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Ricky Martin Is Livin' La Vida Open, Says He's Gay
ABC ^ | 3/29/10 | staff (no pun intended)

Posted on 03/29/2010 2:34:17 PM PDT by pissant

Ricky Martin is no longer denying the rumors: He's confirming that he is gay.

In a statement on his Web site, Martin says: "I am proud to say that I am a fortunate homosexual man. I am very blessed to be who I am."

The "Livin' La Vida Loca" singer's sexuality has been speculated about for years, but he's never directly addressed it and was usually seen with beautiful women.

But the singer says that writing his memoirs helped him realize that he had to be free with himself, and not keep any more secrets. His book hasn't been published yet.

(Excerpt) Read more at abcnews.go.com ...


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To: pissant

Why is it important to Ricky Martin that I know his sexual preferences?


21 posted on 03/29/2010 2:46:13 PM PDT by Hoodat (For the weapons of our warfare are mighty in God for pulling down strongholds.)
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To: pissant

Sheeze who would have thought that!


22 posted on 03/29/2010 2:46:19 PM PDT by jedi150
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To: pissant

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p47fEXGabaY

Sheperd Smith with a good tan;)


23 posted on 03/29/2010 2:47:04 PM PDT by sodpoodle (Despair - Man's surrender. Laughter - God's redemption.)
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To: jedi150

Ricky Martin Gay?

I'm shocked. Shocked, I say!

24 posted on 03/29/2010 2:48:27 PM PDT by Fido969 ("The hardest thing in the world to understand is income tax." - Albert Einstein)
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To: Hoodat

To get back on the cover of those magazines at the check out counter.


25 posted on 03/29/2010 2:49:16 PM PDT by massgopguy (I owe everything to George Bailey)
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To: Yaelle

NOT YOUR RICKY!


26 posted on 03/29/2010 2:50:57 PM PDT by Revolting cat! (Let us prey!)
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To: SharpRightTurn

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ricky_Martin

During the Livin’ la Vida Loca era, Martin’s personal life went under the microscope due to his large gay following, and he was questioned about his sexual orientation. Neither avoiding the questions nor answering that he is straight stopped the gay rumors. In the magazine Plus 7 Days he said: “I am a modern man, live a full life, do not feel any barriers inside myself. I perceive the contemporary world as an open forum, where nothing is taboo except criminal activity. If I were gay, why not admit it?...I am a normal man. I love women and sex. I am a real hot-blooded Puerto Rican, but I have never been attracted by sex with a man.”[citation needed] In the Sunday Express Martin said, “What are you going to do? I don’t have a problem with homosexuality. I’m gay-friendly, I’m not gay.”[19]

In August 2008, Martin became the father of twin boys. The babies were delivered via gestational surrogacy and were already a few weeks old. At the time of the press release, the children were already under Martin’s full-time care.[20][21] On December 10, 2008, Martin told People magazine that the boys are named Matteo and Valentino. Martin’s rep released a statement after the twins’ birth, saying, “Ricky is elated to begin this new chapter in his life as a parent and will be spending the remainder of the year out of the public spotlight in order to spend time with his children.”[22][23]


27 posted on 03/29/2010 2:51:03 PM PDT by sodpoodle (Despair - Man's surrender. Laughter - God's redemption.)
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To: Yaelle

NOT YOUR RICKY!


28 posted on 03/29/2010 2:51:45 PM PDT by Revolting cat! (Let us prey!)
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To: pissant

Queer as a 3 dollar bill?


29 posted on 03/29/2010 2:54:21 PM PDT by ßuddaßudd (7 days - 7 ways Guero >>> with a floating, shifting, ever changing persona.....)
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To: pissant

NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


30 posted on 03/29/2010 2:55:04 PM PDT by Halls (Jesus is my Lord and Savior)
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To: pissant

Ok! And yes I really do have to ask, who the heck is Ricky Martin?


31 posted on 03/29/2010 2:57:26 PM PDT by Red_Devil 232 (VietVet - USMC All Ready On The Right? All Ready On The Left? All Ready On The Firing Line!)
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To: Hoodat

It is the disgusting American Idol culture we live in. High School students will know this garbage but they won’t know the first thing about health care reform, who their own governor is, etc etc.


32 posted on 03/29/2010 2:57:28 PM PDT by mrsixpack36
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To: pissant

Or Clay Aiken with his debut album, ‘Measurements of a Man’ or whatever it was called.


33 posted on 03/29/2010 2:58:18 PM PDT by mothball
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To: pissant

OMG! Liberace was gay? Who knew????!!!!
Next thing you know, its going come out that the NBA front office is fixing games and giving its star players preferred calls to boost ratings & marketability.


34 posted on 03/29/2010 3:02:06 PM PDT by Proud_USA_Republican ("The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.")
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To: pissant


I am shocked, shocked...
NOT!
35 posted on 03/29/2010 3:03:07 PM PDT by SmokingJoe
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To: pissant

“I am gay” = “I am a hasbeen who desperately needs publicity to flog my memoirs and this is the easiest way to get my name back in the papers and on TV.”


36 posted on 03/29/2010 3:05:18 PM PDT by Argus
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To: pissant
do I really have to say it???

37 posted on 03/29/2010 3:09:21 PM PDT by Chode (American Hedonist *DTOM* -ww- NO Pity for the LAZY)
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38 posted on 03/29/2010 3:13:00 PM PDT by Dallas59 (President Robert Gibbs 2009-2013)
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To: pissant

Pissant, you ALWAYS bring us nothing but the best of the news!

Hahahaha!

I guess he really was never interested in whether or not “She Bang”.


39 posted on 03/29/2010 3:13:18 PM PDT by Mr. Jazzy ("I AM JIM THOMPSON and moderates make me PUKE!!!")
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To: pissant
Livin' La Vida Homo.

Scouts Out! Cavalry Ho!

40 posted on 03/29/2010 3:15:29 PM PDT by wku man (Who says conservatives don't rock? Go to www.myspace.com/rockfromtheright)
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