Gay Marriage, Straight marriage is it the same? That is the question everyone is asking. Should they have rights to marry someone of the same gender and officially have a marriage certificate?
According the this passage, the point is why must gay/lesbian must have a marriage certificate to prove that they are married to one another. Marriage isn’t the point; the whole point should be about love. As I read this passage, it did convince me, that it is true you don’t need a marriage certificate to exactly proclaim your love for someone. It’s the same thing with straight people, I know a couple that been together for 23 years, they have rings on their left hand but they never got officially married. They never saw the point of it. As the article said why do gay/lesbian couples dash off to San Francisco to be able to have an official marriage certificate. Burgwald, the guy who wrote this article, believe that there is nothing wrong with gay marriage because there is nothing that heterosexual couple can do that a unmarried gay couple cannot do. And I do agree with that, its like that quote “Anything you can do, I can do better.” But is the author, Burgwlad; being negative about gay marriage?
In this passage, Burgwlad does make his point about gay marriage without being so negative. He just made his point about why do gay/lesbian must have proof that they are married to someone else. It’s all about love. The author did connect with us readers because he did make his point throughout the passage. Being straight myself, the passage did make its point to me. But my question I’m thinking right at this moment would a gay/lesbian person agree with article? I guess I will never know the answer for that question.
This passage did make me think that you don’t need to piece of paper to show people your love for someone. As I think of it the cost of a wedding is very expensive. What the point to have a marriage certificate when almost no one see its unless if someone keeps it in their purse or wallet, or go walking around waving it in the air, shouting “I’m married and this is an official marriage certificate” Why can’t people just walk around and when a person ask who are you in love with, you can reply him/her (pointing to the person you love) without a marriage certificate
Gay marriage is a topic that is a endless debate. Only gays/lesbians will suffer thought of that debate. But on the other hand they don’t have to if they just don’t get married and stay with someone they love for the rest of their life without a marriage certificate.
I agree, it all should not be based on a piece of a paper but their love for each other is what should matters the most.
ReplyDeleteYes, abolish legal marriage. It's a tradition set by religion anyway, and church and state must be separate.
ReplyDeleteIt's love that counts, not a piece of a paper that defines your love. Is a couple who's officially married any better or different than a couple who is not, but yet is equally in love? I don't think there is a difference. Love is love, no matter what gender or if you have a marriage certificate.
ReplyDeleteI really liked your idea of analyzing an article that is about gay/lesbian marriage. It is certainly one of the most heated issues here in america and I believe it should be over with it. if two people love each other, then why can't they marry?
ReplyDeleteI believe love is not defined as an "opposite" sex marriage. It's the joining of two human beings as one.
ReplyDeleteWho is to tell one who they can and cannot love? Only you as a person can decide who you love. No one else. It is just a piece of paper. In Minnesota if you live together for 7 years and you decide to "separte" they split everything right down the middle as if you were married!
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