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Comedian and actress Roseanne has delivered a strong message in response to Marie Osmond's son committing suicide.

In a blog post titled Marie Osmond's Poor Gay Son Killed Himself she calls on Marie [whose son is rumored to have been gay] to renounce the Mormon Church's anti-gay stance instead of donate and promote her faith.

Brendon Ayanbadejo [pronounced eye-an-buh-DAY-joe] - Baltimore Ravens linebacker - posted an evolved position on HuffPost concerning his stance on marriage equality.

"Here is my situation, if gays and lesbians were more accepted, I wouldn't have married a closeted lesbian." This comes from a 47-year-old chemical engineer in the San Francisco Bay Area.

The Sacramento Bee reports: Of all the constituency groups that advocate allowing gay couples to wed, none is perhaps more counterintuitive than the heterosexual spouses of gay men and lesbians.

We love this mom! Her nickname is Radical Mommy, and she writes for MomLogic.com, "the ultimate destination for Moms who want to know a little bit about a lot of things, but have very little time".

In a piece titled, "Hey Son, It's OK to Be Gay!", Radical Mommy offers progressive thoughts, and makes us feel hopeful for the next generation:

Teresa Pelham offers wise guidance to her readers at the Hartford Courant.

She's able to talk to her children about algebra, Dick Cheney, and same-sex couples with equal ease - and writes, "If given the choice of telling my boys about death and terrorism and hatred or talking about two people who love each other, well, that's a no-brainer in my book."

Pete Cenedella, founder of If Kids Could Vote shares his frustration with the conflicting laws that affect lesbian and gay parents. Pete has several gay friends who are also parents. He's watching each family get treated differently as a result of various state and local parameters.