OK, here we go. I've read all of the issues against gay marriage and they've made me extremely pissed off at how Massachusetts is the only state in the nation that still allows it! There are only a few arguments that come up, and all of them make no sense to me.

Some people say, “What's the point? Gay people can't have children! Why should they get married?”

I have multiple problems with the above statement.

First of all, since when is marriage about having children?! Last time I checked, marriage is about two people who love each other having a ceremony and declaring their lives to  one other, no matter what. If there is anyone here who disagrees with me, raise your hand now or forever hold your peace.

Second, lesbian couples most certainly can conceive children. And they can be their own biological children, thanks to recent research in biotechnology. We can now create sperm from bone marrow. And many want to adopt. Are you going to say no to someone who wants to take a child out of an orphanage?

The most widespread argument, by far, would be the fact that “marriage is only between a man and a woman.”

To that, I say: “Says who?”

The answer: The Bible.

I really, really don't want to target Christians here. I don't have anything against them as people. I just don't agree with them. And technically, I'm not including everyone. I'm targeting Evangelical Christians who would believe that bees have gold in them even after a scientist dissects a bee in front of them. But I really don't want to come across as being prejudice here. Many of my friends are Christian. In fact, I have one friend who is extremely religious, and yet she's also very politically active, especially in the fight against abolishing gay marriage.

Back to the argument. Since when does the government regulate what individual churches don't even agree on? What the fuck happened to separating church and state? And what about Jews (or any other religion)? I don't think (correct me if I'm wrong) that it says anywhere in the Torah that being gay is a sin. So, Congressmen, are you trying to say that you are imposing conservative Christian ideals into Jewish temples?

Let the churches vote. Maybe some will vote against it. But many others like Unitarian Universalists probably won't. Just don't force politics into religion. It doesn't work.

And hey, in the Bible, God says that we have to sacrifice our firstborn sons! Why isn't that being enforced? And we certainly don't put people to death for cursing their parents. Hell, if we did that, how many teenagers would be alive today?

I don't mean to Bible-bash. But obviously some of these ideals are outdated.

And for the last argument: “Gay marriage will undermine the holy institution of marriage.”

Two words: Celebrity marriages. I'm not even going to go any farther than that.