[VRWCmember]

I mean, how exactly will it affect you? Give me one example. I'm still waiting.

How about this one then: The AIDS "epidemic", brought to you courtesy of the homosexual community, is consuming a disproportionate amount of medical research dollars diverting funds from other diseases that affect far more people and cost more lives. The increased health care costs both for AIDS and for the many other illnesses that occur more often in the homosexual community than in the general population are borne by all of us through higher insurance premiums. So yes, the behavioral choices of homosexuals -- and the consequences of those choices -- do in fact affect others.

[RockandRollResurrection]

Was talking specifically about gay marriage there, so your example is moot. Besides maybe if Bonzo's daddy had done something about it maybe your premiums wouldn't be so high. Instead it was blamed on "poppers and cat hair" and allowed to florish uncontrolled until it reached the straight community as well. (Though, I'm certainly not denying that sexual behavior is a cause of the spread of HIV and that many gays are extremely stupid about who they sleep with.)

[ellery]

That argument (increased healthcare costs due to AIDS) is even more applicable to smokers and fast-food eaters. Are you for criminalizing the latter behaviors?