Gay Marriage week 7

            The fight for gay marriage has been an incredibly treacherous one that has caused many people to be shunned from society, from their families, and even caused some to lose their lives. With Massachusetts being the first state to issue same-sex marriage licenses in 2004, with many that followed soon thereafter. In 2015 the Supreme court ruled that same sex marriage was no longer a state by state issue and that same-sex marriage would be legal in every part of the United states. Many feel that homosexual marriage ruins the sanctity of the holy union, while that is exactly the opposite as gay couples want their love to be seen as equal.Also to help back up this decision is that  public support on gay marriage has increased dramatically over the past 20 years, as in 1996 acceptance was around 27 percent, now that number is around 60 percent. Allowing same-sex couples to marry shows incredible progress in our legal system,  being more accepting of different types of lifestyles is a huge leap in the right direction towards tolerance especially in disagreeing states where tolerance is low to nonexistent.
              The original concept of marriage as most people believe, comes from the Christian Bible, and that holy union is to be between a man and a woman, who are marrying to create new life and continue on for generations and generations. Same-sex marriage bans did not violate the Constitution's Equal Protection Clause because marriage is a state issue, at least until this supreme court decision was finalized it was up to the state and its residents to decide if they wanted to allow gay marriage. We cannot be changing the constitution, as the laws and specifics of marriage have been spelled out perfectly clear, and if we continue to keep changing history as it was written that will induce complete anarchy.
              Pretty much everything I said in the second paragraph was completely painful to type out, it baffles me that people still in 2015 are intolerant of gay people. Homosexuality is present in every species and is seen as a completely natural thing, where homophobia only exists in one species; human. We must stop the intolerance and stop all of the hate that will get us nowhere. Everyone's love deserves to be validated and love between two men or two women is no different, that that of a man and a woman. It doesn't matter if your religion is against it or if your personal values disagree with this decision. Same sex marriage is legal in every state now and there isn't a thing anyone can do to prevent two people from marrying each other based on their sex. This case ruling is incredibly important and helps show how we are becoming a more progressive nation.