Off the top of my head, I have 20 friends who are either gay or lesbian. Friends whom have invited me into their lives and whom I've invited into mine.
Friends.
People who I've broken bread with. People who I've laughed and cried with. People who I've argued with.
People.
Some are Christian, some are Jewish, some are agnostic, some are "conservative", some are "liberal".
Most of them are ticked off at me this week for being against a piece of legislation that they wanted. They feel I've turned my back on them.
They're not my friends because of their orientation. They're my friends because of their treatment of me and my observed behavior of them toward others.
