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→ 16 Mar 12 at 3 am lgbtqgmh:

In my english class we had to write a paper about a controversial topic, and I’m hoping that during our peer edit mine doesn’t get ripped apart.

Marriage. The day when two people are able to express their love for each other in front of their friends and family and make their union official. You would think that it is something that everyone is entitled to. Well it is not. Same sex couples have to pay taxes and go through the legal system just like heterosexual couples, but they are not afforded the basic right to be married, and are not recognized as legal couples in over 35 states. Why is the bond of marriage only reserved for two people of different sexes? Why cannot two men or two women be legally married and recognized by the government?

Maybe we just should not let any couples get married. People often criticize homosexuals for ‘defiling the sanctity of marriage’, when heterosexual couples are just as likely to get a divorce and split up. Some people use the argument that marriage is for procreation and that since homosexuals cannot naturally conceive children they should not be allowed to marry. What about married couples that are not interested in having children? Or couples who do not wish to get married, but already have children? Should they not be allowed to get married or be recognized by the government as a legitimate family?

The whole system is hypocritical. Why is it that a homosexual man or woman is allowed to hold a weapon and stand a post to defend and serve our country, but they are not allowed to marry their partner? Why are they not afforded the same rights as a heterosexual man or woman?

All over the country there are people who are fighting for homosexuals to be given the right to marry their partner legally; in all of the states, not only the few that have opened their eyes to the fact that denying a couple, no matter their sexual orientation, the right to be legally bound is not only wrong, but a violation of a basic human right.

The right to choose who you want to love and be loved by should not have to define who you are as a person, and whether or not you have the right to be with someone you love for the rest of your lives. It should be a choice between two consenting adults who have affections for each other and want to be legally bound by the laws of our country and their religious beliefs.

People have often told me that I am brave because of my open support of homosexual marriage rights and adoption and military status, to which I dissent. I am not brave; I am being a decent person. Love is a basic human expression, and should not have to be a political statement.

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lgbtqgmh:

In my english class we had to write a paper about a controversial topic, and I’m hoping that during our peer edit mine doesn’t get ripped apart.
Marriage. The day when two people are able to express their love for each other in front of their friends and family and make their union official. You would think that it is something that everyone is entitled to. Well it is not. Same sex couples have to pay taxes and go through the legal system just like heterosexual couples, but they are not afforded the basic right to be married, and are not recognized as legal couples in over 35 states. Why is the bond of marriage only reserved for two people of different sexes? Why cannot two men or two women be legally married and recognized by the government?
Maybe we just should not let any couples get married. People often criticize homosexuals for ‘defiling the sanctity of marriage’, when heterosexual couples are just as likely to get a divorce and split up. Some people use the argument that marriage is for procreation and that since homosexuals cannot naturally conceive children they should not be allowed to marry. What about married couples that are not interested in having children? Or couples who do not wish to get married, but already have children? Should they not be allowed to get married or be recognized by the government as a legitimate family?
The whole system is hypocritical. Why is it that a homosexual man or woman is allowed to hold a weapon and stand a post to defend and serve our country, but they are not allowed to marry their partner? Why are they not afforded the same rights as a heterosexual man or woman?
All over the country there are people who are fighting for homosexuals to be given the right to marry their partner legally; in all of the states, not only the few that have opened their eyes to the fact that denying a couple, no matter their sexual orientation, the right to be legally bound is not only wrong, but a violation of a basic human right.
The right to choose who you want to love and be loved by should not have to define who you are as a person, and whether or not you have the right to be with someone you love for the rest of your lives. It should be a choice between two consenting adults who have affections for each other and want to be legally bound by the laws of our country and their religious beliefs.
People have often told me that I am brave because of my open support of homosexual marriage rights and adoption and military status, to which I dissent. I am not brave; I am being a decent person. Love is a basic human expression, and should not have to be a political statement.
-dragonryder94.tumblr.com