Dear Abby backs same-sex marriage
Message from advice columnist is clear: 'It's OK to be gay'
By Lisa Leff
The Associated Press
10/10/07

SAN FRANCISCO — For years, Dear Abby has made casual references to "sexual orientation" and "respect." Now, she's ready to say it flatly: She supports same-sex marriage.

"I believe if two people want to commit to each other, God bless 'em," the syndicated advice columnist told the Associated Press. "That is the highest form of commitment, for heaven's sake."

What Jeanne Phillips, aka Abigail Van Buren, finds offensive and misguided are homophobic jokes, phrases such as "that's so gay," and parents who reject or try to change their children when they come out of the closet. the rest

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