it's love, stupid

“We hold these truths to be self evident: that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness”-The Declaration of Independence

I don't usually venture into hot political topics here, but this really has me steamed. I am a partner in a traditional, opposite-sex, marriage, and I really don't see what all the fuss is about. I do not feel threatened by people of the same sex who choose to marry. Am I missing something? Are they taking something from the rest of us? Getting some kind of privilege that the rest of us aren't? (Like a big tax break or a government contract?)

I have two younger brothers. They are both smart, sweet, clever, sensitive, creative, talented, funny and breath-takingly handsome. Each one shares his home and his life with a special person that he cares about. Neither one is married. One lives here in the US with a woman. The other lives in Australia with a man.

How many people in this world go through life trying to find someone to love and who will love them in return? I know I sound like a bleeding-heart sap, but why do we care who an adult decides to spend his or her life with? As long as no one is being hurt, I say our society needs all the love it can get.

Homosexuals are our co-workers, our friends, our family. They are members of our churches (yes, there is a gay couple who attends my church) and parents to our children's friends. Allow them to become even better members of society by acknowledging their relationship. Who does it hurt?

Or how many more wonderful Americans will we lose to Australia? :-)