Marriage equality
I belong to the same school of thought as one of my US
Government classmates that same-sex marriage is a “bedroom issue.” I also agree with her opinion that the issue”
does spill over into rights to access health insurance and the ability to
invest together.” I do not think that a
citizen’s personal choice as to who they partner with has any place in politics
because to me it does not matter who you marry.
However, citizens in same-sex relationships should have the same rights and
benefits as straight couples. Although
it has been “two decades in which gay rights moved from the margin to capture
the support of most Americans, opinion polls now show a majority of Americans
favor marriage equality.” “Defenders of
Proposition 8 say their case raises the profoundly important question of
whether the ancient and vital institution of marriage should be fundamentally
redefined.” Absolutely! The institution
of marriage should be redefined!” They said
it themselves that the “institution is ancient” and the world in which we live
in today is not the same as it was when the “ancient” parameters of a
traditional heterosexual marriage were defined.
I hope the Supreme Court’s “actions do lead to the legalization of
same-sex marriage in California” and hopefully in the near future all 50 states
someday embrace same-sex unions. “It’s
time for marriage equality!”