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• 10 MOST FAMO CELEBS TO SPEAK OUT AGAST GAY MARRIAGE
• MORMON STARS FACE BACKLASH AFTER GAY MARRIAGE BAN
• MARIE OSMOND TALKS GAY MARRIAGE, LBIAN DGHTER JSI IN NEW INTERVIEW
• MARIE OSMOND OUT OF TUNE WH MORMON CHURCH ON GAY {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}NEWSBY MICHAEL JENSENMAY 6, 2009/9:24 PMBY MICHAEL JENSENMAY 6, 2009 / 9:24 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"MARIE OSMOND OUT OF TUNE WH MORMON CHURCH ON GAY RIGHTS","DATEPUBLISHED":"2009-05-07T01:24:26.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2009-05-07T01:24:26.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"MICHAEL JENSEN","KEYWORDS":"THE BACKLOT","ARTICLESECTN":"NEWS"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN AN TERVIEW WH LOS ANGEL RAD STATN KOST 103.5 ON MONDAY, MARIE OSMOND NFIRMED THAT HER OLST DGHTER JSI IS A LBIAN -- LLG HER A "MAGNIFICENT WOMAN" AND STATG THAT SHE SUPPORTS HER DGHTER AND BELIEV EQUAL RIGHTS FOR GAYS AND LBIANS UNR THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}OSMOND’S PUBLIC SUPPORT OF HER DGHTER IS SIGNIFINT, BEE OSMOND IS THE HIGHT PROFILE MORMON TH FAR TO E OUT SUPPORT OF MARRIAGE EQUALY — OR AT LEAST GIVG GAY AND LBIAN UPL THE SAME RIGHTS AFFORD TO HETEROSEXUAL {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}JSI OSMOND, LEFT, WH SISTER RACHAEL JANUARY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}LAST WEEK THE TABLOID THE GLOBE, MOST LIKELY OPERATG UNR THE ABOVE-MENTNED ASSUMPTN THAT MARIE OSMOND DISAPPROVED OF SAME SEX UNNS, REPORTED THAT MARIE OSMOND WAS SO “HEARTSICK” AFTER DISVERG THE SEXUAL ORIENTATN OF HER 21-YEAR-OLD DGHTER JSI THAT SHE “REF TO EVEN PUBLICLY ACKNOWLEDGE .”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ON MONDAY, OSMOND APPEARED ON KOST 103.5 LOST ANGEL AND SET THE RERD STRAIGHT, TELLG THE HOST WHEN ASKED ABOUT , "THAT'S NOT A SENSIVE TOPIC. I LOVE MY DGHTER."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}LATER ON, OSMOND STATED, "WHEN TO MARRIAGE, YOU KNOW, I THK THAT CIVIL RIGHTS NEED TO BE FOR ALL:"{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}YOU KNOW, I THK EACH OF HAS THE RIGHT TO CHOOSE WHO MAK THAT MEDIL CISN FOR , I THK EVERYBODY SHOULD HAVE THE RIGHT TO SHARE HOM AND FANC WH SOMEBODY THAT THEY RE ABOUT. YOU KNOW ON THOSE TYP OF THGS I'M VERY SUPPORTIVE. WHEN TO MARRIAGE ... I THK THAT CIVIL RIGHTS NEED TO BE FOR ALL. WHEN YOU START MIXG RELIGN TO THAT AND BELIEFS, YOU KNOW, I DO BELIEVE THE BIBLE. MY DGHTER UNRSTANDS MY BELIEFS. AND, AND, UH, YOU KNOW, GOD SAID TO BE MARRIED AND BE PRODUCTIVE WH YOUR CHILDREN AND, AND, YOU KNOW, REPLENISH THE EARTH OR WHATEVER. SHE UNRSTANDS THOSE THGS. MY DGHTER IS SHARP. AND WE HAVE A GREAT RELATNSHIP AND I THK SHE WOULD TELL YOU {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MANY PEOPLE, FACT, ASSUMED THAT OSMOND WAS OPPOSED TO MARRIAGE EQUALY BY VIRTUE OF HER MEMBERSHIP THE MORMON CHURCH. OF URSE, DIDN’T HELP THAT HER BROTHER DONNY, WHEN ASKED ABOUT HIS VIEW ON SAME-SEX MARRIAGE, WROTE THE FOLLOWG ON HIS WEBSE DECEMBER:{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MY BELIEFS ABOUT MARRIAGE IS BETIFULLY STATED THE FAY — A PROCLAMATN TO THE WORLD, A DOCUMENT PUBLISHED BY THE LEARS OF OUR CHURCH BACK 1995. I AM GOG TO CLU {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WE, THE FIRST PRINCY AND THE COUNCIL OF THE TWELVE APOSTL OF THE CHURCH OF J CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SATS, SOLEMNLY PROCLAIM THAT MARRIAGE BETWEEN A MAN AND A WOMAN IS ORDAED OF GOD AND THAT THE FAY IS CENTRAL TO THE CREATOR'S PLAN FOR THE ETERNAL STY OF HIS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}I’M GUSG DONNY WAS NEVER SPOTTED WALKG AROUND TOWN WH A “NO ON 8” {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MARIE OSMOND’S REER THE ENTERTAMENT DTRY SPANS OVER THREE S. HER RELIG UPBRGG, TO SOME EXTENT, FLUENCED THE DIRECTN OF HER REER. FOR EXAMPLE, SHE TURNED DOWN THE ROLE OF SANDY GREASE, BEE SHE DID NOT APPROVE OF THE CHARACTER’S MORALS (THE ROLE EVENTUALLY WENT TO OLIVIA NEWTON JOHN).{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ALTHOUGH SHE WAS NOT PART OF HER FAY’S POP GROUP THE OSMONDS, MARIE ENJOYED SUCCS AS A SOLO ARTIST DURG THE 1970S AND 1980S, WH MANY OF HER SGL CHARTG ON THE COUNTRY AND TOP 40 CHARTS. FROM 1976 TO 1979, SHE -HOSTED A VARIETY SHOW WH HER BROTHER DONNY LLED DONNY & MARIE, WHICH RAN ON {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DONNY AND MARIE PERFORMG THE '{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN THE 1990S, SHE STARRED BROADWAY MILS THE KG AND I AND THE SOUND OF {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}CURRENTLY, OSMOND PERFORMS WH HER BROTHER DONNY A VARIETY SHOW, ALSO LLED DONNY & MARIE, AT THE FLAMGO HOTEL LAS VEGAS. SHE HAS WRTEN NUMERO BT-SELLG BOOKS, LNCHED A LE OF DOLLS, AND WILL BE HOSTG HER OWN TALK SHOW BEGNG THIS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AS WE ALL KNOW, AFTER THE HEAVILY PUBLICIZED 85 LN DOLLAR BATTLE OVER PROPOSN 8 (WHICH BANNED GAY MARRIAGE CALIFORNIA), MANY GAYS AND LBIANS FELT TARGETED BY THE MORMON CHURCH, SCE A SIZABLE PERCENTAGE OF THE MONEY DONATED SUPPORT OF PROPOSN 8 ORIGATED OM MASSIVE DRIV IATED BY SOME HIGH PROFILE CHURCH {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ALTHOUGH SOME MORMONS GROUPS SUCH AS MORMONS FOR MARRIAGE MA THE SE FOR LEGALIZG SAME-SEX MARRIAGE -- AND THE WIFE OF NFL HALL-OF-FAME QUARTERBACK STEVE YOUNG, WHO IS THE GREAT-GRANDSON OF BRIGHAM YOUNG, FAMOLY TOOK A STAND AGAST Y ON 8 -- GAYS AND LBIANS WERE LEFT WH THE OVERWHELMG FEELG THAT THE MORMON CHURCH WAS STMENTAL STRIPPG AWAY THEIR RIGHT TO MARRY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}EVEN AS MORE STAT BEG TO EMBRACE MARRIAGE EQUALY — CLUDG MAE, AS OF TODAY — SAME-SEX MARRIAGE NTU TO BE A HOT BUTTON TOPIC. THE SHEER AMOUNT OF MONEY SPENT THE FIGHT OVER PROPOSN 8 IS DITIVE OF THE POLARIZG AND EMOTNAL NATURE OF THE BATE, AND THE FLAP OVER MISS CALIFORNIA CARRIE PREJEAN’S OPPOSN TO SAME-SEX MARRIAGE, WHICH NTU TO MAKE NATNAL HEADL, FURTHER ILLTRAT THAT THE BATTLE FOR MARRIAGE EQUALY IS FAR OM {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ALTHOUGH “PREACHG TO THE CHOIR” AND RALLYG THE TROOPS ON YOUR SI OF THE BATE MAY BE VIGORATG, DO NOT DO MUCH TERMS OF CHANGG HEARTS AND MDS. WHEN A PUBLIC PERSONA LIKE OSMOND, A VOUT MORMON, OUT SUPPORT OF EQUAL RIGHTS FOR GAYS AND LBIANS, THOSE THAT ARE OPPOSED TO SAME-SEX MARRIAGE OR ARE STILL ON THE FENCE ARE MORE LIKELY TO TAKE NOTICE AND {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}OSMOND ACKNOWLEDGED THAT “EVERYBODY HAS A RIGHT TO BELIEVE WHAT THEY BELIEVE,” BUT ULTIMATELY, “EVERYBODY HAS A RIGHT TO HAVE CIVIL RIGHTS.” SO ALTHOUGH SHE DID NOT EXPLICLY STATE THAT SHE PERSONALLY FELT FORTABLE WH SAME-SEX MARRIAGE, SHE STATED THAT GAYS AND LBIANS SHOULD ENJOY EQUAL RIGHTS THE EY OF THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THIS IS FELY A STEP THE RIGHT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}LISTEN TO AN EXCERPT OF MARIE'S RAD TERVIEW HERE:{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

10 MOST FAMO CELEBS TO SPEAK OUT AGAST GAY MARRIAGE

Wh more and more openly gay celebri gracg the stag at the annual award ceremoni, seems that the old fashned views of the lik of Walt Disney and Charlton Hton are buried along wh them. This is not the se, however, and many the Hollywood ele still like to steal the limelight by ocsnally shockg their terviewers wh some anti-gay sentiments.

MORMON STARS FACE BACKLASH AFTER GAY MARRIAGE BAN

Not all of the celebri on this list are explicly “anti-gay”, but they have all at some pot ma clear that they are opposed to the marriage of two people of the same sex. There are many lists out there that claim to have done the same thg, but they ually nfe homophobia wh right-wg views on marriage: the two are not necsarily synonymo.

MARIE OSMOND TALKS GAY MARRIAGE, LBIAN DGHTER JSI IN NEW INTERVIEW

Neverthels, opposg gay marriage is nsired ntroversial due to the large numbers of people affects, wh an timated 6% of the populatn intifyg as LGBT. Sce the passg of the feral gay marriage law the USA, the issue has once aga been thst to the foreont of polil bate. This list is certaly not exhstive – there are many other celebri who have shocked the world wh vrlic ments directed towards gay people - but the celebri on this list are the most proment to openly oppose, what many people nsir, a legimate form of love servg of legal regnn.

A rather nfg aspect of Donald Tmp’s posn is that he has been heard fendg the gay-marriage laws of the USA (note that fense of a law is not fense of a prciple).

MARIE OSMOND OUT OF TUNE WH MORMON CHURCH ON GAY {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}NEWSBY MICHAEL JENSENMAY 6, 2009/9:24 PMBY MICHAEL JENSENMAY 6, 2009 / 9:24 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"MARIE OSMOND OUT OF TUNE WH MORMON CHURCH ON GAY RIGHTS","DATEPUBLISHED":"2009-05-07T01:24:26.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2009-05-07T01:24:26.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"MICHAEL JENSEN","KEYWORDS":"THE BACKLOT","ARTICLESECTN":"NEWS"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN AN TERVIEW WH LOS ANGEL RAD STATN KOST 103.5 ON MONDAY, MARIE OSMOND NFIRMED THAT HER OLST DGHTER JSI IS A LBIAN -- LLG HER A "MAGNIFICENT WOMAN" AND STATG THAT SHE SUPPORTS HER DGHTER AND BELIEV EQUAL RIGHTS FOR GAYS AND LBIANS UNR THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}OSMOND’S PUBLIC SUPPORT OF HER DGHTER IS SIGNIFINT, BEE OSMOND IS THE HIGHT PROFILE MORMON TH FAR TO E OUT SUPPORT OF MARRIAGE EQUALY — OR AT LEAST GIVG GAY AND LBIAN UPL THE SAME RIGHTS AFFORD TO HETEROSEXUAL {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}JSI OSMOND, LEFT, WH SISTER RACHAEL JANUARY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}LAST WEEK THE TABLOID THE GLOBE, MOST LIKELY OPERATG UNR THE ABOVE-MENTNED ASSUMPTN THAT MARIE OSMOND DISAPPROVED OF SAME SEX UNNS, REPORTED THAT MARIE OSMOND WAS SO “HEARTSICK” AFTER DISVERG THE SEXUAL ORIENTATN OF HER 21-YEAR-OLD DGHTER JSI THAT SHE “REF TO EVEN PUBLICLY ACKNOWLEDGE .”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ON MONDAY, OSMOND APPEARED ON KOST 103.5 LOST ANGEL AND SET THE RERD STRAIGHT, TELLG THE HOST WHEN ASKED ABOUT , "THAT'S NOT A SENSIVE TOPIC. I LOVE MY DGHTER."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}LATER ON, OSMOND STATED, "WHEN TO MARRIAGE, YOU KNOW, I THK THAT CIVIL RIGHTS NEED TO BE FOR ALL:"{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}YOU KNOW, I THK EACH OF HAS THE RIGHT TO CHOOSE WHO MAK THAT MEDIL CISN FOR , I THK EVERYBODY SHOULD HAVE THE RIGHT TO SHARE HOM AND FANC WH SOMEBODY THAT THEY RE ABOUT. YOU KNOW ON THOSE TYP OF THGS I'M VERY SUPPORTIVE. WHEN TO MARRIAGE ... I THK THAT CIVIL RIGHTS NEED TO BE FOR ALL. WHEN YOU START MIXG RELIGN TO THAT AND BELIEFS, YOU KNOW, I DO BELIEVE THE BIBLE. MY DGHTER UNRSTANDS MY BELIEFS. AND, AND, UH, YOU KNOW, GOD SAID TO BE MARRIED AND BE PRODUCTIVE WH YOUR CHILDREN AND, AND, YOU KNOW, REPLENISH THE EARTH OR WHATEVER. SHE UNRSTANDS THOSE THGS. MY DGHTER IS SHARP. AND WE HAVE A GREAT RELATNSHIP AND I THK SHE WOULD TELL YOU {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MANY PEOPLE, FACT, ASSUMED THAT OSMOND WAS OPPOSED TO MARRIAGE EQUALY BY VIRTUE OF HER MEMBERSHIP THE MORMON CHURCH. OF URSE, DIDN’T HELP THAT HER BROTHER DONNY, WHEN ASKED ABOUT HIS VIEW ON SAME-SEX MARRIAGE, WROTE THE FOLLOWG ON HIS WEBSE DECEMBER:{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MY BELIEFS ABOUT MARRIAGE IS BETIFULLY STATED THE FAY — A PROCLAMATN TO THE WORLD, A DOCUMENT PUBLISHED BY THE LEARS OF OUR CHURCH BACK 1995. I AM GOG TO CLU {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WE, THE FIRST PRINCY AND THE COUNCIL OF THE TWELVE APOSTL OF THE CHURCH OF J CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SATS, SOLEMNLY PROCLAIM THAT MARRIAGE BETWEEN A MAN AND A WOMAN IS ORDAED OF GOD AND THAT THE FAY IS CENTRAL TO THE CREATOR'S PLAN FOR THE ETERNAL STY OF HIS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}I’M GUSG DONNY WAS NEVER SPOTTED WALKG AROUND TOWN WH A “NO ON 8” {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MARIE OSMOND’S REER THE ENTERTAMENT DTRY SPANS OVER THREE S. HER RELIG UPBRGG, TO SOME EXTENT, FLUENCED THE DIRECTN OF HER REER. FOR EXAMPLE, SHE TURNED DOWN THE ROLE OF SANDY GREASE, BEE SHE DID NOT APPROVE OF THE CHARACTER’S MORALS (THE ROLE EVENTUALLY WENT TO OLIVIA NEWTON JOHN).{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ALTHOUGH SHE WAS NOT PART OF HER FAY’S POP GROUP THE OSMONDS, MARIE ENJOYED SUCCS AS A SOLO ARTIST DURG THE 1970S AND 1980S, WH MANY OF HER SGL CHARTG ON THE COUNTRY AND TOP 40 CHARTS. FROM 1976 TO 1979, SHE -HOSTED A VARIETY SHOW WH HER BROTHER DONNY LLED DONNY & MARIE, WHICH RAN ON {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DONNY AND MARIE PERFORMG THE '{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN THE 1990S, SHE STARRED BROADWAY MILS THE KG AND I AND THE SOUND OF {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}CURRENTLY, OSMOND PERFORMS WH HER BROTHER DONNY A VARIETY SHOW, ALSO LLED DONNY & MARIE, AT THE FLAMGO HOTEL LAS VEGAS. SHE HAS WRTEN NUMERO BT-SELLG BOOKS, LNCHED A LE OF DOLLS, AND WILL BE HOSTG HER OWN TALK SHOW BEGNG THIS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AS WE ALL KNOW, AFTER THE HEAVILY PUBLICIZED 85 LN DOLLAR BATTLE OVER PROPOSN 8 (WHICH BANNED GAY MARRIAGE CALIFORNIA), MANY GAYS AND LBIANS FELT TARGETED BY THE MORMON CHURCH, SCE A SIZABLE PERCENTAGE OF THE MONEY DONATED SUPPORT OF PROPOSN 8 ORIGATED OM MASSIVE DRIV IATED BY SOME HIGH PROFILE CHURCH {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ALTHOUGH SOME MORMONS GROUPS SUCH AS MORMONS FOR MARRIAGE MA THE SE FOR LEGALIZG SAME-SEX MARRIAGE -- AND THE WIFE OF NFL HALL-OF-FAME QUARTERBACK STEVE YOUNG, WHO IS THE GREAT-GRANDSON OF BRIGHAM YOUNG, FAMOLY TOOK A STAND AGAST Y ON 8 -- GAYS AND LBIANS WERE LEFT WH THE OVERWHELMG FEELG THAT THE MORMON CHURCH WAS STMENTAL STRIPPG AWAY THEIR RIGHT TO MARRY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}EVEN AS MORE STAT BEG TO EMBRACE MARRIAGE EQUALY — CLUDG MAE, AS OF TODAY — SAME-SEX MARRIAGE NTU TO BE A HOT BUTTON TOPIC. THE SHEER AMOUNT OF MONEY SPENT THE FIGHT OVER PROPOSN 8 IS DITIVE OF THE POLARIZG AND EMOTNAL NATURE OF THE BATE, AND THE FLAP OVER MISS CALIFORNIA CARRIE PREJEAN’S OPPOSN TO SAME-SEX MARRIAGE, WHICH NTU TO MAKE NATNAL HEADL, FURTHER ILLTRAT THAT THE BATTLE FOR MARRIAGE EQUALY IS FAR OM {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ALTHOUGH “PREACHG TO THE CHOIR” AND RALLYG THE TROOPS ON YOUR SI OF THE BATE MAY BE VIGORATG, DO NOT DO MUCH TERMS OF CHANGG HEARTS AND MDS. WHEN A PUBLIC PERSONA LIKE OSMOND, A VOUT MORMON, OUT SUPPORT OF EQUAL RIGHTS FOR GAYS AND LBIANS, THOSE THAT ARE OPPOSED TO SAME-SEX MARRIAGE OR ARE STILL ON THE FENCE ARE MORE LIKELY TO TAKE NOTICE AND {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}OSMOND ACKNOWLEDGED THAT “EVERYBODY HAS A RIGHT TO BELIEVE WHAT THEY BELIEVE,” BUT ULTIMATELY, “EVERYBODY HAS A RIGHT TO HAVE CIVIL RIGHTS.” SO ALTHOUGH SHE DID NOT EXPLICLY STATE THAT SHE PERSONALLY FELT FORTABLE WH SAME-SEX MARRIAGE, SHE STATED THAT GAYS AND LBIANS SHOULD ENJOY EQUAL RIGHTS THE EY OF THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THIS IS FELY A STEP THE RIGHT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}LISTEN TO AN EXCERPT OF MARIE'S RAD TERVIEW HERE:{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

Ined, Tmp jumped to the fense of a judge who sentenced a man for refg to issue a gay marriage license, notg that “gay marriage is the law of the land.

Still, he matas a stereotypil right-wg view on the matter, and has the past said that gay marriage should not be allowed. While not anti gay, Donny Osmond, like his brothers, is clearly not an advote of equal rights for gay people. Apparently, his relign do not allow gays to marry; therefore, he nnot ndone gay marriage.