Love is a universal thing, and marriage is a union used to symbolize one's love for another person. My question to all of you is: Why can't homosexuals display their love in matrimony?
I have many friends who are part of the LGBTQ community. In fact, I am part of that community. I'm bisexual, and I often wonder why it is okay for me to marry a man and show my love for him but I can't show the same love if I had feelings for a woman. It is a violation of personal freedom. I also have a friend named Jake, who happens to be gay. We often talk about the future and love and who we wish to end up with. Then we get to the subject of marriage and Jake often feels down. I talk about how I want a man to propose to me and how I want my wedding to be like. His response: "At least you can have those things." This may sound like a rant, but why can't I rant about love when others rant about other injustices? If, in the end, I fall in love with a woman, the most that will show our love for each other is being committed. Straight people become committed, that is called a relationship. But they have to choice to take their relationship to the next level.
One more thing. Divorce seems to be a common thing in today's society. If the love is real and they want to be together forever and they are ready to be together forever, then why not let them? Maybe it will lower the divorce rate. Homosexuality isn't gross, it is love. Just as Heterosexuality is.
Think about it. Put yourself into another person's shoes. How would you feel?
Don't let the bigots get you down. We still have a long way to go, but seriously...marriage equality for same-sex couples is on the realtively near horizon. As an older gay man, I sometimes despair that I may not see full equality for our community in our lifetime, but when I look back and see how far we have come since Stonewall, I remain hopeful. Until we DO acheive our equality, all I can say is keep loving one another. Love is all we have, and all we need. The rest is just icing for the cake.
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