persuasive essay
Persuasive Essay
In Sullivan’s essay he argues that gay marriage is about family, love, and a civil union, and I couldn’t agree more. Although, gay marriage is not morally correct, to certain people, who are we to tell any person or persons that they are not able to be free and live their lives as they wish. Gay marriage, like any marriage, is about union and companionship, which, can share as much love and passion as any other. Honestly, accepting it begins within one self, the family and society. We live in society where just about everything is not much of a shocker, yet, we can’t grasp the idea that gays do exist, whether you were born that way or developed into it; whichever the case may be it is all around us. Any religion, as stated by Sullivan, has the right to be against marriage, but what about everything else that religion is all about? I, personally, being a Catholic believe that we are hypocrites. We are taught that God loves what we are, or us no matter how and he forgives us for our sins, and that we should never judge. Gay marriage has never been about getting married in the house of God. It has been about having a legal bond to one another, like any other couple, can devote themselves to one person. Some may say, “Why do you need a piece of paper to prove it?” I say “Why not?” Gays don’t only have a battle to fight legally, but also with family. It is tough for any parent to accept that their child is gay or lesbian, but why? Family, in my eyes and heart, are the people that should always stand by your side and fight with you. I have a cousin who realized that he was gay and proud of it. He first told my aunt about this, but was very hesitant as to what the family may think, and with all the right in the world. We grew up in a world where men had to be “machos” and nothing more would be acceptable; however, my aunt did something that until this day will always be in my heart. My aunt would hear the gossiping and the whispering until she
In Sullivan’s essay he argues that gay marriage is about family, love, and a civil union, and I couldn’t agree more. Although, gay marriage is not morally correct, to certain people, who are we to tell any person or persons that they are not able to be free and live their lives as they wish. Gay marriage, like any marriage, is about union and companionship, which, can share as much love and passion as any other. Honestly, accepting it begins within one self, the family and society. We live in society where just about everything is not much of a shocker, yet, we can’t grasp the idea that gays do exist, whether you were born that way or developed into it; whichever the case may be it is all around us. Any religion, as stated by Sullivan, has the right to be against marriage, but what about everything else that religion is all about? I, personally, being a Catholic believe that we are hypocrites. We are taught that God loves what we are, or us no matter how and he forgives us for our sins, and that we should never judge. Gay marriage has never been about getting married in the house of God. It has been about having a legal bond to one another, like any other couple, can devote themselves to one person. Some may say, “Why do you need a piece of paper to prove it?” I say “Why not?” Gays don’t only have a battle to fight legally, but also with family. It is tough for any parent to accept that their child is gay or lesbian, but why? Family, in my eyes and heart, are the people that should always stand by your side and fight with you. I have a cousin who realized that he was gay and proud of it. He first told my aunt about this, but was very hesitant as to what the family may think, and with all the right in the world. We grew up in a world where men had to be “machos” and nothing more would be acceptable; however, my aunt did something that until this day will always be in my heart. My aunt would hear the gossiping and the whispering until she