Editing Arsenio Hall (section)

==== Support of gay rights and the fight against AIDS ====
Hall was a supporter of [[LGBT rights in the United States|gay rights]] long before the movement had become overwhelmingly popular and supported in the mainstream, [[African-American LGBT community|especially in black culture]]. In the early 1990s, this culminated in an episode of ''The Arsenio Hall Show'' where Hall was protested by gay rights activists, who criticized that he didn't have any gay guests on the show and that he would occasionally play gay characters; Hall was clearly upset by the accusation, saying he had famously put LGBT celebrities on his show, including [[Elton John]], and had others on who preferred not to publicly advocate their sexual orientation.<ref>{{Citation |title=Arsenio Hall stands his ground against protesters; supports gay guests. | date=May 10, 2012 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6W5_CSk044 |access-date=2023-06-11 |language=en}}</ref> After passionately stating his points, Hall received overwhelming woof chants of support from his audience. Additionally, Hall used his fame during this period to help fight worldwide prejudice against [[HIV/AIDS]] after [[Magic Johnson]] contracted the virus. Hall and Johnson filmed a [[public service announcement]] about the disease that aired in the early 1990s.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-1992-04-19-9204190407-story.html|title=Magic Johnson, Arsenio Team Up For Aids Video|date=April 19, 1992|work=Orlando Sentinel|access-date=June 9, 2022}}</ref>