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 Same-Sex Matters
Recent New York Times/CBS News poll results find the nation divided. While 55% of Americans are in favor of a Constitutional amendment that would ban gay marriage, 40% oppose such an amendment. Of those polled, 53% believe that marriage is a religious ceremony and 71% of them are against gay marriage. But of the 33% of those polled who feel that marriage is a legal matter, 55% support gay marriage. The clearest results are that people under 30 and people who actually KNOW gay people harbor the most positive feelings about homosexuals. Duh. Perhaps they should only be polling people who actually know gay people! In related news, a recent study published in Gerontology finds that young women are more likely to be gay or bi. Dr. Anthony F. Jorn surveyed 7,400 adults. He found that women between the ages of 20-24 are almost twice as likely to identify themselves as bisexual or homosexual than women aged 40 and older. Here are the actual numbers: 4.5% of women aged 20-24 identified themselves as gay or bi, but only 2.7% of women aged 40-44 did. Less than 1% of women in their early 60's identified themselves as gay. The research found that younger men were also more likely to identify themselves as gay or bisexual. Obviously increased public acceptance of homosexuality - and sexual variances in general - is creating a less hostile environment for bisexuality and homosexuality. Naked Chimney Treat Imagine finding Santa stuck in your chimney Christmas morning - NAKED! Well, that's almost what happened at a bookstore in Minneapolis. A naked 34-year-old man was found stuck in the chimney of Uncle Hugo's Bookstore after a passer-by heard screams and called the police. The man told police he was attempting to fish out his keys, which he had supposedly dropped down the chimney. "He doesn't appear to be a hard-core criminal, just stupid," said police Lt. Mike Sauro. The man was only stuck for a few hours and was treated for bruises and abrasions. He was charged with attempted burglary. Greeks Shun Their History of Sex with Fruit Athens is in the homestretch of 2004 Olympic preparations, and the training goes far beyond athletics. A Cultural Olympiad is being carefully assembled, featuring more than 100 events from 2001-4 that project the "great comparative advantage of our country as host of the Olympic Games," according to Culture Minister Evangelos Venizelos.  Would one of these Grecian cultural advantages be permission to have sex with a watermelon? Apparently some folks thought so.Photographer Thanassis Tsotsikas entered a photo of himself naked and copulating with a watermelon, and the controversial photograph was being displayed in one Olympiad exhibition. A 37-year old conservative woman was mortified when she discovered the photo, and she promptly ripped it down. The woman was issued a citation and released, but the resulting removal of the "vulgar" photograph by the Olympiad's authorities stings more than exhibitionist Tsotsikas. Many Grecian artists have been protesting the censorship. The removal of the artwork, however, is probably for the best. The exhibition is intended to show aspects of Greek heritage and contemporary Greek culture, but we think fornicating with fruit is pretty much an international pastime. Republican Flasher The residents of Columbus, Ohio were living in fear of "the naked photographer" until recently when a grand jury handed down an indictment against Stephen Linnen, the purported shutterbug. Linnen, 33, has been accused of surprising women in the nude - him, not the women - and snapping a photo of the shocked looks on their faces. Between February of 2002 and November 2003, he had allegedly ambushed dozens of women. He now faces charges of public indecency, sexual imposition and burglary. (What'd he steal? The women's souls?) If convicted, he could face more than 15 years in jail. His arraignment is scheduled for January 5. Oh, and Linnen is a former lawyer for the Ohio House Republican caucus. Just imagine what a great campaign poster-boy this guy would be!
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