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Star of 'Shakespeare in Love': 'There's nothing worse than gay parents'
Telegraph UK ^ | 16 Sept 2012 | Staff

Posted on 09/16/2012 8:16:29 AM PDT by scottjewell

Rupert Everett has spoken out against gay parents and said he “can’t think of anything worse” than two men bringing up a child together.

The star of the 1998 film Shakespeare in Love blazed a trail for gay actors when he came out as homosexual 20 years ago.

However, he has been criticised by gay rights groups after giving an interview in which he decried same-sex couples who have children.

The 53-year-old told the Sunday Times Magazine that his mother Sara had met his boyfriend but “still wishes I had a wife and kids.”

“She thinks children need a father and a mother and I agree with her,” he said. “I can’t think of anything worse than being brought up by two gay dads.

(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: homosexualagenda
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I think ol' Rupert is very sensible.
1 posted on 09/16/2012 8:16:33 AM PDT by scottjewell
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To: scottjewell

There’s no such thing as gay parents.


2 posted on 09/16/2012 8:18:00 AM PDT by circlecity
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To: circlecity

Of course you’re correct. Try telling that to the Rainbow machine. I am sure this actor will be forced to apologize profusely for having let the truth out in a weak moment.


3 posted on 09/16/2012 8:20:13 AM PDT by scottjewell
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Poor Rupert is about to find out that free speech
has a heavy price

Even Elton John has expressed regrets that his made-to-order child will never know a mother’s love


4 posted on 09/16/2012 8:23:29 AM PDT by silverleaf (Age takes a toll: Please have exact change)
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To: scottjewell

Old Rupert just became the one gay in the world that Hollywood thinks its okay to discriminate against


5 posted on 09/16/2012 8:27:16 AM PDT by Behind Liberal Lines
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To: Behind Liberal Lines

Yep, that’s for certain.


6 posted on 09/16/2012 8:38:54 AM PDT by scottjewell
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Boycott his chicken shop! Paint “Hate” cows all over the place! Demand free water in the drive-thru!


7 posted on 09/16/2012 8:40:54 AM PDT by madprof98
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anybody w/ any sense knows this is correct.

but in the age of PC the truth is a hate crime.

8 posted on 09/16/2012 8:42:22 AM PDT by Pietro
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To: scottjewell

Okay, just wow.


9 posted on 09/16/2012 8:52:10 AM PDT by Tanniker Smith (Rome didn't fall in a day, either.)
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To: scottjewell

From the article:

Ben Summerskill, chief executive of the campaign group Stonewall, said: “Rupert should get out a little bit more to see the facts for himself.

“There is absolutely no evidence that the kids of gay parents suffer in the way they are being brought up or in how they develop.”

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Kids of gay parents fare worse, study finds, but draws fire from experts

http://www.cbsnews.com/storysynopsis.rbml?pageType=health&catid=57451777&feed_id=5&videofeed=41


10 posted on 09/16/2012 8:54:33 AM PDT by lowbridge (Joe Biden: "Look, the Taliban per se is not our enemy.")
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To: scottjewell

I have always found British gay men (all of whom I know from theatre) have more common sense than their American counterparts. You can actually have a conversation with one of them without wanting to throw up.

With the exception of Ian McKellen, of course.


11 posted on 09/16/2012 8:55:51 AM PDT by miss marmelstein
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“Rational” homosexuals KNOW their lifestyle is an aberration... but choose to live rationally with their choice.

It’s the homostapo that refuses to recognize that homosexuality is a problem for society at large, when it is forced into the mainstream.


12 posted on 09/16/2012 9:03:08 AM PDT by clee1 (We use 43 muscles to frown, 17 to smile, and 2 to pull a trigger. I'm lazy and I'm tired of smiling.)
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To: scottjewell

I had a friend who is a Psychology Prof at a University. Total PC Leftist. I asked her if she thought a mother and a father brought entirely different aspects of life to their children. She said ‘of course’. I then asked her why she thought she, or anyone else, thought they had the right to sentence any child to an upbringing without the influence of a MOTHER and a FATHER. She was speechless but didn’t back down from her PC approach. We are no longer friends.


13 posted on 09/16/2012 9:18:53 AM PDT by originalbuckeye
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I can see why. Good for you. No, they have no answer on that one, but as with your friend, they all stick to the gay parenting rights, and that is why they tried (unsuccesfully) to debunk the Regnerus study which said children of gay parents do not fare as well as those raised by their biological mothers and fathers.


14 posted on 09/16/2012 9:24:14 AM PDT by scottjewell
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There’s no such thing as gay parents.

There's no such thing as gay homosexuals either. They are mentally sick, self loathing and full of hate.

15 posted on 09/16/2012 9:24:17 AM PDT by TADSLOS (Conservatism didn't magically show up in Romney's heart in 2012. You can't force what isn't in you.)
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Right, they wanted to get Regnerus formally investigated and charged with ethics violations (they were not successful, thanks to Univ of TX’s high standards).


16 posted on 09/16/2012 9:26:08 AM PDT by scottjewell
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To: silverleaf

Stevie Wonder recently got blasted for daring to say that some “questioning” men may not actually be homosexuals.

The culture is screwed by those pushing a mentally unsound agenda.


17 posted on 09/16/2012 9:45:36 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (Obama likes to claim credit for getting Osama. Why hasn't he tried Khalid Sheikh Mohammed yet?)
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"Stevie Wonder recently got blasted for daring to say that some “questioning” men may not actually be homosexuals."

Stevie just announced he's divorcing again; and he's been rumored to be on the down low forever...

18 posted on 09/16/2012 10:05:21 AM PDT by StAnDeliver (2008 + IN, NC, FL, VA, OH, NE1, IA = 272EV)
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To: miss marmelstein
With the exception of Ian McKellen, of course.

I regulate him to the label of "genre actor" because I've only seen him playing Magneto and Gandalf. The only "straight" role (har har) I've seen him play was James Whale, creator of the "Frankenstein" movie, so still geeky/genre-y, and, come to think of it, also gay, so he wasn't really acting so much.

19 posted on 09/16/2012 10:29:27 AM PDT by Tanniker Smith (Rome didn't fall in a day, either.)
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Yup! I agree old Rupert is sensible with this issue. However, even an imbecile may occasionally strike a sensible moment.

I remember in 2008 Rupert joined the viscious anti-GWB crowd and said some very nasty things about him.

Still, I’ll give him cheers for being willing to state the obvious - children do need a father and a mother.


20 posted on 09/16/2012 10:41:22 AM PDT by Gumdrop
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