Revolution.

‘Bout time I talked about this. A loaded topic and something that I feel very strongly about. I wanted to wait until I felt I could argue my points intelligently and justly, and when I felt like I could serve it justice. Today happens to be that day.

Same-sex marriage. What a loaded topic, when actually it isn’t. 

First I’m going to touch on the religion argument, an argument easily refuted. Let’s keep the bible in context. It was written in a time when society’s were trying to grow, so why would they encourage homosexuality? Also, the bible condemns growing two crops on one farm, wearing clothes created from two different fabrics, pre-marital sex, divorce, etc. All things that our society doesn’t think twice about. Hell, slave-owners used the bible to justify slaves. The fact is, the bible is a very complex book who’s meanings are construed day in and day out. But most importantly, there is a separation of church and state. There is a separation for a reason and we need to uphold that. Not everyone is religious nor of the same religion. Our country prides itself in it’s diversity, but then discriminates against members of certain sexual orientations and tries to impose rules based on a certain faith that not everyone follows. Sound’s reasonable to me right?

Let’s also not forget how discriminatory not allowing same-sex marriage really is. Making marriage an exclusively heterosexual right immediately creates a divide between homosexuals and heterosexuals. It implies that homosexuals are lesser people, a second class, because they are not granted the same rights. Would you make it illegal for a man and a woman of African American descent to marry? The same idea applies in this situation. Even if you support giving homosexuals the same rights as heterosexuals, but not calling the union a marriage creates a divide. The fact is separate but equal is never equal.

Also, how does a homosexual marriage affect a heterosexual marriage? It doesn’t. Well, not unless I came into your marriage and started messing with you…. Arguing that “marriage is sacred” and that allowing same-sex marriage will diminish what marriage means is pretty ridiculous nowadays. In a world where 51% of marriages end in divorce and Britney Spears can get a marriage that lasts all of two whole days, the sacredness of marriage is anything but.

Amendment 14 of the U.S Constitution states that

“All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process. of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.”

So, according to the U.S constitution, same-sex marriage should be allowed, and this Federal Marriage Amendment proposed by conservative groups is unconstitutional. 

The point is, marriage is not a union between a man and a woman. Marriage is a union between two individuals who love each other. A same-sex marriage doesn’t effect a heterosexual marriage, nor does it detract from the meaning of marriage. This issue is anything but. I’m sorry that homophobia is so rampant in today’s society, but we need to step it up as Americans and realize the injustice of granting specific priviliges to heterosexual couples and not those of homosexual couples.