Gay Marriage: Four Things I Want to Say to Those Who Oppose It

And so we're back here again...news piece after news piece about gay marriage, because of the recent California ruling that gay couples are free to become legally married. All of a sudden now it is back to being a major election issue as conservative groups try to overturn the ruling and make another stab at putting a possible constitution ban on the ballot.

Three cheers for California, by the way.

You wonder why I'm disgruntled? Because it is 2008 and this is still an issue. Not that it should have ever been an issue in the first place. More unfortunate yet, we don't have a single presidential candidate in 2008 who fully supports the right that gays have for full legal marriage. As reported in an article written by Time's John Cloud, "What the Gay Marriage Ruling Won't Do," all three of the candidates essentially oppose gay marriage. He writes, "Gay couples in California will now be able to wed under state law, as those in Massachusetts can, but their marriages will still be something less than what straight Californians enjoy... Neither candidate would end federal discrimination against gays who want to marry."

So, yes, my feathers are ruffled. I just have a few things I'd like to say to those opposed to gay marriage.

- Mind your business.

If you don't think gay marriage is "moral," then don't marry someone of your own sex. Have your marriage the way you like it, and stop trying to interfere with what's going on with your neighbor.

- Stop trying to argue about whether or not homosexuality is biological.

It is, it's been proven, but it doesn't even matter. Born with it, chose it, caused by environment, what's the difference? And who cares? You don't hear anyone lamenting over whether or not you were born straight.

- Separation of Church and State, folks.

Do we really need to go over this one again? And if you belong to a church that supports prejudice and hate, what does that say about you and the value of your opinion?

- It's a Civil Liberty