Lights are dim, music is blasting and it is Friday night; you spot a cute boy with no girl in sight. As a consequence, your predator instincts kick in, telling you it’s time to hunt.
The rhythm of the music intertwines with the rhythm of your heart and you manage to make eye contact with him. You think he’s tall and stylish, a bit too stylish, but that’s not a problem because you’re too busy thinking about how cute he is. Thus, you stumble to his side to ask him to dance. He smiles sweetly and instantly replies, “Yeah, sure! Just hold on a second so I can tell my boyfriend.” I’m sure your heart plummeted right then when your cute boy turned into a gay boy.
Apart from the trauma of losing a magnificent specimen to the opposite sex, again, and the indirect rejection, females eventually accept — although not wholeheartedly — the detail that the only good-looking guy at the bar is gay. However, America cannot boast the same reception with the passing of California’s Proposition 8. It seemed incomprehensible that California, our liberal companion, was even capable of passing a ban on homosexual marriage.
With the election of Barack Obama into the presidency, one would think that society would be a step closer to accepting other races, other religions and other sexual orientations, but apparently these are forbidden and fruitless thoughts. The sad truth is that society will always have its bias against those who are different. They will concoct preposterous claims to support their opinions in order to fix the status quo. Yet, homosexuals are still humans; they should have a say in their lives. Who gives another person the right to choose what someone else can or cannot do, particularly in romantic affairs? If I want to get married to a boy, then I should be able to. If I want to get married to a girl, then I should be able to. If I wanted to get married to a blasted plate, then I should be able to. It does not concern the government, it does not concern my parents — well, a little — and it does not concern others.
I wish I could chalk up this ban of gay marriage to society being jealous that homosexuals can find someone they want to cherish their life with; but, I highly doubt this is the case. In reality, the real reason is because people are petrified of what they do not understand and of what they do not foresee. Allowing same-sex marriage may encourage more gays to be open, but they should be allowed this privilege to relish marriage and their identity; however, this does not necessarily mean that it will also persuade heterosexuals to magically transform into homosexuals. People should simply have the opportunity to celebrate who they are.
In addition, the freedom to marry one’s own sex will not disrupt society with lewd sex acts, and HIV will not spread like wildfire. Rest assured that plenty of heterosexuals will achieve this or have already done so. If Connecticut is capable of giving homosexuals their rights, then it should be about time for New York and the rest of the United States to jump on the “Gay and Proud” bandwagon.