Two nights ago, Marie Osmond gave a lengthy interview to Channel 4. "Nothing about her has been off limits" in her new memoir, we were teased. But after a tedious recounting of Marie's "Dancing with the Stars" fainting drama, neither Osmond nor Channel 4's morning-lady team addressed recent rumors about Marie's adopted daughter Jessica being a lesbian and living in a committed relationship with another woman.So it must have been a bummer for Channel 4 News to hear Marie spill her guts to a LA radio host. Marie still was less than straight forward on her daughter's sexual orientation, but she apparently diverges from her church and brother Donny on civil unions and even gay marriage:
One of the things that we have to be careful of is that we don't create hate. Because people believe certain things and we can’t make everyone become homogenized.Everybody has a right to believe what they believe. But I do think everyone has a right to have civil rights. I believe everyone should have the right to share homes and finances with somebody that they care about. You know, on those types of things, I am very supportive. When it comes to marriage, you know, I think civil rights need to be for all. It also appears that Marie loves Jessica for who she is. And that would support the idea, rejected by the LDS church, that being gay is inborn, not a choice. Otherwise, how could a member of the Osmonds, the most righteous of Mormon clans, grow up to be gay?
One of the things that we have to be careful of is that we don't create hate. Because people believe certain things and we can’t make everyone become homogenized.Everybody has a right to believe what they believe. But I do think everyone has a right to have civil rights. I believe everyone should have the right to share homes and finances with somebody that they care about. You know, on those types of things, I am very supportive. When it comes to marriage, you know, I think civil rights need to be for all. It also appears that Marie loves Jessica for who she is. And that would support the idea, rejected by the LDS church, that being gay is inborn, not a choice. Otherwise, how could a member of the Osmonds, the most righteous of Mormon clans, grow up to be gay?
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Who could have guessed that I would ever feel any respect and admiration for Marie Osmond?! Her comments just go to show she has a mind of her own--not easy in the Mormon church!
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