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WATCH: Franklin Graham's LGBT-Friendly Biz Boycott Backfires, and Rachel Maddow Loves It

Rachel Maddow is glad to report that evangelist Franklin Graham traded one gay bank for an even gayer one.

Raffy Ermac

Digital Director, Out.com

Raffy is a Los Angeles-based writer, editor, video creator, critic, and digital director of Out Magazine. The former editor-in-chief of PRIDE, he is also a die-hard Rihanna and Sailor Moon stan who loves to write about all things pop culture, entertainment, and identities. Follow him on Instagram (@raffyermac) and Twitter (@byraffy), and subscribe to his YouTube channel.

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June 11 2015 7:28 PM EST

November 08 2024 5:54 AM EST

If we learned anything about Rachel Maddow from her MSNBC show, it’s that she’s a big fan of instant karma.

As The Advocate reported, Christian evangelist Franklin Graham was so upset with banking titan Wells Fargo on account of its commercial featuring a lesbian couple adopting a deaf child, he announced a plan to boycott the popular bank and switch to another one.

But as Maddow was happy to report, his plan backfired in the best — and gayest — way possible.

As it turns out, the new bank that Graham switched his financial accounts to -- North Carolina-based BB&T --is actually a platinum sponsor of the annual Miami Beach Gay Pride festival and parade, one of the country’s biggest pro-LGBT celebrations.

"I love this story so much I want to take it to Franklin Graham's new bank and marry it... if it's a lady," said Maddow.

Graham is defending his decision to switch banks and his call for a boycott. Click here for that report.

According to Maddow’s report, BB&T is also the chief sponsor of the “Legacy Couples” program which “is a fundraiser that celebrates same-sex couples in committed relationships for 10 years or longer” and that the Miami branch of the bank even built a special chapel to let a gay couple get married there.

“Franklin Graham threw a Facebook hissy fit and moved his accounts because of a commercial showing two women adopting a deaf little girl, but it turns out his new bank is so much gayer than his old bank,” said Maddow. “The universe has a way of making these things work out!”