Looks like Donald Trump will need to find a new cohost for the Miss Universe pageant when it kicks off in Homophobe’s Paradise later this year.
The competition, set to be held in Moscow on November 9, will be missing the familiar face of Andy Cohen, who has served as cohost alongside E! News’ Giuliana Rancic for the past two years. The Bravo-lebrity told Rancic this week that he turned down the gig because Russia’s “discriminatory policies make it unsafe for the gays who live there and gays coming to work or visit.”
“The law is that anyone under suspicion of homosexuality can be arrested,” he continued, adding that he “didn’t feel right as a gay man stepping foot into Russia.”
Currently, there is a Change.org petition circulating in hopes of convincing Miss Universe organizers to move the pageant to a country more accepting of LGBTs, claiming “Russia is no longer a safe destination and host country.”
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Sure, Andy Cohen is sending a strong message by turning down some serious cash in the name of equality, but isn’t Ms. RanciD sending an even stronger message by accepting money from a homophobic organization to host a transphobic pageant in the most homophobic country on Earth?
Something smells fishy, and it’s you, Ms. Rancid.
flick847
As far as I know, the Miss Universe pageant is the only major international pageant that actually DOES allow transgender participants. Plus, Russia, while far from being a good place for gays to live, is FAR from being the most homophobic country in the world. Parts of Africa, the Middle East, and Caribbean make Russia look like a Lady Gaga concert.
Sparkyu1
Interesting to see which boycotts Queerty supports. Miss Universe should buy advertising here
tookietookie
Well, her name is Rancid.
jckfmsincty
I think it’s time to boycott the E Channel.
aamyko
She looks like a mantis.
Halston
I think they should have it in Saudia Arabia.
Dustolio
Really? Giuliana Rancic is a homophobe for daring to set foot in Russia? Really? This is the dumbest article I have ever read. Have you forgotten who Giuliana Rancic is and where she works? Ugh, Queerty.
rdujetz
Guess she’s much more of a money / media whore than our Andy.
hephaestion
Bravo for Andy Cohen doing the right thing.
If Giuliana Rancic doesn’t drop out of this awful pageant, it will be as if she endorses the anti-gay policies of Russia. And Trump needs to pull the pageant out of Russia. That would be the right thing to do.
Cam
@flick847: said…
“As far as I know, the Miss Universe pageant is the only major international pageant that actually DOES allow transgender participants. Plus, Russia, while far from being a good place for gays to live, is FAR from being the most homophobic country in the world.
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Gee, what a shock, it’s a Trump event and the first comment is a defense of it and Russia.
Well Flick, so by your logic, we should never complain about anything unless it is the absolute worst thing or place. So we can’t complain about the way women are treated in Saudi Arabia, because gee, it’s worse for them in Afghanistan.
For your information these anti-gay laws in Russia are brand new, and you can not only be jailed for simply holding hands, but Russian police are refusing to investigate a rash of gay kidnappings, tortures and murders…even though many of the events have been uploaded to Russia’s version of youtube and the perpetrators faces are clear.
So Fuck Russia,
Fuck the Miss Univers Pagent
Fuck Donald Trump
And fuck Giuliana Rancic.
Cam
If you want to complain to the Network that hosts Giuliana’s show “Fashion Police” about her appearing in Russia here is a link.
https://www.hostedsupport.com/Support/index.cfm?fuse=main.email&EmailTypeID=100&SearchFlag=FALSE
RyanOKC
I’m would have expected her to turn it down too. Sends a really bad message from someone who claims to be a supporter of LGBT community.
Polaro
Wow, seems Fashion Police is a real mess. They are just greedy twats. Between the greed with their writing staff and now this. I think they lost a viewer.
Teleny
I’m sorry that Giuliana is doing this….
lagunaflipsta
They will be short of stylists.
DennisBTR
Very disappointed by Giuliana Rancic’s decision to host. It will certainly make me rethink my position of watching the shows in which she appears.
sanfranca1
@Cam: Thank you!