When we say the word marriage, we automatically think of a man and woman bonding together, but we never think man and man or even woman and woman bonding together. Our nation is known for its freedom of speech and equality. Well I think now the time has come where we step up and give everyone their equal rights. According to my opinion, everyone is entitled to equal rights. Same-sex marriage should be allowed, people need to respect everyone’s decision even if it is different from their own. They have just as much right to the benefits of marriage as everyone else. In this article http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/06/maine.same.sex.marriage/index.html , Senator John Baldacci in Maine signs the bill for legalizing same-sex marriage. Not just Maine, but even New Hampshire signed the same-sex marriage bill. With this, it leaves the state of Rhode Island to be the only New England state to not have this law. Same-sex marriage in Rhode Island is still pending.
When ever this kind of bill is passed, the news becomes shocking and thrilled. Is it really that big of deal? I think that same-sex marriage should be allowed throughout the nation. What difference does it make to us, it’s not us getting married, our values and moral aren’t being influenced by it, then why such chaos. When people talk about not allowing same-sex marriage, I think they are talking from the religious point of view. But again, this does not affect our life, why not just give those who want same-sex marriage their rights.
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