It's The Feel Good Story Of The Day

By Donovan Slack, Globe Staff  | August 12, 2005

Boston's beloved pair of swans -- feted by city leaders, residents, and tourists alike as one of the Hub's most celebrated summer attractions -- are a same-sex couple. Yes, scientific tests have shown that the pair, named Romeo and Juliet, are really Juliet and Juliet.

The city's Parks and Recreation Department conducted the tests months ago, but didn't announce the results for fear of destroying the image of a Shakespearean love story unfolding each year in the Public Garden.

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The news ignited something of a debate among swan spectators in the Public Garden yesterday, with some insisting the city now should buy a true Romeo and others saying the city should embrace the two as a couple.

Be sure to read both pages, because the really good stuff is in the jump.

Who's for starting a letter writing campaign to slip them a fertilized egg? (This bit only makes sense if you've read the part after the jump.)