Amy Poehler and Rashida Jones Mock Don't Ask Don't Tell Stalemate

By Jo Piazza Posted Apr 11th 2011 08:37AM

The GLAAD Media Awards in Los Angeles last night celebrated the many milestones of equality for gay and lesbians that have been made in the past 12 months.

Hosts Amy Poehler and Rashida Jones stole the spotlight with a one act skit mocking the federal
government's continued stalemate to move forward on granting full rights to gays and lesbians in the military with the re-appeal of "Don't Ask Don't Tell."

Rashida played a gay soldier who wanted to tell her platoon she was out of the closet.

"When can I tell them?" Jones asked Poehler playing her superior officer.

"Soon. 60 days," Poehler replied.

"60 days from today?" Jones said.

"No 60 days from when the people are ready," Poehler replied.

Rashida also gave a shout out to GLAAD award recipient Ricky Martin, inviting him to come back to the straights whenever he wants.

"Ricky I respect who you are and thank you for years of intense pleasure fantasies. Come back any time, boo," Jones joked.

Presenter Colin Farrell had an awkward moment backstage when he had to come out as straight to his publicist.

"I was with a friend backstage who looked at me and said 'I didn't know Amy Poehler is gay.' I said I didn't think you needed to be gay to present an award. I had to come out to my friend and tell her I was straight. She's my publicist," Farrell said.

But no one got more love than the one and only Dolly Parton who led the room in an a capella version of '9 to 5.' For Dolly's sake she had to rush off after then event to make a flight to London. It was a crowd that would have gone crazy for Dolly, if you let it.

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Monday 11 April

By Andy

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Please list all the "stars" that attended this show so that I know which ones to boycott their movies and tv shows. Thanks.

By Lisa

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Awww Whats a matter Andy. Are you scared that if you watch gay people perform, the gayness will rub off on you and you'll start cravin some hot sweaty man love? lol grow up.

By CRAWLBACKUNDERYOURROCK

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DROP DEAD ANDY

Not scared, and if I drop dead, it won't be from AIDS.

By Steff

Andy, go back to sexual education, you can get STIs such as HIV/AIDs even if you are "straight" and only have relations with women. Save you ignorance for people who want here it, homophobe,

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