Proponents of gay marriage contend the state of New Jersey will legalize same-sex marriage before the end of 2009, but opponents are prepared for a fight, and a nasty, stupid one at that, including John Tomicki of the group New Jersey Coalition to Preserve and Protect Marriage, who is leading a campaign to place a referendum on a 2010 ballot that would effectively ban gay marriage in the state, and at a news conference Wednesday said that those in favor of equality in New Jersey are “afraid” of the ballot box. One Jim White of the always violently offensive Knights of Columbus said homosexuality is “inherently unhealthy” and that the government should be doing all it can to discourage it, although Mr. White offered no evidence to support his startling assertion.
Entertainment Weekly places Adam Lambert on its next cover, announcing that he is the “most exciting America Idol contestant in years … and not just because he might be gay," an acknowledgement coming a little late in the game.
An allegation Thursday that Carrie Prejean’s parents bitter divorce may have helped formulate her horrid homophobia, with court documents revealing that both her Father and Mother asserted the other was gay.
After helping the Los Angeles Dodgers win their thirteenth straight consecutive home victory at the beginning of the season – a MLB record – Manny Ramirez has been suspended for fifty games, the result of testing positive for a banned substance he claims, while making a comment of contrition, was given to him by his personal physician for a private health issue. All of which makes me continue to appreciate that as a young boy I was able to count Roberto Clemente as my baseball idol.
If you live in or around Clifton Park, New York, or plan a visit, you may want to bypass the T.G.I. Fridays, unless, that is, you are found of finding the rotting head of a snake tucked into your appetizer.
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