Can Anybody Find Me Somebody To Love?

In the poem "Lonely Hearts" by Wendy Cope, the most stark difference in the different personal ads was the sexual orientation. They seemed so scattered that it was a bit hard to follow. It took some thinking to discover that each stanza was a different person's ad, but once that was figured out, it became truly interesting. People these days make a big deal out of the gay and bisexual communities, but this poem is a perfect example of why all this talk about gay marriage and other related topics is ridiculous. Even though all these people were of different orientations, they all wanted the same thing : companionship. Anyways, back to the question. The point of the poem is that, even though these people are all looking for different things, like a biker and a Jewish woman, and many have different sexual orientations, they all are just looking for someone to share their lives with,