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RHONJ's Jim Marchese: My son is too young to utter if he's lgbtq+ or not
Jim Marchese of “The Genuine Housewives of Modern Jersey” fame said his 19-year vintage son James is too young to determine whether he’s gay or not.
The issue came up when James claimed on a GoFundMe plea that his dad was denying him tuition to attended Fairfield University because he was gay.
“I think every human being should search life and form a decision on who they are as a person when they’re an adult, 25, 27-years old “ said Jim, Colts Neck, to the USA TODAY NETWORK New Jersey. “No child should proclaim (their sexual preference) one way or another as it would be unfair to force them to make a decision about who they are as a person at that point in life. It’s not appropriate. Kids, in my opinion, should enjoy life, own fun, figure things out, and when they’re in their 20 and 30s, that’s when they should decide about their career, sexuality, their partner for life.”
A 2013 survey by the Pew Investigate Center found that "12 is the median age at which lesbian, lgbtq+ and bisexual adults first felt they might be something other than heterosexual or straight. For those who utter they now understand for sure that they are lesbi
Former Real Housewives of New Jersey cast member Amber Marchese denied her stepson's claim that her husband, James Marchese, refused to give his college tuition because of his sexuality. She claimed the decision came down to economics and accused her stepson of wanting "special privileges for being gay" by having them finance a school they wouldn't for their other children.
Joining the cast for Season Six of the Bravo franchise, Amber and Jim were often the objective of their other cast members and left after one season. In December, Jim was heavily criticized for making homophobic comments on Twitter, drawing the ire of Andy Cohen, the show's producer, and his son's recent claim that his father withheld tuition over his sexuality renewed the backlash.
James Michael Marchese, 19, posted on a GoFundMe page that he moved in with his mother after his father mentally abused him for being gay. He claimed his father wouldn't pay for him to go to Fairfield University until he lived within his father's standards, which he described as being "straight and [dating] women while admitting that I chose to be gay so that I could get something out of it from my mother."
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In a new interview with RadarOnline.com, the RHONJ actor says Season 5 of the show is helping Americans become more cozy with gay citizens. And having her sister Rosie, a lesbian, appear on the show is helping advance the cause.
"The more we talk about it, the more people grasp what it means to be gay—and it shows what someone has had to go through their whole life," Kathy says. "Hopefully, we knock all those barriers down and open it up for people and they can understand that it's not easy."
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Kathy hopes that with her support of the generate , discrimination against the queer community will diminish. “That’s a thing of the past,” she says. “Open your eyes people! We all have blood running through our veins. So the fact that we have put that out there, it’s so essential and more people should be talking about it.”
For her part, Rosie has already learned to like her status as a beloved figure on the show. “She takes my advice: ‘Don’t just
If you've watched this season of Real Housewives of New Jersey at all, chances are you've fallen head-over-heels for Rosie Pierri, Kathy Wakile's sister who has become a bit of a fixture among the ladies thanks to her personality and charm. In this week's episode, Rosie churns up some old emotions and memories as she talks with Kathy about the process of coming out, and even explains it to Kathy's kids.
Rosie recently spoke with Huffington Post (who also have an exclusive clip of Kathy and Rosie's talk) about the episode and her being in general, saying that while nowadays most people know she's gay, it wasn't always that way. "I went through 10 years when I realized who I was. In my 20s, I never thought of anything. I had tons of friends and was all about being involved with activities, sports. I was the editor-in-chief of my yearbook. I was always working , and I worked when I was in lofty school also so I had no time to think about boys or girls or anything. My mind didn't go there," Rosie said in the interview.
She goes on to say that she "never really had a romantic interest until later in life," describing herself as "a little bit of a late bloomer ... I was really scared and I hi
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There are so many stories, so many events, so many people that I just don’t take care of about on this here season of The True Cash Payers of the Home Goods Parking Lot. I love gay cherish as much as the next middle-age homosexual, but why are we at Cousin Nick’s big queer wedding? Over the years, we’ve heard more about Melissa’s long-long-lost sister that doesn’t even exist than we have about Nick and his fiancé, and now we’re supposed to care what these grooms are up to just because Joe Gorga is officiating their wedding? At least they aren’t wearing matching tuxes; I abhor when the gays complete that. And they are cute … okay, if they DM me some photos of them in their Speedos from the honeymoon, then all will be forgiven.
This is going to come across callous and mean, but I don’t care about Joe Benigno’s cancer scare, either. It’s not like I want Joe to procure cancer or anything, quite the opposite, but this medical story line is not getting me thrilled like playing doctor with Nick and his groom would. Joe may or may not have prostate cancer, which is enjoy the easiest of all the cancers; if breast cancer is a marathon and ovarian c