Gay Rights Equality and Discrimination in Hawai’i
“Gay rights” throughout Hawai’i has been a controversial issue since 1973. There has been a numerous amount of debates about whether or not same-sex marriage should be legalized. But the real question is why not? Why wouldn’t we give same-sex marriages the same respect as if a man and a woman were to marry? Hawai’i is all about “Aloha” which means affection, peace, compassion, and mercy. If this is a traditional word used to represent Hawai’i, then why isn’t it being shown? All men and women should be able to fall in love with whichever sex they chose to, because a person cannot control love. The American dream is to fall in love and get married, and live a life with the people they love most. …show more content…
Chloe Fox wrote an article on the Huff Post website, stating that ever since Hawai’i legalized same-sex marriage “Hawaii has hit the wedding jackpot” (Fox 7). This article is basically saying the legalization of same-sex marriage affected Hawai’i within the first six-months of the bill being passed. This affected Hawai’i by increasing the amount of weddings that were being held here. Also, ever since the bill was passed, more than half of the weddings in Hawai’i had been of the same-sex. Not only does this show how much people have been waiting to be married, but it also shows how much more now want to get married. As a matter of fact, the article states, “The record is a couple going into their 48th year. They were 79 and 92 years old when I married them. They waited 48 years for the right to do it, so this is a very happy time” (Fox 10). They waited 48 years till they could finally have the right to marry the one they love. No one should have to ever go through something like that. This couple, and surely even more had to hold back on their dreams because of a law that practically discriminates them. However, on the bright side, ever since the bill was passed, same-sex couples from all over the world have been coming to Hawai’i to get married. The passing of this bill has been a win win for Hawai’i, there are couples who can finally live their dreams of being married and it’s bringing in a lot more tourism to the islands, which is providing more …show more content…
God created the Ten Commandments, yet people break those rules every single day and are forgiven for it. People steal, people cheat, people are greedy, people lie, yet being homosexual is looked down upon 100 times worse than any of those commandments that are broken on the daily. Also, maybe people are just uncomfortable with homosexuality because it’s different. But what if it wasn’t different? What if people didn’t pose it to be different? That would make half of the people who are against it, now for it, or at least comfortable with it.
Now my final question, why should Hawai’i value equality? Simply because Hawai’i is about “Aloha.” Over the past years we have evolved into a state that legalized same-sex marriage, and that is one step closer to genuine “Aloha.” Many people on this island are connected in many ways, and our island is so small that everyone should treat others how they want to be treated because we never know who that person knows, who that person is, or what that person is going through. That’s why Hawai’i should value it, because we all should stand as one on our little island that we can all be proud of to call an equal
“Gay rights” throughout Hawai’i has been a controversial issue since 1973. There has been a numerous amount of debates about whether or not same-sex marriage should be legalized. But the real question is why not? Why wouldn’t we give same-sex marriages the same respect as if a man and a woman were to marry? Hawai’i is all about “Aloha” which means affection, peace, compassion, and mercy. If this is a traditional word used to represent Hawai’i, then why isn’t it being shown? All men and women should be able to fall in love with whichever sex they chose to, because a person cannot control love. The American dream is to fall in love and get married, and live a life with the people they love most. …show more content…
Chloe Fox wrote an article on the Huff Post website, stating that ever since Hawai’i legalized same-sex marriage “Hawaii has hit the wedding jackpot” (Fox 7). This article is basically saying the legalization of same-sex marriage affected Hawai’i within the first six-months of the bill being passed. This affected Hawai’i by increasing the amount of weddings that were being held here. Also, ever since the bill was passed, more than half of the weddings in Hawai’i had been of the same-sex. Not only does this show how much people have been waiting to be married, but it also shows how much more now want to get married. As a matter of fact, the article states, “The record is a couple going into their 48th year. They were 79 and 92 years old when I married them. They waited 48 years for the right to do it, so this is a very happy time” (Fox 10). They waited 48 years till they could finally have the right to marry the one they love. No one should have to ever go through something like that. This couple, and surely even more had to hold back on their dreams because of a law that practically discriminates them. However, on the bright side, ever since the bill was passed, same-sex couples from all over the world have been coming to Hawai’i to get married. The passing of this bill has been a win win for Hawai’i, there are couples who can finally live their dreams of being married and it’s bringing in a lot more tourism to the islands, which is providing more …show more content…
God created the Ten Commandments, yet people break those rules every single day and are forgiven for it. People steal, people cheat, people are greedy, people lie, yet being homosexual is looked down upon 100 times worse than any of those commandments that are broken on the daily. Also, maybe people are just uncomfortable with homosexuality because it’s different. But what if it wasn’t different? What if people didn’t pose it to be different? That would make half of the people who are against it, now for it, or at least comfortable with it.
Now my final question, why should Hawai’i value equality? Simply because Hawai’i is about “Aloha.” Over the past years we have evolved into a state that legalized same-sex marriage, and that is one step closer to genuine “Aloha.” Many people on this island are connected in many ways, and our island is so small that everyone should treat others how they want to be treated because we never know who that person knows, who that person is, or what that person is going through. That’s why Hawai’i should value it, because we all should stand as one on our little island that we can all be proud of to call an equal