I honestly believe that the LGBT community should be
allowed to marry whoever they want. Gay marriage is something that is
constantly talked about in today's society, and yet no one has achieved an
agreement towards the topic. It is a constant debate between conservatives and
people for gay marriage, a debate that can get people frustrated and angry. This
is an issue, in the fact that is has not been legalized in the entire country.
Marriage gives couples a lot of benefits that are denied to gay couples. Certain benefits such as sharing a health insurance plan are not given to couples who are not married. If one of the partners would become ill and does not have health insurance, the other partner would not be able to help due to the law.
Gay couples are also restricted to adopt and have a
less chance of having permission for adopting a child than a straight married
couple would. Both of these, an many more examples hurt the LGBT community and
the individuals who are denied marriage simply because of their sexual
orientation.
The usual arguments against gay marriage are about how
we as a society have lost the meaning of marriage. A few days ago I was
watching an interview with Rick Santorum, explaining how to him
marriage is an institution about a man and a woman getting married for the
purpose of having children.
In his words, marriage is only for procreation. If
that is the case, then many straight couples, who unfortunately cannot have
children, would be stopped from getting married. Others don't even want
children, and end up never having any, and according to the
"definition" of marriage, they should be denied marriage.
By
this definition, there would be a lot more restrictions than just people who
favor the same gender. Homosexuality is not new and will never disappear. The
LGBT community wants gay marriage to be legalized and I agree with them. Why
should we deny them their right to get married?
In regards to Dana's post about legalizing gay marriage, I agree with most of the of the points she brings up to support her position. With only 16 states having legalized same-sex marriage, gay couples do indeed face limitations on their lives that at present will be very hard to get through. However, I feel as though our society and its values does same-sex couples no favors, for being gay in society has always been taboo.
ReplyDeleteDana says that liberals and conservatives constantly argue about gay marriage, there are people out there that don't identify with either group that have differing opinions on that sex issue. Having said that, I agree with her that conservatives such as Rick Santorum have a very skewed view on marriage and whether gays are allowed to marry. Santorum says that marriage has evolved into just a romantic relationship, but in his logic is bizarre, for most people develop romantic that lead to the marriage itself. Without romance, most people would not marry, making his argument null and void, As for adoption, I feel as though society places restrictions on gay couples due to the unjustified fear of the couple possibly influencing a straight child with through exposure to their lifestyle, which is completely ridiculous. One's sexual orientation should not inhibit their parental skills, regardless of what most people think. I have no problem with gay people raising children, because it should be based on their character and principles.
Everyone deserves a chances to be happy, gay or straight.