Gay Marriage

        Lately on Facebook there have been a lot of debating going on about wether or not gay marriage should be legal in Minnesota. Next month on the November 2012 ballot will be a marriage amendment stating marriage should be between only a man and a women. If you agree, you vote yes. If not, vote no. This year will be my first year voting. I'll be voting no for many reasons. First off everyone deserves the same rights. Everyone should be allowed to marry who they love, no matter the gender. We can't help who we fall in love with and I know if I was told I wasn't allowed to marry the man I love I would be devastated. People who are homosexual are no different than people who are not. There are so many negative things people say about homosexuality. For example it's a sin, it's against my religion etc. Well, just because you don't believe in it doesn't mean you have the right to prevent it from happening. Don't like gay marriage, then don't get one. Just because you don't believe in something doesn't give you any right to take away someone's rights. Everyone has different opinions, but if I don't agree with something I just accept the fact that other people have different beliefs. That's why there's different religions. Saying gay marriage should be illegal is the same thing as saying a specific religion should be illegal. It's not right or fair. My favorite rapper, Macklemore, is one of the very few artists who have come out and support gay marriage. He recently has released a new single called "Same Love" and the link for the music video below is absolutely brilliant. I give so much respect for him. One of my favorite lines is "The right wing conservatives think it’s a decision. And you can be cured with some treatment and religion." I love that line so much because as I said earlier you cannot help who you fall in love with. It's not something you can just quickly change or fix. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlVBg7_08n0