Okay, I must be a complete mess then. I am a bisexual woman, I am capable of falling in love with (and having sex with) either a man or a woman. I must not be able to have any friendships that are close and without "sex" intereferring, right? I must be lusting after every single person I meet/come in contact with. My very best and closest friend is a man. We have known each other for about 15 years now. We have never been sexually attracted to each other, even though we met by being set up on a blind date with each other. Sorry, those assumptions are plain wrong. I don't need to "remove competition" to remain faithful to someone, I am not that weak. I can have very close, non-sexual relationships with either sex. And if marriage is so awful, ban marriage altogether. Another point I'd like to make that hasn't been made yet is on the issue of "why would gays want to face the risk of divorce?" Even if their marriage is not legally recognized they're "divorce" or break-up would still be as emotionally devastating as anyone elses. Besides, at least if you are legally married you can get lawyers involved and have at least a chance of things coming out more fairly. I've never been married, but I lived with a boyfriend once, and that break-up was harsh. He made life hell for me until I finally left, and gave up fighting him to get my stuff (furniture, books, movies, etc.) back. I walked out of that break-up with nothing gained, and my cat, he got the rest, including all the money I had paid on his debts!
As for the healthcare situation in America, we can only hope that socialized medicine will happen here. It is definitely needed, but Bush (like most republicans who work for big business) is against Americans having socialized healthcare. However, he's fine with the idea of the American taxpayer footing the bill for Universal Healthcare for Iraqi citizens!
Melisa
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