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Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Ring any bells? To the best of my knowledge, this right is something that applies to ALL Americans. I don’t think the Constitution says, “except for gays and lesbians”. Like most people, you may have a family member who is gay or lesbian or, at the very least, you know someone who is. Why should they be discriminated against when it comes to marriage? Why should they be denied the joy and happiness that comes with marriage? We as a society need to “get over it”, and realize that gays and lesbians aren’t simply a “fad” that will go away in time. These are human beings with all the heart and soul, feelings and urges that we all have. To deny them the right of marriage simply because they didn’t fall in love with someone of the opposite sex is ridiculous. By the way, I am a happily married (32 years) heterosexual woman, and my husband and I both support same-sex marriage. For those who feel that marriage is a “sacred institution” between a man and a woman and that it is wrong in “God’s eyes”, well then let God judge them. Who are WE to say it’s wrong? Not everyone believes in God (it so happens that I do) but let’s not start forcing that theology down people’s throats. Here’s a question for you. If it came down to a gay couple living a law-abiding, loving, monogamous relationship, vs. a heterosexual couple that “lives in sin”, has a child or two out of wedlock before deciding to finally marry (maybe), then getting divorced, which couple do you think God would approve of? (Out of wedlock births are almost considered the norm these days). We’re ALL “God’s children”, aren’t we? Therefore, what makes you better than me, or vice versa? Remember, “Judge not, lest ye be judged”, and all that. Should we redefine the word “marriage” to suit these times? I’m all for it. Perhaps it should read “the joining together of two consenting adults into a monogamous union with the promise to love and honor each other until death do them part”. By the way, the chances of that happening are far greater with a gay or lesbian couple then with a heterosexual couple, as the divorce rate is currently at 50%. That’s for people who actually DO get married. Of the 50% who don’t get divorced, I don’t think we know how many of those couples have actually remained faithful to their spouse. The term “holy” matrimony just isn’t always the case these days, sadly. So what’s so off the wall about a gay or lesbian couple marrying? They certainly can’t do any worse than the so-called “straight” couples. A couple more questions. How exactly would the marriage of a gay couple affect you? For instance, I know 2 guys who live up the street from me. We are basically walking buddies (along with a couple other people). They’ve been together for years, but earlier this year they took advantage of the law in California and decided to get married. Great! Did MY life change because of it? Was I inconvenienced in any way, shape, or form by their legal marriage? The answer is a resounding NO! Other than being happy for them, why should I care? It doesn’t bother me in the least nor does it hurt me in any way. Most important, it didn’t outwardly change them in any way and they are still the nicest, most thoughtful and generous people. My last question…what if you had a child who came to you one day and told you that he or she was a gay or lesbian? If you were able to wrap your brain around the fact and accept it, would you then deny that child of yours the right to enter into a loving marriage of his/her own? It’s time for America to “get real”. Life is too short to worry about who is sleeping with who. Remember back when inter-racial and inter-faith marriages were “taboo”? Fortunately our society has pretty much gotten over that stigma although there are still pockets of racists out there who will object to anything except all white, all the time. How sad it must be to live a whole life filled with such hate, which is taught from the top of the family down. We need to build a grass roots effort from the bottom up to rid this society of it’s
