Please Explain To Me, Clearly, What Is Wrong With Gay Marriage?

   With the California Supreme Court ruling overturning a ban on gay marriage, all hell broke loose today. Naturally, the gay community is rejoicing and those of us that think people in general should be happy instead of sad, are happy for them. Others, however, think this is horrible.

   Immediately, the religious and "family values" groups began clamoring about this great injustice that "activist judges" have inflicted on the good people of the land.

   Can someone please explain to me, a married, heterosexual father of two, what the problem is with allowing homosexuals to marry?

   I am just at a loss as to how two men or two women getting married affects me, my wife, and our marriage. I know a lot of men and women that are married. Most are happy. Some are not. Some have gotten divorced. Has any of this affected me, my wife, or our marriage? I'd have to say not.

   So can someone explain to me why two people in love can't be together and have their serious relationship granted the same legal privileges and obligations that the rest of us have?

   And, oh yeah, did I mention I don't want to hear a word about God, religion, or church in your explanation?!

   Because guess what - there is this little matter of separation of church and state which is one of the things that makes our country the great place it is. So I suggest you don't even bother with your explanation if it is on religious grounds.

   So what's left - you just don't agree with "that kind of lifestyle"?

   If you are a man do you dislike women? If you are a woman do you dislike men? If you are white do you dislike blacks? If you are black do you dislike whites?

   I ask because I have a little hunch that it is only a matter of time before scientists confirm what a lot of people (myself included) believe - that being gay is genetic. And if this is proven true, those who are homophobic will fall in the same bucket as those that are sexist or racist.

   Do you really think the HUGE number of homosexuals in the world today (and back through history, if you look carefully) are people that have chosen to be different just because they want to be ostracized, criticized, taunted, assaulted, and sometimes even killed???

   Seems a bit unlikely to me. Chances are you know someone and/or are related to someone that is gay. Are they bad people or are they just different from you?

   Stop and think about it. What is the legalization of gay marriage doing that affects you? Who is it hurting?

   Still not convinced? Think what a sack of shit someone, who back in the 1860s thought slavery was a great idea, would feel like today, with a smart, articulate, upstanding, and oh yeah, black man, running for president. Here's a really easy opportunity to come down on the right side of history.

   Give some people in love a fucking break.