Who would have thought that when asked to pick a topic to write about I would have picked this one? There were many different topics to choose from yet when I saw this one I almost instantly could take a side and could argue my feelings on this subject. The topic I am talking about is “Gay Marriage”. I chose the topic of gay marriage because I feel it is an important topic going on in society today. There has been a lot of controversy over it not only in the media, but also in our everyday conversations. You always hear someone making a snide comment about a gay or lesbian person. People even go as far as saying that the purple telly tubby is gay, only because he is purple, and anyone who has rainbow colors is a homosexual. Seriously its getting a little ridiculous and though I am not particularly taking a s
ide on this issue to argue today, I am going to express to you what I know about this issue so far as it stands, and how I have come to believe, what I believe, about this subject.
I first heard about gay marriage about four years ago while I was still in high school. It was a really big issue in the news and continues to be debated in our society everyday. The only real thing I know without doing any research is what I have heard people comment, and what I have seen in the media. You would think that with all the negative things I have heard on this issue my feelings would be different. I am in the minority as a heterosexual who feels homosexual marriage should be legal.
I believe my biggest influence on this issue would have to be my parents. My parents have brought me up to understand that no matter how