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TV Alert: Tyra talks lesbian weddings on today's show

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Trish Bendix

Love her or hate her, Tyra Banks is a friend of the gays. She's given many a lesbian a chance to make out with fellow contestants on Top Model, and yesterday, she presented transgender model Isis with gender reassignment surgery. She's also provided Mr. and Ms. Jay with jobs for years.

On today's show, titled "Don't Ruin My Gay Wedding," Tyra will be talking with a lesbian couple who want to get married, but are upset that one side of the family doesn't want to attend the wedding. Will Tyra be able to say anything in their favor? Will they at least be happy they got the free trip to NYC? Or will they just come off as unloving parents who are completely homophobic? (Something tells me the latter is inevitable. It is television, after all.)

You can watch the preview of today's show here.

From the looks of it, the show concludes with the ceremony, and the couple waiting to see if the family shows. I hope it's a happy ending.

The Tyra Banks Show airs on CW at 5 p.m. EST.

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    • Submitted by
    Trish Bendix
    on November 20, 2008 - 12:00pm.
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    Cat's picture

    Just a thought

    Submitted by
    Cat (73 posts)
    on November 20, 2008 - 1:45pm.
    Wouldn't this have been much more constructive, and a tiny bit less tacky, three weeks ago before the Electorial and Props votes??
    NoToriousTori's picture

    Hmmm...

    Submitted by
    NoToriousTori (461 posts)
    on November 20, 2008 - 1:45pm.

    With Tyra at the helm, this could be interesting to say the least.

     

    Or it could be a disaster....I'm up for a look-see. :-) 

    Anne's picture

    Do I dare say I watched it?

    Submitted by
    Anne (15 posts)
    on November 20, 2008 - 2:18pm.

    I am home sick today so I admit... I watched it.

    It was pretty good... for day time tv... She took the standard unconditional love from mom angle along with noting the hypocracy of christians who scorn gay people but look past so many other since people in their own churches commit every day.

     

    Emuhlee's picture

    i love tyra i wish the tyra

    Submitted by
    Emuhlee (105 posts)
    on November 20, 2008 - 2:24pm.

    i love tyra
    i wish the tyra banks show aired here :(

    chilaxing's picture

    GAYDAR

    Submitted by
    chilaxing (292 posts)
    on November 20, 2008 - 3:22pm.

    I have you on my gaydar for some months now Tyra ;-P

     

    brackishtea's picture

    Ugh I know!!

    Submitted by
    brackishtea (1213 posts)
    on November 20, 2008 - 5:37pm.

    I mean seriously..

    I want to try out the show just for the chance to hit on her...

    "I want to be America's Next Top model....to be closer to you Tyra!!! *wink wink*

    zephyr's picture

    Tyra

    Submitted by
    zephyr (744 posts)
    on November 20, 2008 - 9:57pm.

    She was looking particularly fierce with her hair up in a bun, the grey and black little dress and earrings.  At times I was distracted by how gorgeous she looked.

    I thought Tyra did a good job of reaching out to the mother to get her to open up her heart a little more.  She cracked me up when she told the mother she had about two minutes to make up her mind, because the show was about to end. 

    faith_in_buffy's picture

    i love Tyra

    Submitted by
    faith_in_buffy (137 posts)
    on November 20, 2008 - 10:15pm.

    she is so gay friendly. i liked when she scolded one of the girls one season that admitted to being homophobic.

    i do get a bit of a vibe from Tyra (prolly wishful thinkin) she made a comment one cycle where she said summat about when she goes to bed and thinks about the girls (the contestants) which made me and my friends burst out laughin coz we have dirty minds and a childish sense of humour. it was also funny when mckey picked her up she seemed quite shocked but also seemed like she quite enjoyed it. lol

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    .★.Matt The Rock$tar.★.'s picture

    i watched it...

    Submitted by
    .★.Matt The Roc... (2385 posts)
    on November 20, 2008 - 6:31pm.

    the wedding was so cute and her mom mustered up the courage to go...i loved the theme but at my wedding i am so wearing shoes lol

     

    Tscgrad06's picture

    I watched

    Submitted by
    Tscgrad06 (92 posts)
    on November 20, 2008 - 7:10pm.
    It was what I expected. Nothing we haven't heard before. I found it odd that Tyra made no mention what-so-ever about Prop 8. It made me wonder when the show was filmed, because it's so weird not to mention it. I think people forget that it is hard for some people's loved one's to deal with their homosexuality and you have to understand that and take your time with them. I mean I can easily write people off including family members but if you aren't willing to do that then you have to do something that works out for everyone. TsC
    zephyr's picture

    From the comments made on the show...

    Submitted by
    zephyr (744 posts)
    on November 20, 2008 - 9:51pm.
    it appears this episode was taped some time before the vote.
    lover7691's picture

    does anyone have a link to

    Submitted by
    lover7691 (14 posts)
    on November 20, 2008 - 10:21pm.
    does anyone have a link to view the full episode? thanks :)
    Betty's picture

    Cool

    Submitted by
    Betty (284 posts)
    on November 20, 2008 - 11:09pm.

    Miss Jay looks fierce! I want his outfit!!!

    Tyra works in fashion industry so it's not surprising that she's so gay-friendly and her talk show covers quite a few gay-related topics. She's also very flirty so sometimes I feel like she has the hots for the models. I seriously thought she was gonna kiss one of the models in the Rami Kashou fashion show:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nlMS5k455Q (look at 3:25)

    I hope someone will post the lesbian wedding episode on Youtube so I can see it :)

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    StunStatus's picture

    Alright aside from the

    Submitted by
    StunStatus (79 posts)
    on November 21, 2008 - 9:54am.

    Alright aside from the obvious(she has a huge forehead), Tyra is da bomb, she's jus the type that needs to not talk when I take her down thats all

    Tyra: rambling, connecting something that has nothing to do with her to something or someone she's done in the past

    Me: "sshhh shhh, just let it happen" 

    "Oh you... you think you got it bad, you think the world owes you somethin but it don't owe you nothin" 

    shoveya's picture

    tyra, wow

    Submitted by
    shoveya (115 posts)
    on November 21, 2008 - 10:00am.

    wow, i just went to the link posted by 'betty' and wow... Tyra sure can act like she's got the hots for the models, intense. I think its what she's like when she's modelling but wow, that was hot. Oh, i always wondered if Mr Jay and Ms Jay were a couple...

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    Clara's picture

    I've seen that vid

    Submitted by
    Clara (875 posts)
    on November 23, 2008 - 2:06pm.

    I've seen that vid before!!

    look at 3:42 geez! she looks her up and down :P

    also, that's the vid with Saleisha in, showed she'd done modeling before = scandal?
    .★.Matt The Rock$tar.★.'s picture

    she does turn random stuff on to her lol

    Submitted by
    .★.Matt The Roc... (2385 posts)
    on November 21, 2008 - 12:48pm.

    i find it hillarious

    feeling love sick

    beth='s picture

    think so

    Submitted by
    beth= (16 posts)
    on November 23, 2008 - 1:39am.
    i got a feeling that Mr and Ms Jay are a couple..seems so to me

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