Love in America


On June 26, 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court held in a 5–4 decision that the Fourteenth Amendment requires all states to grant same-sex marriages and recognize same-sex marriages granted in other states. Andrew Sullivan speaks about this very important decision made and how it has affected same-sex couples. I chose his post “It Is Accomplished” because I wanted to gain more information on the subject from someone who identifies as a conservative homosexual man.
Sullivan begins his post by explaining to us the different legal hardships people have had to endure to legalize same-sex marriage. He describes that “For many years, it felt like one step forward, two steps back”. I would also like to remind us that homosexual people have had to endure much worse hardships than trying to legalize same-sex marriage, such as hate crimes and violence. One good example of this is the American Horror story show in which a homosexual woman is in an asylum just because of her sexual orientation, although fake, the story is based on many true accounts of this happening in history.
Sullivan then explains to us the essence of what marriage equality is. He argues that “No civil institution is related to deep human experiences more than civil marriage and the exclusion of gay people from this institution was a statement of core inferiority not just as citizens but as human beings”. I don’t like to affiliate myself with a political party or anything like that as I have realized that this prevents you from making friends who think differently. Because of this, I have Christian friends who are good people, are very involved with church and who have their views on homosexuality. I also have great homosexual friends who have their own views on religion. The decision made by the Supreme Court is not about views but about rights. All Sullivan is arguing is that Equal marriage rights are the only way we can truly protect all our citizens from discrimination, without them same-sex couple would not be equal under the law, this would entice more discrimination and abuse. Regardless of what someone’s viewpoint is, like Sullivan, I believe that marriage equality is the right thing for this country and its citizens.

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