To deny someone their rights as both an American and a human is wrong. It shows flaws in your character that are deeply engrained in your actions. The simple fact that you put yourself at a higher level than homosexuals is disgusting and wrong. Some of you describe it as a sin, others as biologically wrong, and some of the worst as simply “gross” or “disgusting”.
Under the first amendment to the American constitution there is a statement that any action of law shall not benefit or be influenced by the morals or teachings of any religious group what so ever, better known as separation of church and state. Thus to create any political legislation pertaining to the “sin” of homosexuality would be unconstitutional. When voting on such legislation one should not vote based on religious pre-dispositions but vote on what best represents the rights of only those afflicted by said legislation, not ones personal beliefs. It violates the rights of private Americans to vote on their livelihoods outcome based on what YOU believe and not what THEY need.
On the subject of homosexuality as it pertains to biology, anyone who claims it is biologically wrong is wildly misinformed. Research and observations have shown that a high percentage of mammals extending into the nineties all have examples of individuals within the species with homosexual lifestyles just as humans do. This same percentage also projects itself into almost all species of the animal kingdom who are capable of structured lifestyle involving a conscious choice of mates. From this it can be inferred and supported that homosexuality is just as much of a normal biological act as heterosexuality.
At last we come to the notion that homosexuality is “disgusting”. Although all are entitled to an opinion, this one is particularly unjustified. No matter where this opinion has spawned from in your case in the end all that is going on in this “disgusting” situation is love. Love that is equally sacred as your love for your significant other. Love that is strong enough to defy you and your arbitrary rules to be with the one they want to be with and spend their lives with.
With all this said there are still cases, such as California’s “prop 8”, where homosexuals are denied rights, most exclusively marriage an recognition of marriages amongst them. Is this legal? This is the question that has haunted debates from the very beginning of the controversy.
The ninth amendment of the us constitution states that all rights upheld by a citizen or group of citizens must be able under law to be upheld by all citizens alike. Since heterosexual citizens have the right to marry as they wish then that very same right MUST be offered to the homosexual community lest the right be null and void to all groups, loosing marriage as a right for all.
This can be paired with the 14th amendments call for equal protection of all citizens and their rights. It would be unconstitutional to say one person can marry and another cannot.
Stepping away from the political front there are many reasons as to why people dislike homosexuals in their community. Some feel that children require parents of the opposing sexes in order to benefit from both and grow and develop normally. This statement can only be supported by unverifiable or anecdotal evidence and not by actual case studies. A recent study following 500 children raised in a homosexual household, as well as one from the early nineties with 260, both show that these children grew up to be identical to children in heterosexual households in areas such as self esteem, well-being, peer relationships, personal relationships, sexual orientation, parental stress, and psychiatric diseases. These and many other studies easily show that the statement above is false.
Next comes the misconception that Arnold Swartzinager’s education bill calls for the teaching of homosexual marriage in schools if it were legal. There are two big problems with this argument. The first being that this is untrue. The bill is misinterpreted to mean that every subject taught in public schools warrants the teaching of all opposing views on the subject. This would mean teaching every opinion on every subject, a process that would take years and years to teach a lesson that would take only a day otherwise. Neither the bill nor any legislation such as “prop 8” mention the introduction of homosexual marriages into the public school curriculum and therefore this is a void argument. Next is that IF this meant that it would be taught in public schools then it would be unjust to deny students their right to make an INFORMED choice on their own sexuality defined under freedoms of expression.
Homosexuals and heterosexuals are inherently the same, the only difference being the sex of the person they love. Small differences like these have been known to cause BIG problems. The battle between Shea and Sunni Muslims is based on a single almost insignificant difference in who they feel should be the next religious leader. As Americans we have been drawn together in the effort to stop this battle but it seems to be the opposite in the battle between “gay” and “strait”. Look upon each other as fellow humans. Great a gay man as you would strait man, love every lesbian woman as you love any hetero woman. Embrace the things we share together and love whoever the hell you want to love!
-Adam David Springer-
And right here, right now, all the way in Battery City, little children raise their open filthy palms, like tiny daggers up to Heaven, and all the juvie halls, and the ritalin rats ask angels made from neon and fucking garbage scream out “What will save us?” and the sky opened up..
Listen to the music of the moment people dance and sing, we’re just one big family and its our God foresaken right to be loved, loved loved loved, loved….
F is for friends who do stuff together
U is for U and me
N is for anywhere and anytime at all down here in the deep blue sea. :)
Why has it become okay for teenaged girls to be sluts that are constantly under the influence? The party girl image seems to be praised by our generation. why is that cool all of a sudden? I personally think it’s disgusting, annoying, and shows self esteem issues. Girls think that having oral sex with a boy will make the boy “love” them. If you have to go through such extents to get love, then you obviously aren’t getting the love you need at home. Oral sex is risky.. sex in general is risky. No contraceptive is 100% effective or safe and what if something goes wrong? I’m not saying that sex is bad, but if you choose to have sex, make sure you can handle the consequences. This includes the emotional attachment that comes along with it. What if those feelings aren’t reciprocated? Then what? Be smart, not a steriotype. ♥
