E Pluribus Unum: Out of Many We Are One

A couple weeks ago, I decided I was going to write a blog about gay marriage after my Nicy called me upset about what Miss California had said. She just wrote her own so I have a tough act to follow.

I have never understood why this country opposes gay marriage so much. I don't understand why anyone would oppose it. I believe everyone has the right to do what makes them happy. I still find it funny/irritating that we still do not allow gays to marry. I thought everyone had the right to the pursuit of happiness? Apparently this only applies if you're straight.

I remember having a conversation about this last year with a couple of friends on the floor. My friend Fitz said something that I believe will end up being true...he basically said that years from now, we're going to look back and think how stupid we were for not letting gays get married. Just how this country looked down on blacks, or how women were inferior to men, we're going to look back just how we look back now to those issues and think how ridiculous not allowing gays to marry really is.

My sister, as she mentioned in her blog, made a very good point about Miss California's comments. What if she had made a racist remark......that she doesn't support interracial marriage, or she sees blacks as inferior, or Mexicans should go back to their country.....would her honesty have been ok if she had said something like that? Then why is it ok to treat gays as less deserving than others?

It's no secret that I'm a full supporter of gay rights. I believe that people should be free to do what they want as long as they aren't hurting anyone. I really don't see the big deal in allowing gays to marry. Is it a religion thing? If someone wants to be a religious person that's fine, but don't impose your beliefs on others. I'm sure they wouldn't appreciate it if someone from another religion passed a law that didn't allow them to marry their significant other.

Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but having the opinion of opposing gay marriage is just wrong, plain and simple. It's a primitive way to look at things, and an unjust way of thinking. I hope that people will soon realize that gays are just like the rest of us.....they're people. Let them live their life. Let them be happy.

It's an old cliche, but very appropriate at this time....treat others the way you want to be treated. If we're truly a country that cares about equality and civil rights, we will allow gays the same rights as the rest of us.

As Andy Warhol once said: "They say that time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself." I believe this is an issue that needs to be addressed immediately. A group of people are being oppressed and we cannot allow time to hopefully change the way we think. We need to keep raising awareness on this issue. We need to back our fellow man and woman and let them know that we are here supporting them.

E Pluribus Unum: Out of Many We Are One