Opinion Paper

Being able to marry that special someone you want to spend the rest of your life with should be a happy time, one you look forward to since you were a kid, but for those who have a same sex orientation that’s not the case. Since November, 2008 California was for those of that orientation to get married, within that time there was over 18,000 couples that got married before the ban was upheld. Reasons for upholding the ban are very unclear. As soon as the decision was made, protesters were out on the streets quick. They didn’t just use any cops, they purposely used ones that were bisexual, transgender, gay, and lesbian. Being religious is one thing, but once you get into marriage and saying people of the same sex aren’t allowed to get married then that is taking it beyond the bible and religion. If people of the opposite sex can get married and be happy, then why can’t those of same sex have that same thing? Divorce rate for same sex couples is very high, but in same sex marriage it is fairly low, considering they are only allowed marriage in certain states. Some of the people that were protesting, 159 of them were arrested for jaywalking. There were many people that said they were not satisfied with just their marriage being allowed; even though they could marry their spouse they wanted others to be able to marry too. There is understanding that people just don’t approve same sex marriage all together maybe because they just don’t like the idea or they find it weird, but if it doesn’t hurt you in any way shape or form, then why should you not approve. Once you agree to something and document it, you shouldn’t be able to go back and change it just because some people can’t handle the fact that there state allows same sex marriage. Once you’ve made that decision there is no turning back.