Should Gay Couples Be Able To Marry?

A few thousand years ago, homosexuality was considered a culture. Filled with poems and wine, they sing of unconditional love between two men and the society accepted it as something very beautiful. Few thousand years later, things appeared to be quite the opposite. Despised by most, homosexuality took refuge in an underground society; away from the world.

When did such a beautiful culture turn unproductive or abnormal in the eyes of the world? Even so, they still exist, populating a rough thirty percent of the world’s population. Most of them spend their lives unwilling and unable to be truthful about who they are, or what they are; yet some are living their homosexual lifestyle openly despite on how everybody else look at them. They have been branded as something alien, abnormal, or some even consider them evil; the seeds of the devil or even look down upon. Considering that, living their lives openly as who they are and what they are may just as well be challenging enough; so what about marriage? Should gay couples be able to marry? One question that sparked a never-ending debate throughout the century.

“Homosexuality is against nature and most importantly wrong in the eyes of God”. That is what most would say when asked of their opinions about homosexuality. They cling to their religion and some misplace sense of self-proclaimed righteousness, shouting about their beliefs on what is right or wrong; but what is right and what is wrong? As quoted by Shakespeare, “There is nothing either good or bad, right or wrong, only thinking makes it so.” No matter their reasons for disapproving homosexuality, it is nothing but a process of nerves transmitting signals throughout their brain, an idea, and a thought. Yet, it never did cross their mind to find out the reason behind this forsaken underground society of people who prefers others of the same sex. After all, issues like this mostly depends on our religious values and the environment, which we are raised in.

All humans should have the liberty of having to choose their way of life, their beliefs. Not deny themselves of who they are and what they are just because the society disapproves. Many a Christian would argue, "a person is wrong for being homosexual" but is it? When so many good people in our society are in fact gay. Where actions such as "killing a man is wrong," no doubt society would definitely agree on this one. But what if the murderer claimed his god ordered him to kill for the greater good of the whole nation and he believes he did the right thing. Is he wrong, is he right?

Gay or not, as long as we are human; we bleed just the same, look just the same and have emotions all the same. There is no reason to condemn or judge another base on our beliefs or religious values. I personally feel that homosexuality should have the rights to live their lives the way they see fit. Marriage however is nothing but a symbol of commitment in a relationship, I don’t see the fault and harm in allowing someone to commit himself in one. Don’t you think so?