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in support of gay marraige

Imagine falling in love with the person of your dreams. You knew from the first moment of looking at this person that they were your soul mate. You get married and decide to have children. You have two beautiful children. When your oldest boy turns twenty he calls and says, “Mom and Dad, we need to talk.” He comes over and sits down next to you as he explains, “I’m gay.” What is a parent to do or say? What is a parent supposed to think? I would say, accept him for who he is and what he does, do not judge him on how he feels. Gay marriage has come to an all-time high and people see both sides of this issue everyday. One must choose a side; I choose to support it.

Did you know that nearly three out of every four people in the United States opposes gay marriage? Some of the same people that are in support of gay rights, oppose gays on the sole issue of gay marriage. People seem to come up with many misconceptions about gays that cause them to think the way that they do. Many of the reasons offered for opposing gay marriage are based on the assumption that gays have a choice in who they can feel attracted to, which is nothing close to the reality of the situation. Many people actually believe that gays can s

Another issue revolving around gay marriage is legal rights. According to our Constitution, there is a “separate, but equal” clause. This shows this is more of a civil rights issue, rather than what is morally right and wrong. When gay people say that this is a civil rights issue, this refers to not being able to make medical decisions for their partners in an emergency. Instead, the hospitals are usually forced by state laws to go to the families who may be estranged from them for decades, who are often hostile to them, and completely ignore their wishes for the treatment of their partners. If that hostile family wishes to exclude them from the hospital room, they may legally do so in nearly all cases. Being arrested is also an issue that comes with gay marriage. If one’s partner is arrested, the other partner can be compelled to testify against them or provide evidence against them. Legally married couples can not be forced to testify against their partner. Is this fair? It is clearly shown that it is not a matter of “special rights” in asking for the same rights as other couples have the luxury of having by law. Stating that gays should not have the same rights goes against our constitution and what has been taught to us over the years.