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Cyndi Lauper slams Donald Trump over homophobic comments

'True Colours' icon Cyndi Lauper has opened up about her disappointment at hearing homophobic remarks made by Donald Trump recently.

The businessman gave his opinions on gay marriage during his brief GOP presidential run and said that he doesn't believe in it at all: "I just don’t feel good about it, I don’t feel right about it."

Lauper, who is a long-time advocate of equality and the LGBT community, explained to Next magazine that there's no room for bigotry and she is disgusted to think someone in a position of such power could hold such closed-minded and discriminatory beliefs:

"I’m not going to kiss ass with somebody like that. I felt that what he said about the gay community was disappointing because a lot of gay people work for him. It’s just sad."

"I thought he could have done better for his country than just go to the lowest common denominator and stir up the crap,' she said. 'It’s our country, it’s not wrestling.'

'If you try and make our president fail, it doesn’t matter who he is, you make our country fail. And if you really are a patriot, if you really give a sh*t about our country, you don’t do stuff like that. First of all, you’re an entertainer, and you make ugly buildings, and you’re famous for it. And you have a reality show with very high ratings. Don’t step into the forum like that. Become educated with facts. Don’t just be a sh*t-stirrer."

Back in 2011, Lauper appeared on Trump's 'Celebrity Apprentice' to benefit her True Colors Fund, which helps "to raise awareness about and bring an end to gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender youth homelessness", so she is especially concerned with his opinions on the matter.

Watch a recent interview with Lauper, in which she talks about her love for Eminem and Nicki Minaj, here:

 

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