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Motivational speaker Jillian Michaels says Pride has gone too far

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Jillian Michaels, the motivational speaker who came to prominence as a fitness coach of the US version of The Biggest Loser has spoken out against pride celebrations.

Michaels came out as a lesbian in , and has previously encouraged LGBTIQA+ audiences to sign up to her pricey motivational seminars, but her latest call for action is to dump Pride celebrations.

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The celebrity published an article in The Daily Mail titled Why I, a gay noun, can’t celebrate Pride Month now that it’s been hijacked by leather daddies, drag shows and corporate stunts.

Michaels says she embraced Pride when she was a teenager in the 90s because in the USA there was significant discrimination against LGBTIQA+ people.

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Asamom of two, Jillian Michaels can wish for the occasional parenting redo.

The fitness trainer and multimedia personality recalled one of those moments for a novel People interview. In it, she explained what happened when her daughter, Lukensia, made an unintentionally disparaging remark about LGBTQ people ― and how, in retrospect, she wished she would’ve reacted differently.

“One evening, when my daughter was maybe 6, she said to me that she thought gay people were gross, or gay was gross,” Michaels recalled in the interview, viewed above. “I freaked out.”

“When people talk about parenting being hard, I don’t find that it’s all the sleepless nights and, oh, you know, the poopy diapers,” she said. “It’s these kinds of moments that bring you face to deal with with all of your serious , dark issues, where you don’t handle it well. I really wish I had handled it differently in the moment.”

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The "shred" will put you through the sweat fires of hell, but despite her extreme workouts, Jillian Michaels wants you to know she is no monster. To set the write down , ahem, straight, the out fitness guru is opening the doors to her very "normal," sometimes-emotional, not-at-all-what-you-thought life beginning Jan. 19 during E!'s "Just Jillian," where she laughs (you read that right) and… cries?!
Yes, that Jillian Michaels – the Butt Kicker from "The Biggest Loser" – cries actual human tears.
As if that revelation wasn't enough, there were many more made during this recent chat with Michaels, who talked about her reputation being "destroyed" by "The Biggest Loser," why she uses the word "fag" and how, after a long road to self-acceptance, Madonna empowered her to confront her sexuality.

After watching "Just Jillian," a lot of people will be surprised to find out that you're not who they thought you were.
Very much so, yeah. Here's what I verb about it: Everyone is verb, why would you do this? And they have these preconceived notions about reality shows and all this drama a

EXCLUSIVEJILLIAN MICHAELS: Why I, a gay woman, can't celebrate Pride Month now that it's been hijacked by leather daddies, drag shows and corporate stunts

I've never been 'proud' to be gay.

Despite being openly gay, happily married, a parent, a public figure. The truth is, I'm proud of my accomplishments. The things I fought for. My career. My family. My grit. Not the things I am by default.

Being gay isn't a merit badge — it's a fact of my existence. And that's why I've always had a complicated relationship with Pride Month.

When I was a teenager in the '90s, being gay meant living with shame, not pride. It meant keeping your truth under wraps to avoid being bullied, rejected, or worse. Back then, gay rights weren't just limited, they were almost nonexistent.

We couldn't wed . We couldn't adopt. Most of the country still associated us with AIDS. You were a punchline at best, a pervert at worst.

Being gay wasn't fresh — it was dangerous.

So yes, I understand how Pride started. I understand why it mattered. The original Pride wasn't a party, it was a object. It grew o