Word: wishing
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Americans aren't upset that Ellen is a lesbian. I wholeheartedly believe that this atmosphere of acceptance is, for the most part, a good thing. However, what the activists and the media don't realize is that most Americans probably don't even care. They do not need nor wish to have issues of sexuality constantly thrust in their faces. I do not condemn homosexuals, and I adamantly support their right to be treated as equal citizens. However, I do not need to be constantly reminded of what they do in the privacy of their homes. The fact that Ellen...
Unfortunately, gay activists wish that I, and the rest of America, did care. A great segment of the gay-rights movement, or at least a vocal portion of it, has adopted an aggressive tone. This group wants mainstream America to stare homosexuality straight in the face without blinking. On one level, this tactic seems to work as an outing mechanism for homophobes. Those who are disgusted will be tagged as bigots and chastised for their sins. In another direction, it supposedly serves to force homosexual acts into a framework of normalcy. Ultimately, it is counter-productive...
...legacy. I pray that baseball can take this special season and build on it for the next century, especially behind the scenes. That is the greatest honor baseball could ever pay to one of its greatest ambassadors and my role model, Jackie R. Robinson: by honoring his dying wish and his legacy...
...take special care to know what's going on in our lives," Islam says. "Last term if someone had a mid-term or a paper, we'd put a note up on our door to wish them luck...
Thirty years later that wish came true. Last week Mitchell and her daughter, a former model and computer student named Kilauren Gibb, confirmed that they had found each other. Their reunion followed years of searching by both women--and put a new focus on the larger issue of access to adoption records...