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PROM princess or porn queen? This prom dress is so skimpy, even the designer's CEO wouldn't let his teenage daughter wear it. But the dangerously revealing gown, prominently advertised in Seventeen Prom, YM Prom and Teen Prom, and on sale in a Midtown shop, is a top seller for the company this season. "I was shocked when I first saw it, but now it's one of our top 20 dresses nationwide," says Nick Yeh, the CEO of Xcite, the Stafford, Texas, company that designed the dress and some 200 other styles this season. "I have a 15-year-old daughter and, no,...

Fox Blurs Cartoon Rear End on FCC Worries Mon Jan 17, 6:00 PM ET Strange News - AP LOS ANGELES - Fox says it covered up the naked rear end of a cartoon character recently because of nervousness over what the Federal Communications Commission (news - web sites) will find objectionable. The latest example of TV network self-censorship because of FCC (news - web sites) concerns came a few weeks ago during a rerun of a "Family Guy" cartoon. Fox electronically blurred a character's posterior, even though the image was seen five years ago when the episode originally aired. "We...

NEW YORK -- NBC has turned over tapes of the opening ceremony of the Athens Olympics to the Federal Communications Commission after an indecency complaint, an industry source told The Associated Press on condition of anonymity. An FCC spokesman declined comment Friday when contacted by the AP. It is not clear what part of the ceremony drew a complaint or who complained -- or even if there was more than one. The FCC automatically reviews a broadcast when it receives complaints.

The Federal Communications Commission’s enforcement bureau has asked NBC for tapes of the opening ceremony of the Summer Olympics, apparently in response to one or more indecency complaints. It is unclear who may have complained or what aspect of the broadcast may have prompted a complaint, said the sources who revealed the request but spoke on condition of anonymity. An FCC spokesperson late Friday would not confirm or deny an investigation, but said the agency has recieved at least one complaint about the telecast. The Olympics opening ceremony on Aug. 14 in Athens included actors and actresses depicting two lovers...

I don't know if this poll is even worth freeping but it indicates news journalism gone mad! This is even more distasteful than their poll yesterday asking if the Inauguration was a great day, a good day or a bad day. Thanks Freepers for blowing that poll off their website! KOMU.com E-Poll Is SpongeBob SquarePants saying it's OK to be gay? Yes.: 20% No.: 8% Spongebob is a sponge!: 72% Total Votes: 79

East Haven-WTNH, Oct. 22, 2004 7:30 AM ) _ A morning wedding in East Haven may cause some controversy later today. A same-sex couple is saying "I do" in front of a billboard denouncing gay marriage. This wedding is not being held at your usual location. Today Florance Amore will marry her partner Joanie Miller in East Haven underneath two political billboards against gay marriage. Presiding over the ceremony will be KC101's Vinnie Penn, who is an Ordained MinisterThe vows will be said under billboards such as the one that says "Protect Marriage Vote McCann.' Dan McCann is challenging 9-term...

An ugly tug of war is raging over the fate of a 6-year-old boy being raised by a gay couple who won custody of the child in a landmark decision in 2000.

Dateline San Francisco November 20, 2004 The California Supreme Court has refused to hear the issue regarding the adoption agency in San Francisco that has established a quota for adoptions by gay couples. Attorney General Lockyer had sought an injunction to stop the actions of the agency. On Nov. 15, the agency adopted the policy change and established a quota. A member of the agency has shared a memo which stated, "Because of past discrimination against homosexual couples that violated their constitutional rights, 25 percent of all children placed in homes must go to homosexual couples. No longer will the...

<p>When San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom began issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples this month, many in the gay rights movement nationwide cheered.</p> <p>But in Massachusetts, the sudden act of civil disobedience is setting off deep concern among some leading gay advocates, who worry the move could undercut the push for same-sex marriage here.</p>

THE SECULAR CASE AGAINST GAY MARRIAGE Adam Kolasinksi Homosexual relationships do nothing to serve the state interest of propagating society, so there is no reason to grant them the costly benefits of marriage. The Tech, Volume 124, Number 5 Tuesday, February 17, 2004 The debate over whether the state ought to recognize gay marriages has thus far focused on the issue as one of civil rights. Such a treatment is erroneous because state recognition of marriage is not a universal right. States regulate marriage in many ways besides denying men the right to marry men, and women the right...

QUEERLY BELOVED'Freedom to Marry Week' celebratedHomosexual activists 'raise awareness' about same-sex marriage Posted: February 10, 20041:00 a.m. Eastern © 2004 WorldNetDaily.com Homosexual and lesbian activists have kicked off "Freedom to Marry Week," hoping to use events planned across the nation to build support for legalizing same-sex marriage. "Once again, as they have for the last six years, same sex couples and our non-gay allies will organize events to help our neighbors see the value of full equality under the law," said Evan Wolfson, executive director of Freedom to Marry, in a statement. "The gay and non-gay people taking part in Freedom to...

You know what, I think its time for each and every one of us to get down on our scrawny unemployed knees and thank god for George Bush. The man has just gone and rescued the fragile moral fiber of this country once again. Can I get a Hallelujah? Only through the grace of Dubyah's faith have we finally been able to identify the fresh cancer poised to eat through the intestines of the American belly. And that toxic threat is gay marriage. It's hard to imagine anything more subversive than two people of the same sex hugging and kissing...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Bush on Wednesday rejected same sex marriage but declined to pass moral judgment on homosexuality, saying he was "mindful that we're all sinners."...

When is the C of E going to realise that homosexuality is now more popular in Britain than Christianity? In the raft of things I don't understand about the disgraceful treatment of Canon Jeffrey John, someone explain to me this. The meeting at Lambeth Palace in which it was decided that Canon John would affect to stand down from the Reading bishopric of his own free will (even though free will had nothing to do with it - indeed, given the axiomatic role of free will in the Christian doctrine, you would have thought this fiction alone violated the express...

(3) The Arizona Human Rights Fund, which exists to promote the rights of gays, lesbians, the bisexual and transgendered, has scheduled its 12th annual awards dinner in June, and you’ll never guess who’s coming to dinner! The honorary chair for this event is Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard, who as the state’s chief legal officer will be showing his support for creating new rights for people based on their sexual behavior. In addition, you should know that a live, fundraising auction will be conducted by the founder of Terri’s Design and Consign Furnishing. And the corporate award will go to...

I learned the truth at 17 Our high school senior correspondent reaches a crossroads: If he takes another guy to the prom, is he doing it for himself, or just to fulfill an image of “gay teen” that’s taking over his life? By Paul Chandler An Advocate.com exclusive posted April 9, 2003 A few weeks ago I was contemplating taking out an ad that read, “Emergency! Need gay male prom date. Respond immediately.” Every time spring rolls in, prom fever hits. Who am I going to go with? Where do we go to eat? What about afterward? Do we really...

(CNSNews.com) - Patricia Ireland, the woman who presided over the National Organization for Women (NOW) for a decade and whose "major contributions included organizing NOW activists to defend women's access to abortion," has been chosen as the new chief executive officer of the Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA). The appointment, confirmed by CNSNews.com, immediately drew criticism from cultural conservatives. Andrea Lafferty, executive director of the Traditional Values Coalition, called the Ireland appointment "disgusting," pointing to reports that Ireland had carried on a homosexual relationship in Washington, D.C., while remaining married to her husband, who was living in Florida. "Here's a...

Police Scan Alleged Internet Sex Cannibal's Videos By David Crossland BERLIN (Reuters) - German police are watching home videos made by an alleged sex cannibal who reportedly shared a last meal of flambeed penis with his willing victim before carving him up and freezing the man's remaining body parts to eat later. Prosecutors in Kassel said Thursday that the 41-year-old suspect, who has confessed, was not being treated as insane. Germany's more sensational newspapers were packed with lurid details. Police arrested the man after he posted an Internet ad seeking another male volunteer to satisfy his appetites. "We're watching...

McGreevey expected to support same-sex benefits bill Sunday October 20, 2002 NEWARK, N.J. (AP) A bill expected to be introduced this month that would grant legal benefits to same-sex couples is likely to have the backing of Gov. James E. McGreevey. ``Governor McGreevey supports legislation that would provide domestic partner benefits and protections,'' McGreevey spokeswoman Jo Glading told The Sunday Star-Ledger of Newark. The bill sponsored by Assemblywoman Loretta Weinberg, D-Bergen, would not recognize gay marriages, but would ensure that people living together, including same-sex couples, receive the same legal benefits as married couples. The measure would require unmarried couples...

MIDI - IF THEY COULD SEE ME NOW -- right side, under MISC...may be slow to load They're both on stage…Apollo's stage And a big crowd of stupid sheeple they'll engage Degenerate…that seems to fit Bill and Michael are performing and they seem to be a hit If you could see them now, you'd cover your kids' eyes One grabs his crotch, the other's after your wife's thighs They are the perverts of the '90s, you see And all the DemocRATS clap their hands with glee If you could see them now, you would throw up your guts They...