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Dave-

My problem is that I don’t feel like less of a person.

Does that make me sick in the head? Perhaps.

Sinful? Perhaps.

But the real issue I have is that, (if a sinner), I have not harmed a soul in this world except my own. If my girlfriend and I ever want to be “married”, (representing a union between two consensual adults), why should we not have that right?

Marrying animals, children, or stationary objects falls a distance short of consent. No animal has yet been proven to understand the complex emotions of humanity, and although children are growing up faster and faster these days, I am still inclined to say that 18 is a good age to be considered adult enough to make decisions. For those who want to marry their desks or phones or TV’s, well, if that object is saying enough to give consent to those people, perhaps a visit to the local psychologist would do them some good.. Fifty years ago a white woman and a black man were not allowed to marry because the majority in this country thought that it was “immoral” and “disgusting”.

The only “agenda” I can say I have ever heard spoken of amongst the homosexual community is the request for equal rights

We now know for a fact that two people of different races can be well matched for each other. Otherwise the government wouldn’t be willing to dish out green cards to anyone who marries an American citizen.

We pay our taxes, take care of our responsibilities, and live our life day in and day out the same way that many heterosexual couples with children do. Yet we are not afforded joint health care if offered through our work, nor can we benefit from the same tax deductions as a straight couple, even though we are spending the same money, (if not more due to having to carry two different health care policies), each year.

No gay person is more likely to be a criminal than any straight person. We aren’t going to take any more advantage of the government than anyone else does, (or than the government does of people in general).

You don’t have to believe in homosexuality. If you are a straight person in love with a member of the opposite sex, great! It’s wonderful that you have found someone so special that loves you unconditionally, and that you feel so deeply bonded to that you wish to share the rest of your life with them. I applaud love like that every day I am witness to it.

But tell me, what is the point of getting married? Wouldn’t living together, for years and years, with both of you understanding your deep commitment to each other be enough?

Why not?

Is it because you want the recognition, whether it is from society, your families, or God, that your commitment is of value?

We aren’t asking for understanding; there are more than a few friends of mine that don’t understand heterosexuality.

We aren’t asking for special treatment; we are couples in love, having shared many experiences together and bonding throughout them.

We are people who are treated as less than, even though this country, full of its patriotic people, says that America is the best because it is a land of opportunity, liberty, and equality.

Right now, I want you to imagine yourself in my position. Would you want to look into your beloved eyes and tell them because the majority of people believe your love for them is immoral that you will never be allowed to marry?

I respect the position of fairness only. I respect those individuals, who even in disagreement with the way I live my life, don’t feel the need to oppress me and those like me. After all, we don’t put gayness any more in the straight world’s face than the straight world puts in ours.