McGreevey v. McGreevey’s heating up already. Gay American Jim McGreevey filed for divorce from former beard, Dina Matos McGreevey, on Friday, claiming that they had mutually agreed on custody arrangements for their 5-year-old daughter, Jacqueline. Dina, however, says otherwise.
Speaking through her lawyer, the soon-to-be-former Mrs. McGreevey insists her homo-hubbie’s jumping the proverbial gun:
I note from news accounts of my husband’s filing that he claims we have reached a comprehensive agreement. That is not true. We continue to have profound differences about what our daughter should be exposed to, and until they are resolved, there will be no agreement.
By which she means, “No daughter of mine will be subjected to all the lewd and vile habits of the homosexual variety: the butt sex, the cock sucking, the waxing.” McGreevey’s lawyer declined to comment, naturally.
Mrs. McGreevey now has 35 days to either sign her husband’s papers or file a counter claim. No doubt this already ugly divorce will get much nastier in the months ahead. And, of course, will help boost sales of Dina’s tell-all book, Silent Partner – a book she claims she’s writing after declining interviews to keep her and her daughter “out of the public maelstrom”. Funny, now your daughter’s front and center. Coincidence or conspiracy?
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noah
Come on! Don’t put homophobic words in Dina’s mouth. Remember, she was fucked over by McGreevey. He knew he was gay when he married her. In his autobiography, McGreevey states that he only married Dina to advance his career. He was willing to damn her to a loveless marriage. How is that ethical, moral, decent or the kind of behavior that anyone would want in his/her life? (There are openly gay politicians in Congress. McSleazy just didn’t want to take the chance. As governor, he was against gay marriage. Hit too close to home.)
Jeez, McGreevey is as sleazy and cynical as they come. How would you feel if this happened to your sister or brother?
Queerty staff, are you siding with McSleazy because he’s gay? If so, why? McGreevey admitted that the night his daughter was born he abandoned his wife who had just given birth for him to meet with and seduce another person. That’s the epitome of a twisted-fucker. Please don’t give me the excuse that his repressed sexual urges serve as justification. Gay or straight, this is fucked up behavior.
How is this case any different from any other high profile divorce case? Aren’t custody battles typical? I’m not saying that McGreevey doesn’t deserve access to his child; however, I object to you making Dina the villain here. Let’s be honest, if your husband lied to you from the beginning of your marriage, cheated on you, manipulated you, and treated you like shit, don’t you think you might want to add a little hell to his life? Moreover, might she be a little concerned as to how he might be as a parent? If he was a manipulative bastard to her, might Dina think he’d pull similar shit with his kid. (Not that crappy spouses ever are abusive parents. Nope, that would never happen.)
As long as Dina doesn’t bring up his sexuality in the custody hearing, I’m all for her slugging it out with McGreevey.
noah
” The book said McGreevey, who’s been married twice, knew he was gay since age 7, and detailed many anonymous trysts at various highway rest stops and parks over the years.
He also wrote that while Dina was recovering in the hospital from the birth of their daughter in 2002, he was hooking up with the staffer, Golan Cipel, who would bring down his administration. ”
This was McGreevey’s second marriage. Hey, I can understand being confused in one’s first marriage but the second marriage was just wrong.
Being gay should not be an excuse for someone being a scumbag.
peter
Noah – Aren’t you the perfect little human being!
noah
Peter,
Get real. No human being is perfect. But some humans are assholes. McGreevey didn’t care about fucking over his wife or gays in New Jersey. He was only concerned about himself and his quest for power (that’s called sociopathic behavior).
Just because someone is gay doesn’t mean he deserves unconditional support. If he’s sorry now for his past misdeeds and asks for forgiveness, that’s nice. Forgive but don’t forget is all I’m saying along with don’t put homophobic words in Dina’s mouth.
Don’t you have any sympathy for Dina Matos McGreevey? Isn’t she also a human being worthy of respect? Again, if you were in her shoes, lied to, cheated on, manipulated, etc., how would you feel? What if your boyfriend/husband pulled similar shit with you from the very first second he met you, he saw you as a pawn to be used. How would you feel?
BTW:
Mary Cheney is gay and is a two-faced hypocrite. She was willing to support the Republicans when they used vile anti-gay bigotry to win elections in 2004. Now she’s shocked that those same bigots would say something about the prospect of her raising a child in a lesbian household.
J. Edgar Hoover was gay and used his position in power to screw over gays, blacks, and anyone he felt wasn’t as American as he.
Ken Mehlman was the head of the Republican National Convention and was more than happy to use anti-gay rhetoric to win votes. He helped to get anti-gay marriage amendments passed in multiple states.
At some point, don’t we have to draw the line and say you may be gay but you’re a scumbag? Gay people are people with the same traits as other people and deserve to be embraced, chided, praised, or shunned based on their behavior.
nystudman
I hope Dina sticks it to him. He treated her like a dick and he’s still acting like a scumbag toward her. She was a total innocent who got caught in this whole whirlwind of sexual weirdness. I’m a card-carrying ‘mo, but on this one, I’m in Dina’s corner!
Ed
I agree with noah and nystudman! I hope Dina f*cks him like he’s never been before. What a conceited asshole.
And I am 100% gay. Let’s get real.
Joanne
I agree with noah and nystudman..as a gay person..i despise the self hating gays in power. They are all over the place making anti gay rules and speeches by day while singing in piano bars and frequenting rest stops by night. Self hating gays are what McGreevey, Cheney and the rest of them are. If you are gay and can’t stand the heat then don’t get involved in politics or high profile positions and screw over the rest of us gays. Makes me sick. A certain Fox News anchor pretty boy comes to mind. Sits at the anchor desk like a hetero Repub by day and sings in gay piano bars in NYC at night. You can fool your own type but you cannot fool us honest self respecting gays. And I am sick of gay men marrying innocent straight women just to look “normal”. How dare they put them at risk socially and medically. I know plenty of gay/bi women who have married or hooked up with men but they were upfront to these men from the start. Ala Anne Heche. She may do some f-ed up things but she does them up front and out in the open.
Joel Johnston
Sadly, this argument will now turn to see who can destroy the child more – the mother, the father or the courts that will make decision in what they feel are in the best interest of the child.
As Governor, he was like the rest, unwilling to ensure the passing of laws that ensure a child has equal access to both parents post divorce. Whether this is straight or gay parents, these children deserve to have the parent-child bond retained after a separation of the parents.
Althought it is easy to characterize this as a gay issue if she wins custody of the child, I hope everyone recognizes this is an issue that affects straight and gay couples equally. In most cases, the mother will get custody of the child, and the other parent will get to see them every other weekend. Imagine, going from tucking these loving children in each and every nigh to seeing them every other weekend.
I hope everyone joins in and helps to pass rights that protect children – from the abuse they take after divorce or separation. By ensuring the rights of children, we ensure the rights of all parents – straight and gay. Equal rights, isn’t that we are all looking for?
Joel Johnston
USSharedParenting.com