The topic I want to discuss is gay marriage. This is something that is so controversial in each and every state in the United States, and the laws vary from state to state.
The first picture is one that I saw on facebook the day after the divorce of Kim Kardashian. There are a lot of reasons I could use this image, such as why Kim Kardashian is even that important, but I am going to use it instead to discuss the fact that Kim and her (now ex) husband were able to get married, make millions off of the marriage, be married for fifty some days, then get a divorce. That’s allowed in this country, but two women or two men getting married is not.
I used to be more middle ground about this topic, until my moms two male friends decided to start a family together, and how genuine their love was, yet they couldn’t get married. My parents who were married no longer than 15 months were able to get married and then divorced, which definitely caused everyone much more stress than good, yet these two men have a dream to create a beautiful life together, but they weren’t able to legally have that.
The divorce rate is currently over 50% for marriages with children. If every other marriage is ending in divorce, what exactly is everyone going to lose by letting gay people get married?
Some think that it isn’t that big of a deal and that people shouldn’t pay much attention to this topic, which I understand if you don’t know someone that is struggling because of this law. But when you hear stories, meet families that are not “legally” families, it becomes heartbreaking and a much bigger deal that deserves attention.
Race, gender, culture, nationality, qualities, and characteristics of a person do not change them from being a person of equal rights in the United States. What’s freedom if people can’t put their love on a document just because the two individuals are of the same sex?
This photo brings up a correlation between the civil rights movement in history and the fact that gay marriage is illegal in todays world. Relating these two topics brings a bridge between them and shows their similarities.
Looking back on history many can agree that the reasons for banning interracial marriage and equal rights for African Americans were ridiculous, and each individual should be treated equal regardless of their choices, actions, race, sex, etc. This is the same matter; people are not being treated equally or given the same rights for insurance and taxes as “straight” individuals who are married.
Of course, this has a lot to do with how each person was raised, what s/he believes in, and what controversial topics are important to them. In my case, I was raised in a home where everyone regardless of any characteristics they have are meant to be treated equal. We are all children of God (which is for a whole different blog post) and meant to have the same rights.
A lot of the reasons people object to Gay marriage is religious reasons. Well, I have to say, God seems to like it when people get along and love each other, rather than fight and hate. In my opinion, God wants more love in the world, and Gay marriage will make more happy, love-filled relationships.
ReplyDeleteI can only hope that our generation can see this, and will be the first generation to turn things around. The more love, the better. Not to mention gay couples who want kids will most likely be adopting children, helping all of those children in foster homes and/or orphanages. Where's the bad?
I dont like the idea of gay marriage, im going to say it. But, im not going to push my beliefs on some stranger. They want to get married, I dont care just leave me out of your problems and quit shoving your beliefs and flamboyance down my throat. Your in love, thats fine, go be happy together. Of course, not all gays are like this.
ReplyDeleteBut yes sanctity of marriage was ruined by the people who tried to defend it.