Growing up there are certain things in a person’s life they look forward to; birthdays, graduation, college, and marriage. What if you were denied one of these because you love someone of the same-sex? Our government gives us many rules to follow; however, they should not be able to tell you who to love or how to acknowledge that love. By banning same-sex marriage we are singling homosexuals out and promoting crimes of hate and unjustly actions. Civil Unions, Domestic Partnerships, old traditional values, and religion are the main arguments against marriage equality. Some people object to marriage equality, believing civil unions and domestic partnerships are enough, yet are we aware of the downfalls? Legalizing and reaching marriage equality would be more beneficial then harmful.



Many are against the idea of marriage equality because of “tradition” or an inherited pattern of thought or action. Some traditions include foot binding, human mummification and the castration of males when they reached puberty. Thus, traditions are made to alter or deteriorate as time passes. As time passes people look at situations differently, our generation needs to wake up and break out of this marriage tradition idea. Homosexuals are not the only people not allowed to marry. People cannot marry more than one person, their first cousin, close blood relatives, and some states do not allow people to marry with venereal diseases. It doesn’t seem like homosexuals should be in this category. Someone objecting to my argument can conclude this just proves marriage is regulated. Now let’s think about who can get married; rapists, child molesters, violent couples, and more, the regulation of marriage is a little off.




We are closing the closets on homosexuals by not allowing them to get married and enjoy the same life heterosexual couples enjoy. If same-sex marriage was legal, being gay would not seem like an unnatural or strange thing. It would develop into a normal understanding. If people are concerned about the availability of anyone gaining benefits, a man could marry his best friend that’s a girl; however it would never be valued on the same level. If people opened themselves up and got pleasure from the satisfaction of others, the world would be a better place; a place where people in love, regardless of their sexual orientation, can take part in the beautiful gift of marriage. Love is harmless; it does more good than evil. Marriage should not be a unity concerned with legal aspects; this is not what advocates are fighting for. They are fighting for equality because they too want to be like everyone else, looking forward to that day they can get married. Maybe one day homosexuals will hold the equal rights as deserved. Heterosexual couples will look beyond tradition and religion, and allow different people to enjoy marriage like they do, sharing the joy.


“Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. 6Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. 7It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres” (I Corinthians 13).
It ends with, “And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.” Love overpowers faith as stated in the Bible, connecting with the idea if two people love each other, regardless of their gender, love should come first

When you open yourself up to accepting others you will open your mind to a whole new world you wouldn't see unless you begin to see it through another's eye. You meet people who have gone through way more hardships than yourself. You feel pain you haven't experienced on a personal level before. You begin to fight for things you haven't experienced but since you have developed a bond with someone who has, you fight their fight with them. A fight against society, people, or a fight against freedom, justice, and liberty. Still lost? Well let me open this up to new realizations:


- Why is it that prostitutes are the ones being looked down upon by our society? Why are they the ones who are getting in trouble? We haven't looked at the deeper issue of WHY they choose to do this. Are they are single mother not getting child support by the father? Are they psychologically brainwashed by their pimp who never is brought to justice? Have they been threatened, beaten, and torn? We do not try and find these women help, we just throw them in the slammer and continue to not question anything else.






- Same-sex Marriage....a topic I am very passionate about. I once did a report on same-sex marriage to try and get at the root of why people choose to not want it, and fight to make it illegal.



Religion and traditional values were the roots of the problem. But honestly what is "traditional values" anymore? We didn't create them. If we were brought into a world where traditional meant women fell in love with women and men with men, we wouldn't know the difference. What if being "gay" meant a man and women fell in love? Love isn't something we made up, it's the one natural emotion we feel and can't help it. So if you were gay because you were a man and loved a woman, wouldn't you want to keep loving her? Why would you want to live in fear? Fear of being ridiculed, not accepted, and not approved by our government? Maybe people grow so much hate for same-sex couples because it's "wrong" by our government. And who are they to say who to love? This again is the one thing that is natural, that we are capable of loving whoever and whenever. That liberty should not be taken away. Our natural habitat has been ripped from us all the time, trees are knocked down and buisnesses are built, televisions are on as nature is blossoming without us caring. Love is the one thing that we should always have the freedom for. If you are not homosexual there is no way you would ever understand how it is, if you knew someone this would change your outlook. Religion is another factor. I should not get into depth about this but who created religion? And if your religion told you to fall in love with the same-sex would you force yourself to do it? The church also says abortion is illegal and makes women feel terrible after they have been through quite enough anyway. Religions' bottom line is to love isn't it? So being a support system for a women who just had a abortion is more necessary and more following religious ideals then trashing that women and making her feel awful. She is more in control, she is more connected with emotions and feelings then the embryo inside of her. We need to support, we need to love, and we need to listen to our hearts....it's the only thing we truly have.

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Something to ponder...

Does anyone realize how easy it is to make a friend?






Does anyone realize if same-sex marriage was legal, nothing would happen besides same-sex partners being happy and able to marry? So why do people care and not want it? Is it the happy part or the able part? I would LOVE to know because I obviously don't understand.

What do you love most in life?

Is it the simple things? Like waking up to a beautiful ray of sun peeking through the curtain? Is it the time you get to share with your partner, when you would give anything for that time to extend forever? Is it laughing with your friends or family until your in tears? Maybe you are different than me, maybe it is materials you value, who knows but I want to!

"Do not criticize anyone for which you are not
You will never fit in their shoes,
The world turns at mysterious speeds
as the perception of the eye
is not always as it seems,
but let the light blend
never stop dreaming
for that is what is real."