"I think this is a basic issue of human dignity and equality," Steven R. Shapiro, the longtime legal director of the American Civil Liberties Union, told me. "People may now make different choices about whether they choose to get married. But it is their choice and not the government's -- as it always should have been."1
I love to read different things in CNN and the opinions of others. I loved the above quote by Steven R. Shapiro because I agree with it completely that certain things should be a choice made by the people and not the government. Who you choose to love and share your life with should be made by the individuals and not the government. Marriage to me is not perfect, extremely hard, can have obstacles; it can also be beautiful things with and without pitfalls. So why should all not have the opportunity to test out the waters of marriage. In the end I feel that love and a long lasting relationship will win out with or without a marriage license. Good luck to all the beautiful people who belong to the LBGT community. Too much time is spent on bashing others for not fitting the mold and being themselves. Time could be spent on improving education, health care, the environment and building a better community for the next generation.
Reference
Kaiser, Charles. (2011, June 27). For gays, cheers and doubts about marriage. CNN Opinion. Retrieved from http://www.cnn.com/2011/OPINION/06/26/kaiser.gay.marriage/index.html
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