Way back in January 2012, I wrote this blog post about the Lovings. You'd have to be living in a box to not know what's going on in the Supreme Court this week.
But if you are living in a box, here's a brief snippet from Yahoo News:
The court's first major examination of gay rights in 10 years begins Tuesday with a hearing on California's ban on same-sex marriage. On Wednesday, the justices will consider the federal law that prevents legally married gay couples from receiving a range of benefits afforded straight married Americans.
I believe in equality for all. I believe in the right to pursue happiness. I think by not allowing gay marriage, the United States is supporting a religiously-backed, flawed logic.
In the 1960's in the South, there was a Civil Rights movement. The black people who lived here didn't have equal rights, despite the fact that they were considered "free" men since the Emancipation Proclamation. The Blacks fought for their rights to attend the same schools as the whites, to have the same rights, and to be able to drink from the same fountain.
I liken Gay Rights to the Civil Rights movement. These are people who just want to live their life. They want the same basic human rights that everyone else has, despite their sexual orientation! They want to marry the people they love. They want to have the same rights as heterosexual people, and why shouldn't they? Because they love someone of the same sex? Let me ask you, how does that in anyway hurt you? It doesn't!!! Gay marriage is about personal choice, but honestly most people I know who are gay say they are born that way and always knew they were different.
Most gay people I know are wonderful. They're not pedophiles. They're not out to change your Christian values. They just want to live their life in the same way you and I do. They want to make their OWN decisions about their future, and not be held back by a government who is currently denying them their basic rights to happiness.
Stepping off my soapbox now.
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