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I'm a gay old fart and I love Ellen Page. I hope she's gay and won't hold it against her if she's not!

exactly why is this news and why does anyone care?

I guess if you can't google it, it must not be true!

Lisa, if you didn't care, why did you respond?

Lisa responded because it's EVERYWHERE even when your looking on a child's website.

Michael Musto needs to get a life, he comes across as a creepy stalker. Outing people before they have the opportunity to do it themselves is just low.

I wish those dastardly homosexuals would quit trying to make us gay. Now they're trying to get a cultural icon and role model to young girls. This is almost as bad as gay marriage. Which would most assuredly turn everyone gay and destroy society as we know it. That's it. No more mojitos until Ellen Page is straight again. Keep it up and we're taking Express and making it into a camping store.

Let's hope she isn't.

I thought this movie was kool...and interesting.

Right on, Greg. Then we could totally date her!

It's none of our business if she is gay or not. The Gay community just wants to label her. They feel the more Celebrities that are gay will make them feel more accepted.

I really don't mind straight people, as long as they act gay in public.

I guess they do this because it sells papers or something. Of course, if she did the sketch purposely to mess with their minds, it serves them right. Then again, it was just a sketch, and she could have been, you know... acting!
and anyone who thinks looking for old boyfriends is a reliable way to answer the question is a little clueless; but then anyone trying to answer the question in the first place is a little silly anyway.

I'm so freakin sick of people who post "why is this news or why does anyone care?" That's what the freakin headlines are for - so that you can skip over it if you don't find the subject noteworthy.

Well, of course she must be gay. She certainly couldn't just be acting in a sketch. Which means she must have also tortured a pedophile and gotten pregnant as a teenager; she wasn't just acting in movies. And if we're going off of her sketches on SNL, that means she's also really Miley Cyrus.

Oh, and if Michael Musto is right that Ellen's a lesbian just because she doesn't have a boyfriend, there are a heck of a lot of lesbians out there. Shut up, Michael Musto.

Scott - LMAO!

I liked it better when homosexuality was considered a mental illness in every text book. What happened to that? By trying to legitimize it we have in effect resorted to normalize it instead of the proper aspect of calling it what it is, mental illness. Now I will probably be flamed for having a opinion contrary to "politically correct". Oh well, some one needs to say it!

I agree with Jim.

Jim -- I agree. That's why the more celebrities they get to label the more normal they feel.

Hey Jim, you like it better when the universe orbited the Earth, too? There's being politically incorrect and there's being deliberately ignorant.

do we really have to care if she's gay? i would just once like to see an actor & not know who he/she is sleeping with or what sex they prefer ...

Last I checked, Lebanese described people from Lebanon, not sexual orientation. Besides, I like the Indigo Girls, Melissa Etheridge and Ellen D. and I am far from gay -- not that there's anything wrong with that :)

Yve2008--Yes because labeling them gives normalization to the Gay community.

No Jim, I won't flame you, (and I love that pun btw) but how can sexual preference be a mental illness? Those antiquated texbooks labeled homosexuality an illness because behaviors weren't studied and understood. Preferences for colors, foods, partners, music, etc. is part of one's personality and not a sign of mental illness. Some may consider those attracted to another race as "ill" but it's just another part of what makes us human.

Who cares if she's gay. There's a lot of fantastic actors/actresses, singers, etc out there and she seems to be working her way up the ranks. Does it affect her acting if she is? Do you all not watch Ellen because she's gay or Rosie when her show was on? How about Elton John or Melissa Etheridge? I don't think so.

And there is being a total idiot like you Charlotte.

I wouldnt go jumping to conclusions about this. People who hear my name think I am gay and I am not.

Shame on you ABC - why is this an issue???
More gutter press!

Quality reporting on ABC has become a joke.

Who cares if she is gay. Only the garbage reporters of ABC, thats who.

Boycott this shite reporting.

yeswedo asked "how can sexual preference be mental illness?"

well like this,

when people are attracted to children sexually it is considered mental illness.

when a person is attracted to animals sexually it is considered mental illness.

when a person is attracted to dead people sexually it is considered mental illness.

When a person is attracted to one's self in a sexual way it is considered mental illness.

and it use to be considered mental illness when a person was sexually attracted to the same sex too.

But some where along the way we seemed to have lost our way and have accepted and normalized homosexuals.

How long before we accpet and normalize some of the other forms of mental illness I listed?

...and where is this any of our business?
Why is this a matter of reporting at all?
Was ABC bored and have decided to go into the gossip mongering business.

Sad, just sad ABC has become.

Jim Kiricov--- I didn't ask, I agree with you. The Gay community feels if it can label celebrities it will help them feel normal.

Jim Kiricov - your an dumb ignorant arsehole.

Go get an education.

sorry yeswedo, it was Joe who asked that question. Right after your post.

Just for the record, I do believe that the mentally ill should have rights too, and certainly they need the help and love any one deserves, may be more! I don't hate gays because they are mentally ill! I wish we could help them all, but I think we need to see this for what it really is ans stop pretending its normal!

Jim,
If the gay community labels you as gay, will that explain your mental illness? Sorry, its not politically correct, but someone had to say it. Hate is hate, not gay here, but don't really have to hate people. By the way, the ILLNESS you are referring to has to do with forcing choices on those who cannot make them according to legal standards, which gay people can. Deal with enlightenment you bigot.

JDO - THANK YOU. RIGHT ON!

Who cares if she is gay? It doesn't mean a dang thing either way. Lame news.

Jim: I liked it better when mental illnesses were considered "the Devil's work," and we just burned everyone we didn't like at the stake. What happened to that? Ah, simpler times....

I mean, why can't big daddy government protect our fragile, insecure minds from the onslaught of homosexuality? It's difficult for me to say in a public forum like this, but I for one can't help but turn a little bit gay every time I read about or see someone who's homosexual, and I'm sure you're the same way, Jim. Each one of us is "homosexualized" by the very thought of homosexuality. Speaking as a heterosexual man, I feel tempted by "the dark side" every time I think of Brokeback Mountain--and I'm sure I'm not alone.

Homosexual men and women are now the ultimate power in this universe. How can ANYONE resist their seductive charms?

Who will save us from our gay overlords???

Why is this in the news and how the frak does it effect us?
IT DON'T!!!

Bigoted poor reporting.

jdo, thats pretty funny, you call me a hater yet I speak of love and understanding, yet you call me names. Who is really the hater here jdo? Me for being honest and sincere or you for simply not agreeing with me? Just because I do not buy in to your idea that homosexuals are normal I get insulted and called a hater? Pretty funny indeed. I merely gave my opinion, and the reasons behind it. I have called no one any names. I think some of us need to examine who the real haters are here!

Does this idiot Michael Musto know the difference between Lesbian and Lebanese?

I think not.

Does this idiot Michael Musto know the difference between Lesbian and Lebanese?

I think not.

So, then what's the difference then between a person attracted to the same sex or an animal or an object. None. So I guess then all these are normal and should be accepted by everyone. So, nobody should care if somebody is have a sexual relationship with their pet.

lol The is some very sad uneducated bigoted people in the world and they always think they have the moral high ground just because of their simplistic idiot way of looking at things.

Go get a real education you morons.

Give me a frickin break... Being gay does not make you mentally ill. Really, WTF? Have you ever heard of people being born with both sex organs? Which gender are they supposed to live as? Would that automatically make them a homo? Why do so many people care who others sleep with? Aren't there bigger problems? At least it cuts down on the amount of unwanted children there are in the world. I don't think labels make the gay people feel more normal, I think that it makes arrogant a-holes feel better about their narrow-minded selves. It's life... it's short... sleep with who you want and love who you want. Don't judge just cause you don't do it.

yeswedo: I'll have you know my pet goat is a very unselfish lover. I realize it will never be accepted by society, but what is more beautiful than the love between a man and his goat?

this is news in 2008?? ummm why?

Why is it wrong for a group of people to want acceptance? Just because you don't agree with their 'lifestyle' doesn't mean they don't deserve to be accepted. Should we shun everyone who is different than us? Last I checked, it's not right to do that to someone who's a different skin color, but it's okay to be unaccepting, because a person is attracted to a person of their same sex. Stop and put yourself in someone else's shoes. Would you say the same things, or act the same way? What if it was your child that was homosexual, would they still be mentally ill, or do you love them unconditionally. Think really hard, before you speak. And those of you who tell me that in the bible, it's a sin. I want you to tell me why, if Adam & Eve were the first and only man and woman. They had Cain and Able. Cain killed Able, so they sent him away. Then he came back, magically, with a wife and kids. Where did they come from?

I love the L word!!! Every Sunday at 8pm on showtime. Hot lesbians!!!

Jim

Gay = mental illness = hate = name calling. You are calling gay people mentally ill, that would be considered name calling, and yes, hate is hate. You hate. Use a different word, it is still what it is.

On a side note to everyone else, I agree, Ellen Page being gay or not, speculatory and inflamitory at best, but still I read the story. What does that say about me?

Let us all pray for illness because it seems he was born with both sex organs and surely must be mixed up as his name "illness" suggests. I do not judge you illness! Or your birth defect. May you get well soon!

homosexuality is not a mental illnes it is choice with moral repercussions.

I hope you have kids that are born with both... and when the doctor asks you which you would like to make more prominent you choose a man... only to end up being gay. You're an idiot!!! Seriously. I am a female born with only female organs thank you. It was a question. Why don't you read up on the scientific evidence behind the CRAP that your putting up on these boards. You are a godd example of why people are murdered over hate crimes. It will hit you close to home unless you keep hiding in that little box of yours. How old are you anyways?

Jim Kiricov --- I think you're a bit over the top on this one.

We care about this why?

It's not a frickin choice either!!! People are born gay!!! Choosing a sexual partner is way different than uncontrollably falling in love.

White people used to be deemed "mentally ill" and were given shock treatment if they were attracted to or fell in love with a black person.

Today we know that is ridiculous.

Both the American Psychiatric Association and the American Psychological Association have recognized for over 30 years that being gay is not a mental illness, but simply a preference, most likely genetically based.

If you personally knew any of the millions of gay and lesbian cops, teachers, soldiers, mothers, fathers, grandmothers, aunts, doctors, teachers, pharmacists, firefighters, etc. etc., you would certainly not try to label them all "mentally ill" just because they are different from you.

I love it, if you don't accept gays your either uneducated, bigot, hateful or a homophob. Oh, yeah don't forget it's none of our business what people do in their on homes. These are the basic arguements from them. This is the only way they justify what they do is normal. They attack people as being uneducated. But what I learned in science the ass was an exit not an entry and only a man and women could reproduce and that's the only way to ensure the survival of a species. So if a male mating with a female is the norm for a species to survive then same sex attraction would be abnormal.

I'm sorry for misunderstanding your message illness. I thought you were saying you had both sexual organs. I'm glad to hear your ok in that department any way.

You are the haters my friends not me. I simply believe homos are ill, you think they are normal and ok, yet feel the need to insult me and call me names lol.

I think as we progress in medical science we will see that this is indeed a form of mental illness. Perhaps it is even triggered by a gay gene? Possible, as every thing is a chemical reaction. Off set this chemical balance and any thing could happen. A woman could prefer another woman, a man could prefer another man. Or what ever.

Some wonder why any of us should care about this? And that is a good question. Young people should care the most because they are being mislead to believe that being gay is normal and even cool. They deserve to hear both sides of this debate. And as long as no laws are broken I could careless who or what people sleep with. I just want to make it clear that not every one accepts homosexuals as normal. Its just queer in every possible way. Amazing how so many miss the obvious lol.

It's a choice like somebody said with moral reprocussions. Just remember Aids would have never existed if it weren't for Gays. Moral reprocussions and more to follow.

you can scream and hollow about i was born this way or you can blame the God that you apparently do not know. I know right from wrong and i do not care if you are offended you are just offended but i will not say an immoral desicion is any form of right. in the end it does not matter what some scientist says. make all the excuses you want it you will not be able to hide behind the scientific research is an abmoniation plain and simple

The study of animal sexuality (and primate sexuality especially) is a rapidly developing field. It used to be believed that only humans and a handful of species performed sexual acts other than for procreation, and that animals' sexuality was instinctive and a simple response to the "right" stimulation (sight, scent). Current understanding is that many species that were formerly believed monogamous have now been proven to be promiscuous or opportunistic in nature; a wide range of species appear both to masturbate and to use objects as tools to help them do so; in many species animals try to give and get sexual stimulation with others where procreation is not the aim; and homosexual behavior has now been observed among 1,500 species and in 500 of those it is well documented.

So I guess those other 1500 species are immoral and abominations as well. . .

LEX -- So basically we should be acting like animals and hump everything in sight. And men should fight other men for their women and make them their property etc.... What a stupid remark camparing humans to animals.

Let me answer some one's stupid question about what I would do or how I would feel if one of my children turned out to be gay. If that is not a stupid question, I don't know what could be more stupid. What do you suppose all you more educated people? I would love them unconditionally!

Same as if I had a child with any form of mental illness. Just because they happen to have the gay illness I would not disown them.

And I also agree that one could also choose to be gay too. Experimenting, bi curious. We are all a little crazy any way, some are just crazier, and some really can't help it! The gay gene! It has been identified! Parents will soon be able to abort unborn babies with that gene. And better still, perhaps find a cure! There is hope for gays! Science moves forward!

Human beings ARE animals. But regardless, I was merely stating that homosexuality occurs not just in the human species, but in 1500 other species, therefore if homosexual humans are immoral and abominations, those other 1500 animals must also be. Cheers :-)

Lex, you may just be accused of being dumber then me lol! Comparing animals to people, both the same, bla bla bla. Pretty funny stuff! Guess its all ok then lol.

Jim, it does have something to do with genes. You are somewhat on the right track... but it's not a misbalance in chemicals merely an attraction to anothers scent. That is 100% scientific. Sorry Cynthia I don't believe everything I read. It is especially hard for me to believe that the bible was not tampered with and rewritten over time by men who wanted to gain heirarchy and power while they sexually assaulted and beat women. Deaming them only worthy of bearing children, and preferably boys. They would blame the women, but when in reality it's the mans sperm who determines the sexual orientation of the offsring. I am at peace with my greater god... probably depicted different from yours. This god's gender is unknown to me, but spiritually this person cares for me and the people who try to live morally and not by hypocricy. It's so lame for people to go to church one day and turn around and commit sins the next. If you were a true christian you wouldn't judge and realize that your god made us all and loves all his children. I hope that the people that think it's wrong could one day see why it's not just a choice. I could choose to live a lie and be unhappy by marrying a man I would never be in love with, or I could stay in the loving relationship I'm in with my partner.
If you would like to take the time please read this and maybe have just another view at what you judge.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homosexuality

hey jim... i'm starting to wonder about you... for a supposedly str8 guy, you seem to think ALOT about gay sex.. glad you have it all figured out, you must have thought about gay sex alot to make such logical deductions

Why not compare animals to humans. We all thrive on this planet for the same reason as the next... the resources. They all communicate as we do... who's to say that we're not closely related?

Read This -- God didn't make you that way he gave you free will to make choices. You said "This god's gender is unknown to me, but spiritually this person cares for me and the people who try to live morally and not by hypocricy" PROBLEM is your living an immoral life but he stills cares for you and hopes someday you realize it and changes your way before it's too late.

I'm not gay and I don't care if you are, but to me Elton John's best album was Tumbleweed Connection. Beautiful and sweet love songs. Then he put on a duck suit, got fat and turned into a bitch. I hope this doesn't happen to her.

I could not help myself I just had to respond. There is one post here implying homosexuality is a mental illness. 1) for one thing homosexualiy has always been and will always be 2) it is found in all living things 3) and most important... all the other things you described centered about an adult using or taking advantage of someone or something living or dead. The mental illness is about the use and abuse of something that is at your mercy or something god gave man dominion over. Consenting adults is not an issue of mental illness.

I loved Ellen Page's performance in Juno, and really couldn't care less who or what she sleeps with. It's none of my business. As for Jim, wonder when he "decided" to like girls? Was it a choice for you? Could you change your mind tomorrow and like guys? I'm a 44 year old, happily married, mother of two heterosexual sons - so you see, I'm not biased or feeling this on a personal level. I just think it's all so ridiculous. It's no one's business. I know some straight folks that probably wouldn't want the activities behind their bedroom doors broadcast. Just shut up and love each other. : )

Am I supposed to care? And ....does the writer actually get paid for this garbage?

I can't stop laughing over Jim's comment, "the gay illness".....HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!

I'm sorry you don't understand proper english. We have two different views on "god" maybe you don't understand... either way I will let you think what you want to think because obviously you have no desire to understand it, just to belittle it. My parents made me... I know who they are and neither of them is god trust me. This is my last blog, so no need to respond I will gladly take my wisdom and knowledge and share it with people who are more open-minded and hold their judgements until all the results are in.
"If someone is ever in need no matter what their gender, race, ethnicity or sexual preference, lend a helping hand."

all you gay sex experts who think it is unnatural because gay sex doesn't result in reproduction better stop enjoying oral sex too... and while your at it, stop masturbating and give up birth control... all of those things are also 'immoral'... good luck not being hypocrites

FABRICSTHENAME - oh good grief, the "Lebanese" remark is a commonly made joke. People have been switching Lesbian/Lebanese for years as a pun. Let it go.

I'll bet that hatred and bigotry make God more sad than gayness. Which do you suppose is the bigger sin?

Lanien-- Gays make it our business. They are the ones that demand to know if a public figure is Gay. They need it to justify their lifestyle as normal.

To WHAT and some of the others here:
God doesn't need your help passing judgment and deciding who is worthy. He can handle that alone. No problem. Maybe you should be a tad more introspective and look at the sins that YOU commit daily. Why are yours any less serious? Bet you've lied at least once this week...whoo-wee, that's a commandment! Surely it's worse to break one of the "big ten" than to love someone of your own gender? Get a grip, worry about your own failings, we have enough judges - be a witness.

Let's see when did I decide to like girls. It's a natural thing because it is the only way our species can survive. So for me to like men would be Hmmm UN-NATURAL.

farren - thats too hard to do what jesus would do... the religitards would rather tell YOU what jesus wants (as if they know better)

This whole "It's a choice!" argument is idiotic. For the people making such statements, be realistic and consider this:

Do you have the willpower to FORCE yourself to commit a homosexual act? After all, you claim it's a choice, right?

If the answer to that question is anything other than an enthusiastic "Yes," the only alternative to your position is that some people are PREDISPOSED to homosexual behavior.

I know I certainly couldn't force myself to have sex with another man. I've never been attracted to another man, and I'm not "curious" about it. What does curiosity have to do with it anyway? This isn't bungee-jumping we're talking about! You're either attracted to someone or you're not.

To me, the fact that some people can have sex with a person of the same gender and not feel disgusted by it, only demonstrates the fact that homosexuality MUST BE HARDWIRED.

Therefore, we have absolutely no right to judge folks who happen to be "different" from us. And I don't really care what your good book tells you to hate. It's ridiculous to even bring the Bible into discussions like this one. Your good book tells you all kinds of things but, unfortunately, most people choose to focus on the parts that allow them judge others. They ignore the parts they find "inconvenient" in their own personal life.

Jim..so since your straight..do you have a mental illness?
"gay" has been here just as long as "straight". And most people know that your born gay, just like your born straight..you dont chose it. ANnd it's not a mental illness. Now-a-days everything is a mental illness or can be treated with prescription meds. WHo cares if Ellen is gay or straight. She's a great actress and really that is all that matters. It's sad to see people post derogatory statements about peoples race, sexual preferance, religion,political beliefs. How about we worry more about ourselves and less about what other people are up to. And no Im not gay, but my sister is!

Farren -- Apperantly you never read the bible otherwise we wouldn't have to have read your ignorant comment.

Michelle--- really do you have records of gays being around as long as straight.

gb8898 -- You never had sex with a women you were never attracted too. Sounds hard to believe. Sex is a choice because you can choose to have sex with whoever you want and not be attracted to them. Ever heard of a prostitute they have sex for money not for attraction.