Gay Marriage Pros And Cons

Gay marriage is an issue that is similar to nearly every controversial issue in America History. Most conscientious social issues in America life begin with a large majority of traditionalists pushing back, then some dramatic event event will usually occur, following that public opinion will slowly start to even out, and eventually past actions/ideas will be seen as prejudiced. It's like America collectively goes through the stages of grief before we see social justice: Denial, a lot of anger, barraging, sadness, and then finally acceptance. Along with million of Americans who felt similarly, we saw denial in Senator Jesse Helms by saying that homosexuals were morally wrenched, and believing that homosexuality was a choice. Collectively, we saw the anger in families across the country disowning their children; similarly there was anger in the viscous murder of Matthew Shepard. …show more content…
Recently the sadness of evangelicals and many conservatives mourning the loss of their Andy Griffith America that never existed. As we slowly cross the bridge to social justice (and consequently acceptance) the few like Kim Davis will be bumps in the road, but fortunately we make progress daily. Slowly, as society progresses, we see a change in outward attitude and eventually there will be a change in overall views toward the gay community. It's all generational, and hopefully in the next ten years, we can look back and wonder why gay rights were ever an issue in the first