Love Is Blind

So the other day while I was at work I overheard a conversation...
It was shocking from the start.
"If you could kill anyone in the world, who would it be?"
At first, my reaction was a bit of shock... But the answer was even more shocking. Here I was expecting to hear terrorists, rapists, or something along those lines.

Instead, the answer was
"Ellen Degeneres."

I was shocked, confused, horrified, etc. but it gets better. The other guys response to the answer:
"Well duh, 'cause she's gay."

I honestly could not believe what I was hearing. Here were two guys having a horrible conversation and targeting one of the most caring, talented, and  hilarious comedians of our generation, and for one reason: her sexual orientation.

So I felt I should speak out on this. Once upon a time I also had issues with people who were gay. Then one day a movie came along that impacted the way I think forever. RENT. I was so moved by the film that I went out and purchased everything that I could find that had to do with RENT.
Sheet music, books, posters, cast recordings, you name it, I have it. I was instantly changed forever, and now I have more LGBT friends than straight ones.
From the first time I saw, heard, and experienced Jonathan Larson's masterpiece, I came to realize one very important thing that I hope everyone else will eventually realize.

Love. Is. Blind.

It doesn't matter if you are a man, woman, young, or old, tall, skinny, short, or fat. I believe that anyone can fall in love with anyone else, regardless of gender. In fact the only reason 'homosexuality' even exists is because human beings are obsessed with labelling everything we come across. So over time we have created labels. Gay. Straight. Lesbian. Bisexual.
Why can't it just be called LOVE?