Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade includes first same-sex kiss for national televised event

The 92nd Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade proved to be historic not only for its chilly weather but also because it showcased the parade’s first same-sex kiss to be televised. 

During a performance of Broadway’s new musical ‘The Prom’, actresses Caitlin Kinnunen and Isabelle McCalla kissed on the live NBC broadcast. 

The moment is also said to have been the first same-sex kiss to have been broadcast during the Macy’s holiday event.

The musical follows a lesbian girl who is denied the opportunity to bring her girlfriend to prom. The couple is then helped by a group of eccentric queer Los Angeles actors. 

During a performance of Broadway’s new musical ‘The Prom’, actresses Caitlin Kinnunen and Isabelle McCalla kissed on the live NBC broadcast

'The first #LGBTQ kiss in the Parade’s history. We here at @ThePromMusical have never been so proud. #LoveIsLove,' said cast member Josh Lamon

‘The first #LGBTQ kiss in the Parade’s history. We here at @ThePromMusical have never been so proud. #LoveIsLove,’ said cast member Josh Lamon

‘The first #LGBTQ kiss in the Parade’s history. We here at @ThePromMusical have never been so proud. #LoveIsLove,’ said cast member Josh Lamon.

Lamon included a clip of the historic moment before adding another tweet that included a grab of the kiss. 

He added: ‘So proud. So Thankful.’

The kiss was also captured the day before while the cast rehearsed for the performance.

Folks watching the spectacle from their personal devices were split when it came to their reaction to the kiss, with a majority of those on social media supporting the moment. 

The kiss was also captured the day before while the cast rehearsed for the performance

The kiss was also captured the day before while the cast rehearsed for the performance

One user exclaimed: ‘YESSSSS NATIONAL TV KISS!!!LETS GO LGBT’S!!!! IN THE PROM WE STAN!!!!’

Actor Andy Mientus shared the same sentiment and added: ‘GAY KISS ON THE #MacysDayParade TWENTYGAYTEEN AT FULL POWER #TheProm.’

‘I can’t stop thinking about what watching The Prom’s performance meant to so many young queer people today #MacysParade,’ another user stated.

But there were those who made comments insinuating that children would not understand sexuality. Other comments, were just downright homophonic.

Folks watching the spectacle from their personal devices were split when it came to their reaction to the kiss, with a majority of those on social media supporting the moment

Folks watching the spectacle from their personal devices were split when it came to their reaction to the kiss, with a majority of those on social media supporting the moment

Their criticism was easily mocked by those who pointed out Broadway’s proximity to LGBT life in New York and those who recognized the importance of talking about sexuality during the holidays.

One user said: ‘Just got chills seeing The Prom on the #macysthanksgivingdayparade so important to see that kind of representation, especially on a holiday where many people are turned away from their family for who they are.’ 

Another added: ‘thank u @ the prom for making all the conservatives angry ur doing amazing sweeties.’ 

‘It’s interesting to me that the prom’s entire storyline is based around how intolerant the Midwest is and that happens to be the same people angrily tweeting about the parade kiss,,,,,,, huh,’ a different user said.  ‘It’s just hilarious to me because the people crying about how they don’t want their kids “seeing that” are just proving the point of the show’s entire message.’

One user summed it up and stated: ‘do the people complaining about the prom realize that bway is quite literally like the gayest thing ever 

The Prom opened on Broadway this month. 

Their criticism was easily mocked by those who pointed out Broadway's proximity to LGBT life in New York and those who recognized the importance of talking about sexuality during the holidays.

Their criticism was easily mocked by those who pointed out Broadway’s proximity to LGBT life in New York and those who recognized the importance of talking about sexuality during the holidays.

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