Gay Marriage

Gay marriage is a hot button issue in today society. I think it should be legal, but over 50% of all people in the United States oppose homosexual marriage, despite the fact that most are otherwise supportive of gay people's rights. Why can't they be? They love each other, and they aren't hurting anyone else. They suffer social injustice, the economic and social benefits, and being excepted in the constitution.

One of the reasons for the social injustice towards homosexuals is that some people are just not comfortable with the idea. This fact the people aren't comfortable with the idea mainly comes from the fact that for many years, society has promoted the idea that a marriage between members of the same sex is ludicrous and that "Homosexual sex is unnatural." This argument, often referring to homosexuality as a crime against nature, betrays a considerable ignorance of behavior in the animal kingdom. When the objections against homosexual marriages don't make sense, neither does the idea that homosexual marriage is necessarily ludicrous. Societies have long recognized that allowing civil rights to certain groups may offend some, and at times, even the majority. But that is why constitutional government was established. To ensure that powerless, unpopular minorities are still protected under the law.

Another widely used injustice is saying, "Marriage is an institution between one man and one woman." This is the argument that is used them most, and is even presented in a recent U.S. Federal law. However, it could easily be considered the weakest. At the state level, studies by homosexual research or advocacy groups also find or predict a positive impact on budgets from same-sex marriage or domestic partner legislation. This is primarily because the changed law would reduce the number of people utilizing means-tested programs, such as Medicaid and food stamps

Furthermore homosexual marriages should be legalized is that they are already protected by the Constitution. Even political rights, like the right to vote, and nearly all other rights enumerated in the Constitution, are secondary to the inalienable human rights to `life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, and to this category the right to home and marriage unquestionably belongs. Would any heterosexual in America believe he had a right to pursue happiness if he/she could not marry any person he/she loved? Also why can't