The Uncomfortable Truth About Gay Marriage
Just when I thought this silly issue was about to be put to bed forever it resurfaces. Facing declining poll numbers and being about as popular as Michael Jackson in day care, the President is calling for a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage. I don’t necessarily blame him for going down this road, if were facing high oil prices, an increasing unpopular war in Iraq, the possibility of a conflict with Iran, a political party facing serious voter anxiety, I’d do something too to shore up my base. Luckily for the President, the Democrats aren’t organized nor have put together a coherent message, for now. However, when “W” starts talking about gay marriage, I know things are getting bad.
Now to be fair, Democrats aren’t getting on the gay marriage bandwagon either knowing what it did to them in 2004 (see Ohio). What I still don’t understand though is what the big deal is about gay marriage? Let’s see, two people joined together in a committed relationship raising children in a stable environment. This is bad why? Now the opponents of gay marriage says it hurts “traditional family values” and will break down society. I ask once again, how?
Child molesters, murders, and felons can all marry with no restrictions? 28-year old Desmond Turner is accused of murdering seven people, 3 of them children, in an east shooting in Indianapolis this past week. If he’s convicted of the crime and sentenced to death he can still get married, but my friends Bruce and Gene can’t. And they’ve never even gotten traffic tickets.
All I have ever asked from people is a logical, rational reason as to why gays should not be allowed to marry? If the argument is they can’t procreate, neither can the elderly or infertile, but we let them marry. If the argument is gay marriage will lead to things like polygamy and bestiality, I point out two things. Polygamy is actually in the Bible, remember King Solomon. Second, marriage involves the consent of two parties so if your dog can sign a marriage certificate I say take him on Letterman instead of Niagara Falls for the Honeymoon. Third, if the argument is that churches would be forced to perform gay marriages, I ask you to show me a church that was forced perform a wedding that did not involve a prelude to a civil war in the 17th century.
Let’s just be honest, the real reason so many oppose gay marriage is because is just creeps them out. Two men walking down an isle, kissing each other and going on their honeymoon and doing what couples do on their honeymoon makes social conservatives and some other folks just feel icky. Now two women, I actually find attractive, but that’s my DVD collection. So instead of citing a bunch of totally bogus reasons as to why gay marriage should be banned, ask yourself this question. If two men celebrating their wedding night makes you feel icky and creepy, then why are you thinking about it?
