The Last Word on Gay Marriage

So the last leg standing for the ‘hetero-only marriage’ crowd, and at this point I’ll say it’s barely standing, like, starting to lean pretty noticeably, revolves around the word marriage. I think most rational thinkers in this country, and everyone who works in a modern generally non-discriminatory work environment, and everyone who has ever braved going to a gay bar even if it was just because they had the best drink prices, have generally agreed on a couple of things. They have agreed that gays are in fact people, that they have rights that allow them live lives of their choosing, and that they can contribute to society in a useful way. This does not mean everyone immediately wants to adopt the stereotypical gay lifestyle, and the gays I imagine would be offended if everyone did, but it is an acceptance of the fact that the sexual preferences of an individual does not necessarily make that person invalid. Many people have taken this thought and determined that for these reasons gays should be granted the same rights as everyone else including the right to marry the person they love even if they are of the same sex.