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8 Super Bowl Moments LGBTs Are Still Talking About

8 Super Bowl Moments LGBTs Are Still Talking About

Believe in Love

Super Bowl 50 included a lot of rainbow, Lady Gaga and Beyonce. Meanwhile, the ads included the usual cache of ups and downs.

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What was your favorite Super Bowl moment?

What's your favorite Super Bowl moment?

Posted by The Advocate magazine on Sunday, February 7, 2016


Lady Gaga killed it with her version of the national anthem, a perfect model of American pride and bi-pride.


Willem Dafoe dressed in Marilyn Monroe drag. Some are calling it transphobic.


Abby Wambach defied labels in a Mini Cooper commercial. (Watch a longer web video focusing only on the U.S. women's soccer star.)


A bunch of sheep channeled Freddie Mercury and Queen.


A man and a marmot have a moment that doesn't end well. Out comedian Fortune Feimster wondered on Twitter afterward, "Did I just see a commercial with a homophobic beaver?"

Chris MartinBelieve In LoveColdplay turned everything rainbow and urged the world to "Believe in Love." Chris Martin even wiped his forehead with a rainbow handkerchief handed to him by a fan. Micargues the show has a "secret meaning" as a "tribute to LGBT love," though Mic acknowledges the color scheme matches the new album cover.

BeyonceBut everyone was talking about Beyonce. And we do mean, everyone. Just not for all the same reasons. Some conservatives are launching a boycott.


Meanwhile, Christopher Walken is in your closet, urging you to wear the world's most exciting pair of socks.

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Lucas Grindley is VP and Editorial Director for Here Media, which is parent company to The Advocate. His Twitter account is filled with politics, Philip Glass appreciation, and adorable photos of his twin toddler daughters.
Lucas Grindley is VP and Editorial Director for Here Media, which is parent company to The Advocate. His Twitter account is filled with politics, Philip Glass appreciation, and adorable photos of his twin toddler daughters.