I just finished watching this clip again and it is incredibly moving. Since I don't have Facebook to post this link I decided I would dedicate one of my blog posts to this video clip.
Before I watched this clip I didn't really have a stance on gay marriage. I used to think that even if I met a guy that I wanted to be with that I don't know if I necessarily care to get married so I didn't really feel very strongly about gay marriage. This video has made me aware that I need to take a stand. It doesn't mean that I feel like I will get married if I meet a man I want to be with, but it does mean that I will take a stand for what I believe is right. It doesn't matter the sexual orientation that people have everyone deserves the same equal rights. I have heard all the arguments for why gays shouldn't be able to marry, but I'm sorry I haven't heard one that holds any water. It isn't about religion, it isn't about what the definition of marriage "should" be, but it's about all men being equal and deserves the same rights
Today I went to dinner with Kelsey and we were discussing gay marriage. We talked about how we believe that years from now gay marriage will be legal and people will look back and wonder why gay marriage was ever illegal. I believe the same thing happened with women. Years and years ago, women couldn't vote, they didn't have the same rights as men and they were viewed as property. Nowadays, it's crazy to think about how they were treated and how they weren't given the same rights.
Black people weren't viewed as human beings but also as property. They didn't have any rights and now we look back and think how crazy it was to view people that way. I fully believe the same thing will happen with gay marriage. People look will back and think how crazy it is that gay marriage wasn't legal and how they didn't have the same rights as everyone else.
Rather you are gay or straight or whatever your sexual orientation may be we all deserve to be treated equally, to have the same rights as everyone else. I wanted everyone to see this video so that everyone could be made aware of how sad, discriminatory, and unequal gay couples have it. It is time that we took a stand so that everyone has equal rights. If you believe that gays should be able to marry I would hope that you would post the YouTube video on your Facebook or tell others about the video.
