who Whitney was. It wasn’t all about our sleeping together. We could trust each other with our secrets, our feelings, and who we were. We were friends, we were lovers. We were everything to each other. We weren’t falling in love. We just were. We had each other. We were one: that’s how it felt.”

—Robyn Crawford, writing in her memoir, A Song For You, about her relationship with singer Whitney Houston. Via AP.com

“It is not enough just to have an LGBTQ character present to win an LGBTQ audience’s attention,” needs to be nuance and depth to their story, and the slate of characters should reflect the full diversity of our community.”

—Sarah Kate Ellis, president, and chief executive officer of GLAAD, responding to reports that a record-breaking number of LGBTQ characters will appear on broadcast television by the time this year’s season is over. A total of 10.2 percent of regular characters in the 2019-2020 broadcast television season is reported to be LGBTQ, according to GLAAD’s “Where We Are on TV” report. That’s up from 8.8 percent the prior season. Via CNN.com 

“What was once whispers are now New York Times stories and Washington Post columns. Right now, some pundits and opposition candidates are pushing the lie that black voters will not vote for LGBTQ candidates. It is wrong. It is wrong factually, according to opinion polls. It is wrong morally because it treats the black community as monolithic and ignores LGBTQ black voices. And it is wrong empirically because we see LGBTQ candidates winning the hearts and minds of black voters across this nation.â€

—Former Houston mayor and Victory Fund president and chief executive officer, Annise D. Parker at the LGBTQ International Leaders Conference. Via WashingtonBlade.com

“I’m so happy this song was accepted because it is the bridging of two polar opposite genres. I’m happy it’s gotten respect from both places.â€

—Rapper Lil Nas X, referring to country and hip-hop communities after winning a Country Music Association Award for the seemingly unstoppable â€œOld Town Road.†Via USAToday.com

“Upon researching this, I have reached out to The Salvation Army and said that I would have no choice but to pull out unless they very quickly make a solid, committed pledge or donation to the LGBTQ community. I am a committed philanthropist as you probably know, and my heart has always been in helping the homeless, but supporting an anti-LGBTQ charity is clearly not something I would ever intentionally do. Thank you for drawing my attention to this.â€

—Singer/songwriter Ellie Goulding, announcing she would not perform during the halftime of An NFL Thanksgiving Day game, a performance which serves as the kick-off event for the Salvation Army’s Red Kettle Campaign to raise money for the homeless. Via LGBTQ.com

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