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Tila Tequila Says She Helped Lift Gay Marriage Ban

Sylvie Kim - June 12, 2008

She tells the magazine, "It is because of me — I definitely think [my show] has helped the movement. Before it came out, everyone was still a little apprehensive about [same sex relationships]," she said. "Then they realized, 'Wow, everyone is really into this stuff, and it is fine.' The next thing you know, [gay marriage] is legal." 

I'm hoping that UsWeekly took these statements out of context or that perhaps she was heavily medicated at the time of the interview. Regardless of your opinion on Ms. Tequila (Hyphen [1] previously discussed Tila the Asian stereotype vs. Tila the savvy businesswoman), I think it's disrespectful to credit yourself with such a landmark civil rights victory. Especially if your contribution to the cause was romping around in a hot tub with various guys and gals. What would George Takei [2] say?

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[1] http://www.hyphenmagazine.com/blog/2008/01/new-media-spawns-tila-tequila.html [2] http://www.hyphenmagazine.com/blog/2008/05/george-takei-to-marry.html [3] https://hyphenmagazine.com/categories/tv