I read that a little differently, Nico

[elfs]

Over on thinkprogress.org, Nico has an interesting article in which he illustrates the Department of Health and Human Services guidelines for the submission of grants, two of which state (a) that "abstinence is voluntarily choosing not to engage in sexual practices until marriage", and (b) "the term 'marriage' must be defined as 'only a legal union between one man and one woman as a husband and wife'".

Nico says that he believes this means that, according to the Bush administration, gays should never engage in sex. However, I read it that if one never intends to get married then one cannot be abstinent, since there is no period in one's life that can accurately described as "before marriage." The Bush Administration is teaching gay kids to not bother holding back at all since, after all, what they are is already forbidden.

Gods, I don't know if I can stand two more years of this crap.

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[gromm.livejournal.com]

Yeah, you're right. I'm sorry. You know, the next time I express sarcasm on the Internet, I should put /BLINK tags on the disclaimer that says it's sarcasm, in like, a size 72 font. And in red. So everyone knows, that, you know, the eye roll at the end means I'm being sarcastic and shit.