How We Fool Ourselves.....say what?

So there i was reading the Sunday paper.....okay, every once in a while, it happens where I get to read about current events in something other than on msn or excite.

As I'm reading through it (after reading comic section first of course), I come across an article, that they are asking the FDA to remove the ban on gays giving blood to the red cross. As I read it, i went "oh...they were banned? when?" and found out it was back in the late 1980's. The justification for this, is that someone who was homosexual and had sexual relations with the past year or more was at risk of providing blood with infectious diseases (e.g. HIV).

Now although I understand and can see where we are trying to protect others, the actual ban made me laugh. Do you really believe someone giving blood is going to say "yep, i'm homosexual and i was busy in the sack in the last 12 months".................

This goes along with the "don't ask don't tell of the military". If you don't let anyone know you are homosexual (i.e. don't get caught, don't say anything and don't live your life except in a closet), then you don't exist. Or as a military member told me "There aren't any gays in the military, as then when i was showering around them, they might be trying to look at me or cop a feel". Thought i would bust up laughing at that one. Like knowing that someone is of a different mindset means they will all of a sudden start jumping every guy or girl they see. Please, we have more issues with HETEROSEXUALS than we have ever heard of from the homesexual side.

My point to all of this? As a general society, we make some really silly rules to allow us to feel better about ourselves and hide our head in the sand. What a persons persuasion is, is THEIR business. Instead of wasting time on useless laws that someone will lie about everytime, it would be more effective to develop tests that can find diseases or cure diseases in the first place would be a more productive use of our time.

Just something for everyone to think about........and if you disagree? By all means comment, as long as you keep it civil