Why do you BAM fans continue to fight for a storyline that will never happened? ABC has done all it can to neuter the character of Bianca from rape to hooking her up with a dude in drag just to prevent a real lesbian relationship on All My Children.

For years the BAM fan base told TPTB at All My Children and ABC Daytime that a straight girl Maggie could fall in love with a gay girl Bianca because love can magically change a person's sexuality.

Now that clinche is being used to hook Bianca up with a man. The BAM fan base gave TPTB the perfect excuse to do it. Bianca can see into a transgendered man's soul and fall in love, no matter that the character has not transitioned.

It's been 5 years already and one of the actresses is no longer on the show! How much longer can a group of people be used and abused? It's not healthy at this point. You can't expect the gay community to advocate for a fictionalized couple when our real life relationships are under attack.

Isn't their more important ways to be spending your time than to fight for a soap opera couple that was never real to begin with? I can mention about 5 different things that are more important to write TPTB about than BAM just off the top of my head such as global warming, the Iraq War, restoring our Constitutional Rights, combating religious fundamentalism in America and the outsourcing of American jobs.

But I know all those things are irrelvant because Maggie and Bianca are cute together. *giggles* Knock your socks off and continue to advocate for a soap opera couple because the BAM fan base will never have to worry about the ill effects of reality.

In some ways, I don't disagree with what you had to say bluebuddha, but on the other hand it was a little harsh... you have to know that a lot of these fans that have stayed with BAM since the beginning - they've met Eden and Liz.  They've become personally invested in not only the BAM storyline, but in the careers of both actresses.  They've raised tens of thousands of dollars for charity organizations like RAINN, and have spent enormous amounts of time and money in order to see and support this cause.  So, no they're not going to just give up that easily.  They believe in the relationship between Bianca and Maggie, but more importantly they believe in Eden and Liz.  Your accusation that they could be spending their own free time doing other things is, really for one, not your concern.  Sorry, but it's not.  And two, the assumption that it's not doing anything for the greater good is ludicrous, because as I've said, BAM has raised an enormous amount of money for charitable organizations.

There's one thing though, that I believe the BAM fans consider most important above all else, and that is the impact that a relationship between Bianca and Maggie can have on a large amount of people.  It's not necessarily about seeing BAM hook up (though no one would complain in the least).  It's about bringing a homosexual relationship to life on screen - about doing it on daytime television when most of middle america is watching.  It's about putting a face to gay and lesbian people, not just in practice but in a relationship situation.  And how that can be the most powerful of all advocacies.  They have an interminable spirit and some say it's crazy.  Hell, I say it's crazy sometimes!  But they have love and they have hope.  And that's all they need to keep themselves going.

Being heard and asking for adequate visibility is never going to be un-important.  Yes AMC has "neutered" Bianca from day one but there is great significance in the collective voice.  Instead of admonishing those who choose to fight for it, perhaps we should thank them for taking up a torch some of us are too deflated to carry anymore.  If you think the people active enough to email television executives don't carry the torch in other areas of their life I think you are sadly mistaken and should probably have a conversation with some of them.  They are passionate about being heard period, whether on a global scale or a community/seed based level.

Thank you BAMmers for fighting where I personally gave up years ago because it frustrated and hurt too much to care.

I apologize I didn't mean to sound harsh.  But I'm just really ticked off at how All My Children (AMC) and ABC Daytime have used and abused the gay characters and fans of the show.  I feel bad for the BAM fan base because they have put in years of effort that hasn't amounted to much for Maggie and Bianca except for a few scenes of them happily leaving together and than breaking up.  Their "real" relationship was not seen on camera and the rest of the time (years in fact) they spent circling each other.  It's a shame.  On one hand I realize the BAM fan base has been used and abused, but on the other hand they have enabled AMC/ABC Daytime the perfect cover for their homophobia and fear of putting Bianca in a real relationship with another woman.   

The BAM fan base advocated to the show and network that love can transcend sexuality.  This enabled the writers to put off giving Bianca a real love interest.  Instead they had Maggie circle Bianca for years as she dated men, while Bianca remained celibate.  TPTB had an easy out because they were essentially doing what gay fans of the show wanted, the possibility that Maggie become gay. It worked out only briefly as they had Maggie run off to Paris with Bianca. 

However, the consequences of advocating for turning a straight girl gay was never considered by the BAM fan base.  But years later we are seeing the end result , with TPTB hooking Bianca up with a male character , (albeit a transgendered one) because she can fall in love with his soul, just like Maggie fell in love with Bianca’s soul.  TBTB are actually using the same lingo of the BAM fan base to rationalize a lesbian falling in love with a man!  Bianca fans, which I consider myself one, have seen their favorite character of 6 years ruined in a matter of months.   

So yes I realize I sound harsh, but I’m a bitter Bianca fan.  I’ve been used for ratings by TPTB at AMC/ABC Daytime for many years and been abused by a fan base who dismissed the warnings and at times callously belittled anyone who disagreed with them.  As a Bianca fan I’m the one left with the consequences of their actions because many of them have stopped watching now that Maggie is gone.

Maybe with Liz Hendrickson (Maggie) gone and Jeff Carlson (Zarf/Zoe) leaving in a few weeks TPTB will allow the character of Bianca to have a real relationship on the show.  If Eden Riegel (Bianca) stays on the show there is a strong possibility they will continue to have Bianca in a relationship with Maggie in absentia.   So please BAM fans just stop already you have done more harm than good.  Allow the character of Bianca to move on and allow us Bianca fans some hope that she could have a real relationship on camera.

DOES ANYONEKNOW WHERE I CAN DOWNLOAD CLIPS OF BIANCA AND MAGGIE?

I WANTED MAKE A FEW MUSIC VIDEOS WITH THEM, BUT I CAN'T SEEM TO FIND ANY PLACE TO GET THE CLIPS!!! PLEASE HELP!!

While I thought in concept the transgender s/l was a great idea,in execution it was badly written,badly researched and rushed.Zoe/Zarf's s/l should have been about her transition instead they used it as a publicity stunt to get viewers and rushed the issue,not to mention they made Zoe really annoying.

Bianca was neutured with this s/l,I have no problem with lesbians and lesbian transexuals having relationships (one of my friends is trans and has a gay girlfriend),but I do have a problem with it when we where expected to believe Bianca was attracted to Zoe when Zoe was still living as Zarf.They broke up a ground breaking campaigned couple like BAM so they could have Eden kissing a male actor instead of a female one-ABC are full of homophobes.It wasn't right,especially when AMC have copped out so many times in showing Bianca/Eden in a relationship with a biological woman/actress.Why couldn't Zoe have fallen in love with another woman on the show or even a man?-the fact they put her with Bianca says everything about what they were really doing.

Maggie wasn't straight and didn't fall in love with Bianca's soul-she fell in love with a woman (she cheated on Bianca with a woman-which proves she is either gay or bi).There were many indications and scenes that showed Maggie was sexually confused and the only reason she didn't come out sooner was because they wouldn't allow a lesbian relationship on screen that lasted more than 5 mins.I hope the rumours are true and Bianca will come back permantly only this time allow her a lesbian romance (bringing back BAM would be great).BAM were soaps first gay super couple,but they weren't given the chance to have the same amount of screen time as straight couples,AMC dropped the ball and could have had some great soap drama with them.

 Zoe was short changed and used with the s/l she,the issues and transgender ppl deserved better-I think ATWT would have done it better-it's time transgender ppl had a decent and well written s/l on a soap than the half-assed attempt by AMC.