{"id":58093,"date":"2017-11-20T00:00:40","date_gmt":"2017-11-20T05:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/imagine-dragons-wears-glaads-pin-and-shouts-out-lgbtq-youth-in-acceptance-speech-for-favorite-poprock-group-at-the-american-music-awards\/"},"modified":"2017-11-20T00:00:40","modified_gmt":"2017-11-20T05:00:40","slug":"imagine-dragons-wears-glaads-pin-and-shouts-out-lgbtq-youth-in-acceptance-speech-for-favorite-poprock-group-at-the-american-music-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/imagine-dragons-wears-glaads-pin-and-shouts-out-lgbtq-youth-in-acceptance-speech-for-favorite-poprock-group-at-the-american-music-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Imagine Dragons Wears GLAAD\u2019s & Pin and Shouts Out LGBTQ Youth in Acceptance Speech for Favorite Pop\/Rock Group at the American Music Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"

Imagine Dragons Wears GLAAD\u2019s & Pin and Shouts Out LGBTQ Youth in Acceptance Speech for Favorite Pop\/Rock Group at the American Music Awards<\/b><\/p>\n

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Congrats to Imagine Dragons who won Favorite Pop\/Rock Duo or Group at tonight\u2019s American Music Awards!<\/p>\n

Imagine Dragons lead singer Dan Reynolds proudly sported a GLAAD & pin<\/a> as part of GLAAD\u2019s Together Movement, which calls<\/a> for marginalized communities to stand united.<\/p>\n

As he accepted the American Music Award, Reynolds had some powerful words for LGBTQ youth:<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is the country that I know, which is one of powerful women<\/a>. I\u2019m talking about our women<\/a>; talking about empowering our LGBTQ youth. May we continue to progress as a nation towards one of love, of equality, no divide. There\u2019s been way too much of that this last year so to start the night like this just feels right.\u201d<\/p>\n

And ended his speech with:<\/p>\n

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.@Imaginedragons<\/a> is your choice for Favorite Duo or Group – Pop\/Rock! #AMAs<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/RgTZjnhqT1<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 AMAs (@AMAs) November 20, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cPeace, love, equality for all!\u201d<\/p>\n

The & pin made another appearance when Dan Reynolds and Imagine Dragons performed an explosive mashup of their hit Thunder with Khalid\u2019s Young Dumb & Broke.<\/p>\n

You can purchase your own & pin and join GLAAD\u2019s Together Movement today.<\/a><\/p>\n

LGBTQ visibility was high at this year\u2019s American Music Awards. GLAAD previously announced that Demi Lovato would attend the AMAs with Danica Roem<\/a>, who earlier this month was elected Virginia\u2019s first transgender state legislator.<\/p>\n

Earlier this year, Reynolds, an LGBTQ ally and Mormon, worked with GLAAD on LOVELOUD<\/a>, a festival and concert held in Orem, Utah that brought together more than 17,000 fans and members of the LGBTQ and Mormon communities to stand up for LGBTQ youth. Reynolds spoke with OUT magazine before the concert and shared<\/a>: “I just want to do everything I can do help our LGBTQ youth know they are not sinful. They\u2019re perfect, wonderful and lovely the way they are, and if there is a God, that God loves them. For me, I\u2019m just on this journey to raise awareness for my community and hopefully move out to raise awareness outside of Mormonism about how we can be better support LGBTQ youth.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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