Legalizing Gay Marriage

Homosexuality is found everywhere. You see on television, books, even in your own city. It is rapidly becoming a social norm. As time goes by, it is becoming part of our everyday lives, even though there are many people that oppose it. Americans should take the time to understand the importance of making gay marriage legal in California. Legalizing gay marriage doesn’t threaten the honor of “traditional” marriage, it promotes equality and prevents discrimination, and it helps unite couples legally and not just religiously.
Same-sex marriage doesn’t threaten the honor of “traditional” marriage. When same-sex parents get married, they will probably want to raise a family, which doesn’t threaten “traditional” marriage at all. For years, the Netherlands, Germany, and Spain have legalized gay marriage without signs of damage to heterosexual couples. Social lives in these countries continue unchanged with no increases appearing in the divorce rate. I personally say that gay marriage doesn’t damage “traditional” marriage to any extent. Opponents to gay marriage argue that by allowing gay marriage, marriage between a
man and a woman will lose their importance if the definition of marriage is expanded to include same-sex couples as well. If anything, legalizing gay marriage would strengthen families headed by same-sex parents while posing no threats to heterosexual families.
Allowing gay marriage is also about promoting equality (same rights as other people) and preventing discrimination.
Legalizing gay marriage would state that it’s something normal ( or in this case, new) that shouldn’t be discriminated. By doing this, it prevents gay couples from being made fun of their entire life instead of being treated like a regular person. To me, this is a great idea because it helps prevent discrimination among same-sex couples. Many people oppose this idea simply because they don’t like the idea of having two people of the same sex, that are in love with each other, having equality with everyone else. On the contrary, gay people are just like any other person because we are all humans and we all share similar characteristics. They should be treated equally and it shouldn’t be up to the government to decide how marriage is
allowed. Approving gay marriage also helps unite couples legally and not just religiously. This means that same-sex couples don’t just get married at a local church, but also get legal, government documents that state that the couple is married, which in turn could give the gay couple the chance to be able to adopt children. In the state of California, married couples are not allowed to adopt children, unless they have a legal document that states that they are married. I support this because it not only gives the gay couple a family of their own, but it gives children at adoption shelters a home. People oppose this idea because they believe that the children will be made fun of at school (or any other place) simply because they have same-sex parents. Alternatively, studies show that children are not harmed in any way by being raised in a gay family. Americans’ thoughts on gay marriage would change if they took the time to comprehend the importance of legalizing gay marriage. First of all, gay marriage doesn’t in any way damage “traditional” marriage. Second, it helps encourage an equal opportunity to same-sex couples. Third, it helps gay couples get legal documents to help them with certain tasks. The Bill of Rights states that as citizens of the United States of America, we have the right of freedom of speech and religion, but why not the freedom to marry whomever we want?