Alex Del Castillo
English II- 4th Block
Ms. McKoy
04 September 2013
Same Sex
Marriage: To Be or Not To Be?
My
parents have the right to get married, but my best friend does not. Same sex marriage is not allowed in most of
The United States. I find this fact to
be unfathomable. If you go out to the
beach or to the mall you will most likely see a male and a female holding hands
with a marriage ring on their finger, but you will rarely see a same sex couple
holding hands with a marriage ring on their finger. The reason for this is because lots of same
sex couples are stripped of their rights.
Another reason for this is because they are loathed by many. To not be able to hold your lover’s hand in
public must be like getting stabbed in the heart in front of a crowd. Marriage should be a right for us all, and
not just for people who are straight.
Being gay is not a choice; therefor, marrying the same sex should not be
frowned upon. Blacks and whites were not
able to get married for a very long time, and now you see mixed-race couples
everywhere! Right now gays are not able
to get married in most of the United States. Sooner or later homosexuals will be able to
get married everywhere; in conclusion, why not legalize it sooner rather than
later? People should have the right to
marry whomever they want. Love is love
and there is nothing we can do about it, so why not just let it be? If gay marriage was legalized there would be
less stressed out people, and people would feel less ashamed; therefore, we
must legalize same sex marriage for the sake of humanity.
Jessika
is an amazing, terrific, funny, outgoing, nice person. She is a great person to talk to, and to be
with. I love this girl to death. Everyone who meets her adores her! Sadly, Jessika does not have the same rights
as a straight individual. She, as of
now, cannot get married to another female in the state of South Carolina. This fact gets me as sad as a rainy day. If you look into Jessika’s eyes you can see
fireworks of happiness and kindness. Why
should someone, as nice as a teddy bear, not have the rights to marry someone they
are in love with? She knows that she
cannot get married in many states, and she gets a bit down when she realizes
it. It is not like her getting married
is affecting anyone, so why can’t she? Whenever
she goes out in public with her girlfriend holding hands people always
stare. This gets her feeling ashamed,
which she should not feel. I think if
same sex marriage was allowed in each state then gay couples would be able to
hold each other’s hand in public without feeling ashamed. She should be able to hold her paramour’s
hand in public without people staring.
She feels that her holding another girl’s hand should be as normal as a
boy holding a girl’s hand. Thankfully
she is able to get married in some states, but her and I both hope that one day
she will be able to have the same rights as a straight person, and will be able
to get married in any state. She once
said “I’m like any other person, but I like my own sex.” What she said is true, she’s just like
everyone else, but she likes her own sex, so why not just treat her like anyone
else, and let her have the right to get married? Hopefully one day she will have the
opportunity to get married in any state that she chooses.
Through
research I found the article “Same- Sex Legal Marriage and Psychological Well-Being:
Findings from the California Health Interview Survey,” which has tons of great
facts about gay marriage, and straight marriages. The article states “Same-sex married lesbian,
gay, and bisexual persons were significantly less distressed than lesbian, gay,
and bisexual persons not in a legally recognized relationship; married
heterosexuals were significantly less distressed than non-married heterosexuals.” This basically says that people who were
marriage, and had the right to be married, where less stressed than people who
were not able to get married. It has
been shown through research that married gay couples are less stressed than gay
couples that cannot get married. It has
also been shown that in states that allow same sex marriage, there is a
healthier relationship with homosexuals, and heterosexuals. These are just a few reasons why same sex
marriage should be allowed in each state.
I
plan to learn more about same sex marriage because I think everyone has the
right to marry whomever they want. There
should not be a difference between a straight marriage, and a same sex
marriage. I want to know exactly what
stops states from allowing same sex marriage.
I want to learn the positives and negatives about same sex
marriage. I want to stand up for people
who do not have the right to marry their own sex. I want to be their voice, and speak out. I want to get people aware of the difference
there is when people have the right to get married, and don’t have the right to
get married. I want to show people that
allowing same sex marriage would be a good for humanity and not a bad
thing. Straight people did not have to
fight for their rights, so why should gay people? I believe that same sex marriages should be
allowed in each state.
