Rosie O'Donnell Boycotts Trump Properties in Support of Gay Marriage

Last night news broke that Broadway veteran Rosie O'Donnell would not be renting at a Donald Trump property after Trump stated in numerous media interviews that he is against ‘marriage and civil benefits' for gay and lesbian couples.

This comes after GLAAD launched an online pledge to ‘Tune Out Trump' and posted a list of Trump-owned properties: http://www.glaad.org/trump.

GLAAD made the following statement on the situation: "Rosie O'Donnell has sent an important message to the majority of Americans - gay and straight - who don't agree with Donald Trump's statements against marriage equality for all loving and committed couples," said GLAAD President Jarrett Barrios. "Fair-minded people should think twice about supporting a businessman who courts our dollars but advocates denying gay and lesbian couples protections that all families need to take care of each other."

Last week CNN/Opinion Research Corporation released polling data indicating that most (51%) Americans now support marriage equality. The New York Times called it "the fourth credible poll in the past eight months to show an outright majority of Americans in favor of" marriage.

After formally taking a break from the comedy circuit in 1995, O'Donnell went onto host the Emmy winning The Rosie O'Donnell Show, and The View and star on Broadway in GREASE. Additional Broadway credits for the star include FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, TABOO, and SEUSSICAL THE MUSICAL. O'Donnell is currently emceeing her own raodio show, Rosie Radio, on Sirius XM Radio. For more information on all things Rosie, visit www.rosie.com.

 

 

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