Cherry Ames, nurse
There are so many evils related to hospitals and medicine. Remember the horrible tales of longtime lovers banned from the bedsides of their mates, who then died alone of AIDS? Only 20 years ago, this. Sadly, these days our interest in health care pales by comparison to our community's single-minded nuttiness about marriage rights, which truly has overwhelmed other homo-related activism.... In any case, yesterday's health care annoyance was so minor: The attendant, noticing that I was waiting for my common-law spouse to finish up a medical test, asked brightly if we were sisters. I simply said "no" with a frown.
My partner deals with these things so much better than I. She breathlessly confirmed to my dentist's receptionist, calling last month about an appointment, that yes, we were sisters. Then laughed for hours.