The Question for Generations

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Should same sex-sex marriage be legal? This question has certainly been huge for quite some time. For as long as I can remember, I have seen articles, and stories, and news broadcasts over such a simple thing, marriage. Recently, I have come across multiple articles discussing this topic, and I found one on CNN. This article talks about gay marriage and politics. At one point, the article states that "the marriage equality arguments seemed even more shaped by politics than law."  I agree that politics does have a huge influence on this topic, but it doesn't have to.

These people in politics do not need to be arguing over something as small as same-sex marriage, when there are many other huge issues in the world that need to be resolved. But, everyone continues to argue about the same thing, and it gets us nowhere. Honestly, I do not see any problem with same-sex marriage. I believe that marriage is marriage and it is not restricted only to people of the opposite sex. Why does it matter if their gender is different? They are human, just like everyone else in this world and they deserve to be happy just as much as everyone else. 

People may argue that people of  the same sex getting married isn't how it's supposed to be, and that's not what marriage is for. But I strongly disagree. I looked up the definition of marriage, and on many websites found that it only included opposite sex marriage. But on one website, I found the true definition that everyone should accept and learn. The definition included all types of marriage and didn't exclude any. It explained what same-sex marriage was and it showed that the world is changing. Times are changing, the world is changing, society is changing, so why can't we change our minds and just accept same-sex marriage? No matter what people may say, times are changing, and same-sex marriage is becoming more and more common. People need to learn to accept the change and move on, or else as everyone around them changes, they'll be left in the dust with their stubborn selves because they were not willing to change and help society improve.

Also, I hear a lot of people say that same-sex marriage bothers them, and they don't want to see it. I do understand how people may be uncomfortable with it, but if you are so uncomfortable, then don't pay attention to it. If you see a couple, you don't need to stare at them like they're some rare species, just keep going on with what you were doing and continue your day. Also, when these people say that they don't want to see these couples married, they are in for a treat. Once again, times are changing and these people are going to see a lot more of it. No matter what you do, you cannot stop the world from changing, change needs to happen in order for us to grow and improve. If you aren't accepting of change, then you are going to be stuck in a very tough place and it will be very hard for you to move forward.

Despite how hard change can be sometimes, let it happen. All of these lawmakers are arguing constantly on the gay marriage topic when there is only one simple solution, let it happen. If these laws are passed and gay marriage is made legal, then eventually there will be a time when none of us even remember when gay marriage was illegal. It is bound to happen sooner or later, so why not make it legal now. It will be an amazing change for our society, and it will be a giant leap in the right direction. We all need to learn to be more accepting to those who are different from us. Everyone is different in some way, whether it be their hair color, their personality, or who they love. We need to be accepting of differences in order to make these changes, and these changes will spark a whole new light in the world.