Over the past 10 years, the hot topic of same-sex marriage has many people going back-and-forth. There are people in the United States who are for same-sex marriage, saying people have the right to marry whomever they choose, while others say it goes against the morals of the Bible.
I believe people have the right to marry whomever they choose, no matter what’s in the Bible. Massachusetts was the first state to approve same-sex marriage, followed by Connecticut, Iowa, Vermont, New Hampshire, Washington D.C., New York, Washington, Maine, Maryland, Rhode Island, Delaware, Minnesota, New Jersey, Hawaii, Illinois, and New Mexico. Most recently, Utah, Oklahoma, Virginia, and Texas have legalized same-sex marriage.
I honestly think that every state should have same-sex marriage allowed because it’s discrimination against the gay + lesbian couples who want to marry each other and don’t want to have to travel to another state to get married. I also applaud the celebrities who have recently came out of the closet such as Robin Roberts, Michael Sam, Jason Collins, + Ellen Page. Since these celebrities have come out the closet, more people, particularly young people such as myself, decided to be more open about their sexuality. These people also received numerous of support from the entertainment world as well people from LGBT community. I also urge more people to come out and don’t be scared to be who you are or don’t care what people think about you. There are high school students who have come out and are getting bullied by other students and/or teachers. Once incident that really stands out to me is the bullying of Destin Holmes. Destin Holmes is a gay teen from Mississippi, who came out and was bullied by students, teachers, and school administration. People of the LGBT community should be themselves without being bullied at the hands of other people. The topic of same-sex marriage will be controversial for years to come + more and more people should marry whomever they want to.
