Reasons For The Legalization Of Gay Marriage

Gay marriage, or to be more politically correct, same-sex marriage has been the debate of the century. Now to me this particular situation has been stretched to its limit. No one has the right to same how an individual lives their life. The previous laws that were being followed and argued over were made a couple hundred years ago. Time has changed, situations are no longer the same. These laws were based on a religion which is still prevalent in today’s society, however, basing laws off of one belief system while there are many more that are now also accepted seems illogical. Not only is religion a factor, but also with the advancements in psychology. Now society is slowly recognizing that being gay, transgender, or anything other the traditional male and female is not based on if you choose to that way. According to the American Psychological Association, being gay, lesbian, or any other sexual orientation other than heterosexual is not a choice, and there is no conclusive research on whether or not attempting to change a person’s sexual orientation can harm their psyche. Also, they stated that there is no exact cause for a person’s sexual orientation being one way or the other. Not only are there misconceptions about gays, in general, but also committed gay relationships and how their gay relationship …show more content…
This decision did not affect me personally, although, I know many that it did affect. Yes, I am a supporter of gay rights. Why? Because it is not my or anyone’s place to say who a person has the right to love and partner with. I, for one, have yet to understand why this was such a controversial issue. I have noticed that the social aspect of politics tends to involve basically putting your nose where it does not belong. How does it affect one person if their cashier or waiter or accountant is gay or transgender? If that person doesn’t tell the other individual they would never