MercuryNews.com – By Lisa Leff – Associated Press Writer
San Francisco – For years, rumblings have surfaced on the Internet, conjecture about her casual references to “sexual orientation” and “respect.”
Now, the subject of the speculation is ready to make a statement, insisting the truth was there all along for anyone who cared to read between the lines: Dear Abby supports same-sex marriage.
“There should be gay marriage. I believe if two people want to commit to each other, God bless ’em,” the syndicated advice columnist said in an interview with The Associated Press. “That is the highest form of commitment, for heaven’s sake.”
What Jeanne Phillips, aka Abigail Van Buren, finds offensive—not to mention of dubious intelligence—are homophobic jokes, phrases like “That’s so gay,” and parents who reject or try to reform their children when they come out of the closet.