Gay Marrige
Today, many citizens in America are homosexual; it’s just not an uncommon thing. Since it is becoming less of an issue and more accepted than ever, more people are coming out of the closet and wanting to have same sex relationships open ly. Although it is becoming more accepted, much of society still does not like the idea of legal gay marriage. As of now, very few states recognize legal marriage between gays, and it is a problem. In 1968, the U.S. government passed an amendment that states; “No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.” (Qtd. In “Constitutional Topic: 14th Amendment) If this is what our government wrote, doesn’t that mean it applies to every U.S. citizen? Since the Equal Protection Clause was created to include every citizen, whether they are homosexual or straight, the government is completely wrong by trying to ban marriage between two people of the same sex. The people in this country that riot against gay marriage clearly have no life, the fact that they can take time out of their day to destroy and hurt other people’s feelings is completely insane. Homosexuals are no different than anyone else; they just have different sexual preferences, which in all actuality is no one else’s business. Some may argue that the gay population flaunts their sexuality too much, but they almost have to do that to stand up for themselves. Imagine getting judged and attacked when walking down the street with a significant other. It is hard to do. The funny thing is not a single gay marriage in this country is hurting any straight marriage, so why should people care what others are doing behind closed doors? It’s nosy, and it’s wrong. As stated in the first paragraph, equal protection means that everyone
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