Majority in U.S. backs ban on gay marriage (story)
And I'm sure the majority of people (who could vote) favored preventing women the right to vote.
I'm sure the majority of people wanted to keep slavery.
I'm sure the majority of people wanted to prevent black people from being able to marry.
I'm sure the majority of people wanted to prevent white and black people the ability to marry (maybe they still do?).
I'm sure the majority of people probably wishes gay people would just "go away" or be put on some island somewhere, where society doesn't have to "deal with" all of these "gay" issues.
I'm sure that for the next two generations or so that the majority of people will not agree that gay couples should have any marriage rights.
THAT DOESN'T MAKE IT RIGHT!
What the majority wants and what are laws dictate as being fair and equal for all citizens are thankfully separate issues. The "majority" has been wrong many many times before.
They are wrong now about gay marriage. We want to be part of society as equal productive citizens. What is so wrong with that? We give a great deal to this society. We should have the right to be equal in every regard.
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Want to know something that we've pondered over the last few months? We have actually been thinking of moving to Canada and becoming citizens there, just so we can be married and be like the rest of their population.
I don't think a lot of people think much about being married because they can get married. When you are prevented from that, there's a lot of American life that you just can't be part of. It really does make you a second-class citizen.
So, we have thought about leaving the United States and moving to Canada. I love my country, but I really wish they would get their collective head out of their ass on this issue.
I have thought about these same comparisons many times, and it angers me that many Americans just don't get it. It makes it even more frustrating when it's personal. Sometimes I wonder just how my partner and I will be affected by not having the rights that others take for granted. In the meantime, Canada sounds nice.