I am an avid advocate of gay rights, and I am shocked that the United States, supposedly the defender of freedom, continues to deny gays the basic right to marriage and adoption. Personally, I believe in a "live and let live" approach. I do not find the idea of dating men attractive at all...in fact, I find it repulsive. But that does not give me a right to judge whether it is normal or not -- I am not gay, and I realize that I know nothing about being gay. As long as they do their own thing and don't bother me, I am fine with them having sex, getting married, and adopting children. In fact, allowing gays to adopt children would even ease the number of poor homeless children living in the shelters today. Throughout history, we have constantly redefined the borders of marriage. Blacks and whites once could not marry -- now they can, and we find the idea of interracial marriage normal. Someday, people will look back at us as intolerant bigots when they see how we denied homosexuals the same right.
Christian groups and the media (which undoubtedly is right-wing) in most places in the United States continue to portray gays as losers. As long as this continues, gay children will continue to be teased and beaten up in school. Conservative parents are another major problem -- some will kick their children out of the house just for being gay. As many as 40% of homeless teenagers on the street are homosexual. These numbers are alarming, and yet we do nothing about it.
I think it's about time that the United States moves in the direction of the European nations and Canada. I mean, what image is America portraying to the world when it's legalizing gay sex, while its neighbors are legalizing gay marriage?
Christian groups and the media (which undoubtedly is right-wing) in most places in the United States continue to portray gays as losers. As long as this continues, gay children will continue to be teased and beaten up in school. Conservative parents are another major problem -- some will kick their children out of the house just for being gay. As many as 40% of homeless teenagers on the street are homosexual. These numbers are alarming, and yet we do nothing about it.
I think it's about time that the United States moves in the direction of the European nations and Canada. I mean, what image is America portraying to the world when it's legalizing gay sex, while its neighbors are legalizing gay marriage?