New Jersey Governor James McGreevey resigned from office Thursday, stating, "I am a gay American." McGreevey spoke at a press conference in Trenton, New Jersey, Thursday afternoon (August 12), following allegations of corruption made by several of his political aides. The governor, who had served two years of his term, cited a "consensual affair with another man." With his wife standing by his side, McGreevey announced his homosexuality. "From my early days in school until the present day," he said, "I noticed something that separated me from others." "I have grappled with my own identity," McGreevey continued, describing how he...