Dear Abby, dispenser of advice since 1956, is on the record saying she supports same-sex marriage.
Jeanne Phillips, who took over the column when the original "Abby," her mother, was diagnosed with Alzheimer's five years ago, is being honored this week by Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays, a national advocacy group that provides support for gay people and their families. According to an Associated Press article, the original Abby, Phillips' mother, Pauline, helped put PFLAG on the map in 1984 when she first referred a distraught parent to the organization.
In other news from the war against homophobia, "Grey’s Anatomy" actor T.R. Knight has recorded a public service announcement in an attempt to encourage other gay people to ‘come out.’
Knight, who came out last year after a former co-star used an anti-gay slur during an on-set altercation, has teamed up with The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation to shoot a public service announcement in recognition of National Coming Out Day Thursday. The 20-second spot shows Knight telling audiences how important it is to respect their gay family and friends.
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the 1987 Gay and Lesbian March on Washington and the unfurling of the AIDS Memorial Quilt on the National Mall.
Dear Abby, Help me. How do I get a paying syndicated column to write about jibberish and promote myths to help divide people.I've always been told to find someone who is successful and model their methods.
Being opposed to discrimination and in favor of equality "divides people"? Divides us into what?
Mike-We are all just people and need to get over ourselves.Discrimination is over rated and a divisive tool of the left.They'd have us believe it's rampant and all consuming.You know it's not.I like you just because you are Mike and made by God.The other stuff is just that-stuff.Please tell me you're not basing your moral decisions on Dear Abby's column.She should be in a tabloid.
Discrimination is never over-rated if you're the one being discriminated against. If you're a white, male, heterosexual, of course you've got nothing to complain about. (I'm one too, but I do have a capacity for empathy.)