February 14, 200521 yr Alan Keyes' Daughter Coming Out Feb. 13, 2005 Republican Senate candidate Alan Keyes with his wife Jocelyn and daughter Maya, wearing a rainbow bracelet, pick up their ballots on Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2004. (Photo: AP) (CBS) The 19-year-old daughter of Alan Keyes has a Valentine for the anti-gay rights conservative pundit and frequent Republican candidate. Maya Marcel-Keyes will be making her first public appearance as a gay activist at a Valentine Day's rally in front of the Maryland State House, says Dan Furmansky, the leader of Equality Maryland, a gay rights group. Last summer her father, a conservative pundit and frequent Republican candidate, caused a stir during the Republican convention by labeling Vice President Dick Cheney's lesbian daughter a sinner and calling homosexuality "selfish hedonism." "It was kind of strange that he said it like a hypothetical," she told the Washington Post. "It was really kind of unpleasant." Marcel-Keyes told the Post her parents have thrown her out of the house, stopped speaking to her and refuse to pay for college because she is gay. She said she loves her parents. Keyes' Web site says he is against "the homosexual rights agenda, including same-sex marriage." Marcel-Keyes grew up in Darnestown, Md., attended a conservative Catholic school for girls in McLean, Va., spent a year in the south of India advocating tribal rights, and plans to attend Brown University this fall, according to an Equality Maryland press release. Furmansky told CBSNews.com that Marcel-Keyes would not be speaking to the media ahead of Monday's rally, and probably not afterward, either. Bloggers have identified her Web site as http://www.xanga.com/home.aspx?user=Xmisled0youthX. The author of the blog says it is public and she has nothing to hide. http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/02/13/...ain673732.shtml
February 14, 200521 yr Does Alan Keyes even have a job? :blink: 685353[/snapback] His only job is to try and win Congressional seats in states where he isn't even a resident. Unfortunately for him, that doesn't work too well.
February 15, 200521 yr Marcel-Keyes told the Post her parents have thrown her out of the house, stopped speaking to her and refuse to pay for college because she is gay. She said she loves her parents. How can any parent every treat their child like this because they are politically inconvenient.
February 15, 200521 yr Marcel-Keyes told the Post her parents have thrown her out of the house, stopped speaking to her and refuse to pay for college because she is gay. She said she loves her parents. How can any parent every treat their child like this because they are politically inconvenient. 685637[/snapback] Not all parents are created equally. At least Cheney isn't like this to his child. I can't imagine just throwing your child out like that, then again, she's over 18 so she should be able to be self-sufficient anyway.
February 15, 200521 yr Marcel-Keyes told the Post her parents have thrown her out of the house, stopped speaking to her and refuse to pay for college because she is gay. She said she loves her parents. I have pretty conservative parents, but they would NEVER do ANYTHING like this if one of their kids told them they were gay. That's just awful....
February 15, 200521 yr I'm sure he'll find a new group to sh*t on. In the meantime, does this qualify as a PWNED moment?
February 15, 200521 yr Author I have pretty conservative parents, but they would NEVER do ANYTHING like this if one of their kids told them they were gay. 685703[/snapback] now, why would they go out of their way to inform you of that?
February 15, 200521 yr I have pretty conservative parents, but they would NEVER do ANYTHING like this if one of their kids told them they were gay. 685703[/snapback] now, why would they go out of their way to inform you of that? 685976[/snapback] They never have, it's just common sense. Nobody in their right mind just kicks somebody out forever over something like sexual preference.
February 16, 200521 yr Well first is that is the homosexuality the only reason she was kicked out? We obviously dont know. Second, if that was the reason I'm glad keyes kicked her out for his own sake. Had he not then everyone would call him a hypocrit. Its a damned if you do and damned if you dont moment.
February 16, 200521 yr Wow, they totally cut her off. Jeez folks, let's lighten up. 685979[/snapback] These are your people brother. Our tent is a little more welcoming...join us.
February 16, 200521 yr Wow, they totally cut her off.? Jeez folks, let's lighten up. 685979[/snapback] These are your people brother. 687394[/snapback] I would say these are moreso extremists than a representation of an entire political spectrum....
February 16, 200521 yr What Republican Party are we talking about? The one that wants to ban gay marriage, deny gay benefits all the while a former Senatorial candidate disowns his 19yr old daughter? That one? Fringe?
February 16, 200521 yr What Republican Party are we talking about? The one that wants to ban gay marriage, deny gay benefits all the while a former Senatorial candidate disowns his 19yr old daughter? That one? Fringe? 687496[/snapback] Tear off the collar...Excommunicated
February 16, 200521 yr Well first is that is the homosexuality the only reason she was kicked out? We obviously dont know. Second, if that was the reason I'm glad keyes kicked her out for his own sake. Had he not then everyone would call him a hypocrit. Its a damned if you do and damned if you dont moment. 687250[/snapback] Certainly better to be called a hypocrite than disown one's own child. Personally I think the fact that he puts political consistency over his own child is plain and simple immoral.
February 17, 200521 yr Wow, they totally cut her off. Jeez folks, let's lighten up. 685979[/snapback] These are your people brother. Our tent is a little more welcoming...join us. 687394[/snapback] I prefer to just stay outside and watch the tents detoriorate. My parents are not like that... the Keyes' are not typical in their actions.
February 17, 200521 yr Well first is that is the homosexuality the only reason she was kicked out? We obviously dont know. Second, if that was the reason I'm glad keyes kicked her out for his own sake. Had he not then everyone would call him a hypocrit. Its a damned if you do and damned if you dont moment. 687250[/snapback] Certainly better to be called a hypocrite than disown one's own child. Personally I think the fact that he puts political consistency over his own child is plain and simple immoral. 687545[/snapback] I dont disagree with you, I'm just calling it like i see it from Keyes's part.
February 17, 200521 yr i'm sure that keyes knew she was gay in november, as she has the bracelet in the picture. yet they were speaking to her then. i'm pretty sure that wasn't the reason she was kicked out of the house.
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