Samantha Thornton
April 14, 2013
Legalization of Gay Marriage
"We hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" (United States Declaration of Independence). How can a society that has progressed so beautifully still debate over whether a certain human being should be allowed equal rights as another human being. The debate over gay marriage laws is a prominent controversy in modern day America, but why? It should be self-evident that each human being deserves equal opportunity. There are those that refute the claim that marriage should be an opportunity available to all, and there are those that see past the ignorant judgments and recognize the gay community as a community of equals deserving of fair opportunities.
The issue of gay marriage is similar to the archaic debate over women's rights and racial equality, although it took time; eventually it became common knowledge that all human beings deserve equal status and rights.
April 29, 1907
Marriage Proposal
Crowd in support of Gay MarriageAs a society, American's have evolved into a more accepting community, therefore those that hold onto the obsolete idea that marriage is exclusive to only those who share the same desires are severely out of date. At one time a black man and a white woman could not marry without legal retribution, but just as will happen with misunderstandings over gay rights, people learned to treat every person as an equal and let love be celebrated through the act of marriage. The debate is entirely objective just as racial equality and women's rights are. Any human should be awarded the same chance at happiness.
There are those that argue against gay marriage because it will "destroy the sanctity...