Janaysia Trail

Intro to LGBTQI

May 15, 2013

PSA for Gay

            I have always been an advocate for happiness. In this skin we live one life and why not live doing whatever brings you the most joy? The American Dream is usually defined as man and women getting married, having 2.5 kids, white picket fence, and a golden Labrador Retriever. Why is that a same-sex couple cannot have this American dream? I have heard every argument about why same-sex marriage is wrong, including: “It will lead to the legalization of polygamy, bestiality, or incest,” the overused Adam and Steve joke, or the Bible says it is wrong. I do believe in the separation of church and state. I believe people’s religious beliefs should not interfere with how other decides to live their lives. The age old definition of marriage no longer appears to apply in America, and has not for some time. To prohibit gay marriage is to agreeably declare that America, the land of the free, discriminates against individuals. In The United States more than half percent of marriages end in divorce, how can congressmen say they are maintaining the traditional definition when it only pertains to less than half of American families?
            American society tell people who fall in love and want to build a life with someone of the same sex that they are not entitled to the many benefits that a heterosexual married couple can get. Society is not only refusing same-sex partners a basic right to happiness, but society is forcing them to pay a penalty for being gay. It is time to be fair and give same-sex couples every benefit that every American man and women enjoy. The constitution of the United States affords every American’s equal rights. Not having the ability to have these rights is called discrimination, and not giving the right to marriage is preventing these rights.  The government has to give that respect to every individual regardless of their race, sexual orientation, religion, or gender.

            Permitting gay marriage is fair to all involved. If homosexual couples are given the same rights as heterosexual couples, this does not necessarily mean our country is asking all people to be accepting to the LGBT community. Your beliefs are your own, and no law can change that, but not letting people of declare their love legally should not, and cannot, be allowed. Does America really want to suppress yet another group? Being fair is allowing our country to provide legal marriage rights to all couples, regardless of their sexual orientation. Again, we need to separate individual morals from decisions that affect all to make the right and fair decision. To put it simply, allowing gay marriage benefits all involved. It allows people of all races, genders and sexual orientations to make their own decisions involving marriage. It gives all the chance at happiness and the benefits marriage provides a couple. There is no downside to this proposal that cannot be argued as a advantage or disadvantage.

            I chose to do this project because I believe in love. That everyone deserves the right to love who they want regardless of their sexual orientation. I chose to do a Public Service Announcement because the public need to know that there is more to love then being a man and women. Marriage is supposed to be God-giving right afforded to anyone wants to get married. It is not just seen as something that the government gives benefits for, but to be seen as equals as opposed to being labeled as “others.” I believe it is time for discrimination to stop and society should start treating others as equals. We need to make the right decision now and save future generations from being deprived of these rights. As they say, history should be learned from, not repeated. All people have the right to be happy and legally protected.