Celebrity | Carrie Prejean Guess Who's Friends With Miss California Prejean's dad says Palin called—and gay community's 'empathic' By Kevin Spak Posted May 9, 2009 10:38 AM CDT Copied In this photo taken on Sept. 14, 2008, Miss California Carrie Prejean is shown standing next to Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps at a game at Cleveland Browns Stadium in Cleveland, Ohio. (AP Photo/Scott Heckel, The Repository) Carrie Prejean’s dad says support for his daughter has been pouring in, and she received a call from an equally controversial governor. “She called her directly to offer support,” William Prejean said of Sarah Palin. He also says Carrie has gotten encouragement from an even less likely source. “The gay and lesbian community has been supportive,” he said. “It’s just been overwhelming.” “Everyone comes up to Carrie and says, ‘We may not agree with you, but we respect you for what you say,’” Prejean said. He also dismissed rumors that he's gay. Read These Next A government shutdown could mean permanent layoffs. FCC chief gets crushed by cat litter in new South Park. Retirement savings catch-up plans are about to change. James Comey says go ahead, bring on his trial. Report an error