@Anonymous: In Europe you can marry both

Fair enough!

@bee: In 2002, Perry described the Texas same-sex anti-sodomy law as "appropriate".

Perry opposes the legal recognition of same-sex marriages, and supported the 2005 ballot proposition which amended the Texas constitution by defining marriage as "only a union between a man and a woman" and prohibiting the state from creating or recognizing "any legal status identical or similar to marriage".

In his first book, On My Honor, published in 2008, Perry drew a parallel between homosexuality and alcoholism, writing that he is “no expert on the ‘nature versus nurture’ debate,” but that gays should simply choose abstinence.

@Anonymous: And? I happen to share the opinion that homosexuality is like alcoholism ... something you're born with a tendency toward, but should be avoided. And just as I'm "bigoted" for thinking people who feel gay should abstain, you are "bigoted" for thinking people who have religious beliefs against homosexuality are invalid.

Real solution? Gov't out of marriage altogether ... which is really the only solution.

@Anonymous: I personally think whatever religious beliefs someone may have against it is fine, it is their personal opinion. However to support the criminalisation of homosexuals making love (i.e. the anti sodomy laws) is unjustifiable.

@Anonymous: I think you mean biological not genetic. banging a bi sexual does not increase your odds of having a gay kid.

@Anonymous: alcoholism is a kind of addiction though, you can't be addicted to being gay

@Anonymous: Sure you can. Sex addicts. They have their own rehab.
You can be "addicted" to warcraft too. It may not be chemical but it's an addiction.

Of course i refer to gay sex not "being gay" which I assume you mean being attracted to men in general.

If you really think that Ron Paul will make a difference, you're deluded

@Anonymous: What if your religion commands you to throw rocks at people until they die for working on sunday, or wearing a cotton/polyblend?

ITT people think the president matters

@Anonymous: INCOMING AD HOMINEM

you're a fucktard.

@Anonymous: >truly beaten addiction

You don't understand the neurobiology of addiction. Your brain chemistry and neural pathways are altered permanently by addiction. With time and treatment, one can learn to effectively "re-route" around these pathways to allow for a healthy life; the pathways continue to exist, and relapse is always possible, and even statistically highly likely. At present, there is no method to remove the pathways, only to circumvent them.

TLDR; There is NO CURE for addiction, only treatment.

Alcoholism encompasses more than just addiction, it also means simpler forms of use and abuse that don't necessary include addictive components. The base medical definition of the alcoholic is "one who has a problem with alcohol." ie: A binge drinker may not be compelled to drink, but if, when he does, his work/ life/ relationships are effected, he would be considered an alcoholic, if in spite of this knowledge, he continues drinking behaviors that lead to unhealthy consequences.

TLDR: Addiction is a component of alcoholism, they are not medically synonymous.

@Anonymous: >Just cause you desire something and crave it doesn't mean you gotta do it. Have self control.

Again, under addiction, your brain (and body, in the case of opiates) has PHYSICALLY changed. There is a "memory" of the neurochemical mechanisms of the drugs. It isn't that you just "stop" doing drugs or alcohol - only a very small percentage of people can "will" themselves to not relapse - after these pathways are established, it's no easier to stop the drug than it is to stop eating. Not OVEReating. EATING.

ADDICTION is a COMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR that has become INGRAINED into your thought process and BIOLOGY.

For example: Alcohol abuse KILLS 2.5 MILLION people every year:
http://www.who.int/substance_abuse/publications/global_alcohol_report/en/index.html

"Why don't they just have some self-control?"
They need help.

As you age, you WILL see people close to you DIE from addiction. You WILL watch it turn their lives to shit. Perhaps it will be YOU.

Quit pretending that addiction is just something that people just DECIDE to do because they are "weak." If you honestly believe this, and you drink or do drugs, gamble, or have any other compulsive behaviors, you should talk to a psychiatrist and get some help.