Macklemore Marries 33 Gay and Straight Couples During Grammy Performance of ‘Same Love’
On Sunday evening, the Grammys celebrated marriage equality with a performance of Macklemore & Ryan Lewis’ “Same Love,” featuring 33 gay and straight couples getting married live on-stage.
The song has become something of an anthem for the gay rights movement, with rapper Macklemore exploring hip-hop culture’s own biases against homosexuality, as well as the greater theme of intolerance in America.
Queen Latifah officiated the marriage of the 33 couples, which included both homosexual and heterosexual couples. Madonna then joined to conclude the performance with an interpolation of her hit “Open Your Heart” set to the “Same Love” backing melody.
Watch below, via CBS:
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