On Friday, June 26 2015 the Supreme Court ruled in favor of marriage equality in all fifty states. The five to four decision would forever change the lives of members in the lesbian, gay, transgender community and the rest of the country. The circumstances in which this ruling came about was tragic, the concerns around the case caused a lot of controversy but clearly the right decision was made. I really don’t understand why people don’t get this. I realize that it may be difficult for some to expand their traditional views on relationships and marriage, but we as a society need to accept the fact that others have qualities that make them slightly different yet we are all the same. First of all, I feel the need to enlighten those who don’t
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In the United States we live in a place with so much advancements opportunity and diversity yet there are millions of people who refuse to acknowledge the rights of other Americans. We live in a time where we are criticize by those who disagree with us, most of us lead lives that are relatively tame by comparison.
We have day jobs. We buy groceries. We make doctors and dentist appointments. We deal with credit card companies and telemarketers and junk mail. We celebrate birthdays and holidays. We deal with loss and heartbreak and heartache. We mourn death and tragedy. We keep close the people that we love, and we try our best to avoid the people that we hate. it’s extremely easy for them to surmise whatever they want to about the “Gay Lifestyle” or “Gay Agenda” or whatever customs firsthand, you have no real way of knowing what to believe and what not to believe. So by putting their lives out there for the world to see, they are essentially helping bridge the gap between them and the people who essentially don’t know any better.
We must make it clear to these people, and to the world, that we are just as human as the rest of the
In the United States we live in a place with so much advancements opportunity and diversity yet there are millions of people who refuse to acknowledge the rights of other Americans. We live in a time where we are criticize by those who disagree with us, most of us lead lives that are relatively tame by comparison.
We have day jobs. We buy groceries. We make doctors and dentist appointments. We deal with credit card companies and telemarketers and junk mail. We celebrate birthdays and holidays. We deal with loss and heartbreak and heartache. We mourn death and tragedy. We keep close the people that we love, and we try our best to avoid the people that we hate. it’s extremely easy for them to surmise whatever they want to about the “Gay Lifestyle” or “Gay Agenda” or whatever customs firsthand, you have no real way of knowing what to believe and what not to believe. So by putting their lives out there for the world to see, they are essentially helping bridge the gap between them and the people who essentially don’t know any better.
We must make it clear to these people, and to the world, that we are just as human as the rest of the