Marie Osmond on Gay Rights and Her Lesbian Daughter http://tinyurl.com/dxog8z

[Ian David]

Marie Osmond on Gay Rights and Her Lesbian Daughter

Yesterday, in an interview with KOST 103.5 Los Angeles, Marie Osmond spoke out about her lesbian daughter Jessica and her views on gay rights.

Said Osmond: "You know, I think each of us has the right to choose who makes that medical decision for us, I think everybody should have the right to share homes and finances with somebody that they care about. You know on those types of things I'm very supportive. When it comes to marriage, ... I think that civil rights need to be for all. When you start mixing religion into that and beliefs, you know, I do believe in the Bible. My daughter understands my beliefs. And, and, uh, you know, God said to be married and be productive with your children and, and, you know, replenish the earth or whatever. She understands those things. My daughter is sharp. And we have a great relationship and I think she would tell you that."



More:
http://www.towleroad.com/2009/05/marie-osmond-on-gay-rights-and-her-lesbian-daughter.html

[LostinVA]

1. If she wasn't an Osmond, she would have been excommunicated years ago

For her divorce, first of all.

Good fo her!

[Warpy]

3. This might do it.

The LDS church can stand only so many pokes in the eye.

In any case, there's nothing like having a gay child to bring a religious mom around to supporting civil rights for all of us.

Good for her.

[FreeState]

11. The Church does not excommunicate for that anymore...

in the 70's a whole lot of things they use to excommunicate for stopped in an effort to make membership numbers grow and appear more "mainstream." I know lots of LDS members who got divorced with no consequences and some that cheated on their spouse and got disfellowshipped (the equivalent of probation for a year). Even openly gay people are not excommunicated now unless they publicly call the church on its homophobia.

[LostinVA]

12. Aha -- didn't know that

I know someone excommed for that back in the day.

So, the membership numbers are padded with a bunch of Jack Mormons?

[FreeState]

14. Yes - the membership numbers are dubious at best

if you stop going they count you as a member until the age of 110 unless you write them a letter saying you are no longer a member. Keep in mind that less than 50% of what the church counts as members attended a single meeting in the last year (Church claims 13 million members world wide).

[LostinVA]

15. Very intresting -- thanks!

[Duncan Grant]

2. Wow. Knock me over with a feather.

:wow:

edit: recommended

[Lerkfish]

4. I've long felt that all it takes is to love a family member who is gay to "get it"

Once you see a gay person (or a person who is different from you in any way" as a DAUGHTER, SON, MOTHER, etc. instead of the label, and love them for who they are, bigotry just becomes immediately obsolete.


at least, that's how I view it.

[bicentennial_baby]

6. You should have seen Maine Rep. Briggs

Her daughter is a lesbian, buuuuut....she just can't support marriage equality. She says we can blame it on "the good book".

:puke:

[Duncan Grant]

7. LGBT people got Marie Osmond. I never saw that one coming. Never.

The universe is at work. And you're absolutely right, Lerkfish.

I'm sorry, but I need to sit down for a minute. Maybe a glass of water?

:wow:

[imdjh]

18. Oh great, now I have Paper Roses stuck in my head. n/t

[Duncan Grant]

19. Turn. It. Up.

"..but they're only imitation,

Like your imitation looooove foooor (big finish) meeeeeeeeeeee."



That's a lethal earworm. :D

[kestrel91316]

8. I "got it" when I was 4 and figured out one of my cousins, age 7, was

more than a little different. My mom was contemptuous of him, so that made me feel a little protective of his position. We lived far apart and weren't particularly close, but I know he made a difference very early on for me and how I feel about gays. Sadly, he committed suicide in his 20's. At least he was spared the hellish early years of AIDS in his peer group.

Nobody has to convince me gays are born gay - I have known that since I was a tot.

[zipplewrath]

10. So did Milk

The stats suggest that folks who personally know someone are far more likely to reject bigotted stereotypes. "Because that isn't what my gay friend is like". Much of the culture war was about making people afraid of things they didn't really know anything about. Once they knew something about them, they tended not to be quite so afraid. They also tended to view the fear monger in a negative light. It was one of the downfalls of Bush II and Karl Rove. They could "sell" the Iraq war and many other aspects of the culture wars. But too many folks had friends doing tours in Iraq. Too many folks have relatives that reminded them of Terri Schiavo. Too many folks had lived through their own natural disasters and could recognize the ineptness that was Katrina. The culture wars work when it is some nameless "liberal". It's harder to sell when it's "my dad".

[tblue37]

17. That happened with my racist father when my sister adopted an

African-American baby back in the 1970s. My dad discovered that it's hard to be a racist when your incredibly cute little granddaughter is Black.

[joeybee12]

5. Sounds like she's trying to wrok through it a little still...in her defense she

had a very sheltered upbringing. Also, even Cher had to work through her acceptance of Chastity...it can be a shock even to those who think they wouldn't be shocked.

[LiberalFighter]

9. I've had the hots for that girl for many years. I wouldn't mind be married to her

if she didn't have so many kids (that are still at home) and wasn't such a major celebrity.

I've felt sorry for her because of what she has gone thru. Yet at the same time she appears to do well despite everything. She appears to have a very good outlook on life.

[Ian David]

13. Uhm... Marie Osmond did NOT come out and say she supports Marriage Equality!

Listen to the interview at the link.

She seems to have very carefully skirted the issue.

She believes people should have equal rights, but her daughter knows how she feels about what's in The Bible (and presumably the New Testament and Book of Mormon as well).

[LostinVA]

16. I understand what she said, and I still give her props

What she said goes against her upbringing and her religion's beliefs... which makes me wonder if she isn't secretly a "Jill" Mormon. She also publicly stood by her daughter.

[ropi]

20. marie is trying...and i have to say

that i love her for that and for accepting her daughter. it must be hard for them both, but marie has always struck me as being able to rise above any issue and do what is right.