Same-Sex Marriage Should Be Legal!!
By: Alexyss Bodle
Suicide/ bullying wouldn't be such a problem.
Back when our parents/ grandparents were younger this was never spoke about, it was not a topic to be discussed, even if you were you didn't publically announce it. Now a days Gay marriage is a reality that we are all going to have to accept. If Same- Sex marriage was legal in all 50 states everyone would have a chance at being happy for once, depression rates would lower. We all deserve equal rights, it would increase the amount of children successfully adopted, also millions of people or gay, lesbian, bi-sexual, or transgender, those 9,000,000 people deserve to be happy with a family!
WE ARE ALL EQUAL!!!
Put yourself in these people's shoes, if you were gay, lesbian, or bi-sexual would you want people making fun of you for your preferences? No, we have al been judged for something at one point in our lives. Did you like it? I can almost guarantee you that it hurt you. Don't be the person that can put them over the edge to harm themselves. So don't say they can't get married when straight people can. Getting married is one of the happiest moments anyone could experience ( most of the time) and I feel every one has the right to have the happiest moment of their lives happen even if they are gay/ lesbian.
Millions of people are Gay/ bi-sexual/ lesbian
About 4% of America is Gay, Bi-sexual, lesbian or transgender. which is around 9,000,000 people. You know what that means? It means around 5,000,000 people are not happy because they live in America. Last time I checked America was supposed to be the land of the free; Obviously not because they can't show their emotions for each other with out most of the society looking at them and thinking "ew, look at those nasty people!" My aunts Lisa and Nikki are lesbian and they want to get married but they can't because of the laws telling them not to.
More homes for children
Same-Sex marriage being legal will give plenty of kids who's parents don't love them a home in which they will be safe, and loved in. Same-Sex marriage not being legal is making younger children go without a permanent home. So why should it be illegal, especially if it helps children. If you are saying Same-Sex marriage should be illegal you are taking homes away from children!
But It's Against My Religion!
Don't feed me the it's against my religion stuff!!! Yes in the Bible Leviticus 20:13 it says, "If a man lies with a man as one lies with a woman, both of them have done what is detestable. They must be put to death; their blood will be on their own heads." But you know what else it says? In Matthew 7:1 and 7:2 it says, "Do not judge, or you too will be judged. For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you." Also we are all sinners, we just sin in different ways. So don't look at someone wrongly because they sin; you sin too.
Conclusion
America's society has people thinking that being straight is the only way to go. I feel that is why America is falling apart. Ellen DeGeneres once said," I don't know what people are scared of. Maybe they think their children will be influenced, but I've got to tell you, I was raised by two heterosexuals. Everywhere I looked - heterosexuals. And they did not influence me. It's time we love people for who they are and let them love who they want to love."
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