On Wednesday, May 9th, President Obama made an announcement that changed America forever. He became the first president to say in front of cameras and the country that he supports same-sex marriage; but he will leave it up for states to decide their future. While some 39 states have banned same-sex marriage, this announcement has given hopes to the people who wish to someday walk down the aisle, hand-in-hand; to be married in a union that is recognized by our democratic government and its people.
It’s a monumental step to take for Obama since his judgment day of the presidential election is right around the corner. With republican opponent Mitt Romney his likely competitor in the race, some speculate why Obama came to face the cameras yesterday, stating his position on the touchy issue.
Some people believe that he has hurt his candidacy with making national news on this debate, since he counts on the swing states, such as North Carolina, which have banned same-sex marriage as unconstitutional and against religion. Others believe that this will help Obama win voters and hopefully supporters of the issue show their support by voting for Obama in the upcoming election. I guess we will all wait to see if Mitt Romney focuses the rest of the election race on opposing same-sex marriage or if he will focus on bigger, more crucial issues, such as the economic downturn of society. My guess is he will try to disparage Obama’s stance to rally up the conservative votes, but we will see.
What do I think? This issue is long overdue in our modern, diverse society and should have been discussed and addressed as such, years ago. If a transgendered couple, woman and woman, or man and man decide that they want to take their bond of love to the next step, i.e. marriage, than who are we as a nation to stop them? If you lose sleep over this topic because you believe that a civil union should be between that of a woman and man, then take sleeping pills. If you are on the religious side, that’s great. I love God too. But I highly doubt that God will send a gay man to hell, condemned for eternity and a serial killer to heaven because he asked for forgiveness.
The same people who are against same-sex marriage are the people watching Will and Grace, the Ellen Degeneres Show, and Modern Family. All of these popular shows have gay characters and they have been airing for years. No one seems to care or be against the issue when they are sitting back on their couch laughing at these shows, but as soon as two happy people want to be married, they turn to religion and other ridiculous excuses. I would love nothing more than someone to tell me why same-sex marriage should be banned without saying the cliché phrase: a union should be between that of a man and woman.
If you are against same-sex marriages, than its simple, don’t be gay or transgendered. But why on God’s green earth would you try to ban a sacred union between two people that love each other enough to show it to the world, because they are the same gender? Homosexuals have been discriminated against since the beginning of time. We all know someone who is gay. So how could we be against something that doesn’t hurt us? Let’s fight for equality of ALL and treat everyone equally. This country could use a boost of equality, and that’s not just my opinion, ask around.
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