What are society’s reasons for opposing same-sex marriage you may ask. Well for one they say it goes against religion. Well, yes and no. It does go against Christianity, most branches of Islam and Orthodox Judaism But there is no condemnation of homosexuality in Hindu scripture and many sects of Buddhism celebrate gay relationships and would love to see legalized same-sex marriages. The only reason that religion is brought up as an argument against same-sex marriage is because many churches will not sanctify a marriage between same-sex couples. What we are forgetting is that churches may already turn away any couple they don’t see fit to many, whether it is because they are of the same gender, the age gap is too far apart, they are interfaith or interracial or they are too young. The most popular argument against same-sex marriage is that marriage is an institution between one man and one woman. But it is also one of the weaker arguments. Who says what marriage is and by whom is it defined? The married? The marriable? If the persons opposing same-sex marriage cannot show a compelling reason to argue against same-sex marriage than they should not be trying to deny homosexuals of the right to marry. To me marriage is the union of two people that are deeply in love with each other, and it shouldn’t be anything else. Another popular argument against same-sex marriage is that a same-sex household is not the proper environment in which to raise children or that children raised in same-sex homes will be homosexual as well. The fact is that sexuality is inborn, determined at birth. Sexuality is not contagious! Just because you spend most of your time with someone who is homosexual does not mean that you will become homosexual too. Studies have also shown that is does not matter what kind of home a child is raised in. Wether the parents (or parent) are heterosexual or homosexual, it doesn’t matter. It is the amount of love and care that you give to a child that shapes who they will become. In short, children from homosexual and children from heterosexual homes grow up just the same if the parents raise them right.
In fact homosexual parents with children are on the rise in North America More than 160, 000 families with two homosexual parents raising approximately 250,000 children now exist. Most of the children who reside in homosexual homes come from previous heterosexual relationships. Many teenagers have gay mothers or fathers and they grow up fine, but are almost forced to hide the fact that they have a gay parent because they fear society will not accept them, and to most teenagers, trying to “fit in” or “find your place” is a full-time job. This is why I understand why you would want to hide such a thing about your mom or dad, or even your sister or brother. But I don’t think that anyone should have to. Society should be able to accept same-sex families the same way we now accept single parented families, interfaith families and interracial families.
The main reason people seem to reject same-sex marriage is not political, religious, or social. It’s because they are just plain uncomfortable with homosexuality. But what really is homosexuality? Many people are unclear about homosexual relationships and therefore object to them or have qualms about them. Maybe it’s because of the media that we are so removed from homosexual relations. Many popular televison shows satirize homosexual men as flimsy-wristed weaklings that love nothing more than to say the word “fabulous.” They satirize lesbians as psychologically impaired women, or “butches”, women with no femininity. It’s because of media of lack or interaction that we are so ignorant of what homosexuality really is. What is it then? Homosexual relationships are the same as many other heterosexual relationships. Homosexuals share the same values and desires as many other people. They just want to find love and live “happily ever after.” There is nothing shallow, promiscuous or un-committing about homosexuals. They are just like us; they are loyal to their partners, honour and abide by the law, take part in community events and activities, volunteer their time and they fall in love just as deeply as anyone else.
There are plenty of reasons to legalize same-sex marriage. The main reason is to uphold equality in our country. Legalizing same-sex marriage may seem like a big deal today, but a few years down the road we may laugh at how silly we were to make such a big deal out of nothing. Remember, in 1929 women were not considered “persons” that was only 76 years ago, and it is already a laughing matter. Another good reason to legalize same-sex marriage is because it will lower divorce rates. More than half of today’s marriages end in divorce. Many homosexuals marry traditionally just because they feel that it is the only way they can have a family, but usually the marriage falls apart putting the couple, and any kids they may have, in turmoil. So if homosexuals are free to marry the ones they truly love, fewer marriages will end so sadly. The best reason to legalize same-sex marriage is because they deserve the right. Their love is just as true as anyone’s and they should be able to express said love through marriage. So I leave you with this quote “Love is love when Sue love Harry, Love is love when Tom loves Larry, Love is love when Kate loves Carrie, Love is love, so let them marry."
P.S. I know the fonts keep changing, but try as I do to fix it, it remains the same...let's just pretend I did that on purpose to keep you interested in reading....
