Posted On: July 5, 2007, 2:31 pm CDT

Posted By: Kay

1. You are basing your statements on a study nearly 30 years old?
2. Where are your statistics on gay women as your original post did not state gay men only "the gays"?
3. Not all children contribute to society - and "the gays" continue to support services for them by paying the same taxes despite not having their children attend (or be accepted) at schools, not having teenagers destroying others property ect.

However, the point here is passing along additional charges to employees whos activities cost more in insurance premiums. Having a workforce that is reproducing costs more in insurance premiums. And, having employees with teenagers that are also reproducing (at an alarming rate) costs the employer more in insurance premiums as well.

As a lesbian women in her mid-30s, I have never needed my insurance carrier to pay for a hospital stay; most women in my age group have been in the hospital for one or two deliveries not to mention the dozen doctor appts leading up to the births, follow up visits and costs of birth control when they aren't reproducing.

You can't have it all ways - charge for those activities YOU feel are more hazardous/expensive while not recognizing that the lifestyle you subscribe to also has it's additional costs.