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Gay marriage has jumped out of the closet on to the front page. Everyone from the president of the U.S. to retired four-star general Colin Powell is embracing the issue, now supported by most Americans. Still, a few people, like former First Lady Laura Bush appear to be conflicted.
I ascribe a basic importance to the phenomenon of language. To speak means to be in a position to use a certain syntax, to grasp the morphology of this or that language, but it means above all to assume a culture, to support the weight of a civilization.
| Khandi Alexander, Dancer (1957) |
| Phoebe Cary, Poet (1824) |
| Max Delbruck, Scientist (1906) |
| Bob Filner, Politician (1942) |
| Ray Floyd, Athlete (1942) |
| Raymond Floyd, Athlete (1942) |
| Ken Harrelson, Athlete (1941) |
| Paul Harvey, Journalist (1918) |
| Ivan Illich, Sociologist (1926) |
| Bernard Kerik, Public Servant (1955) |
| Creighton Abrams, Soldier (1974) |
| Marcel Achard, Playwright (1974) |
| Edward Eggleston, Editor (1902) |
| Hans Eysenck, Psychologist (1997) |
| Steve Irwin, Scientist (2006) |
| Walter Kaufmann, Philosopher (1980) |

