Following the fall out from his social media postings yesterday, UFC contender Josh Thomson has issued the following press release:

June 13, 2013 - Yesterday top UFC lightweight contender Josh Thomson used social media to poll fans with what turned out to be a controversial and thought provoking topic.

The subject of gay rights, including gay marriage, is sensitive for many people and Mr. Thomson fully supports equality for all human beings.

The statements made by Mr. Thomson were intended to provoke thought on some of the bigger issues that come up when people start to fight not only for equality but for more off-the-wall rights often frowned upon by society.

"I am not against gay rights or gay marriage in anyway," stated Thomson. "My comments were completely taken out of contextA bright white path illuminated in the darkness of an empty space before her feet. It symbolized the unification of her brothers and their outstanding achievements that she wished to make as well. And so her goals, her dreams, her decisions, and her life relied on where that one path would take her.

But what happens when, on a tragic night, the path splits into two and shifts colors? That once beautiful, peaceful white changed into a blood red on the left and a sky blue on the right. It made her realize the separation of her idols and gave her a hard decision to make.

In time, she chose the more inviting side, and easily skipped down it. The girl knew that as long as she kept going on