On Gay Marriage

There are several fundamental problems with the gay rights and gay marriage issue. Although I disagree with “gay marriage” on religious terms, for civil-union terms, I am yet undecided. However, I do not like how the gay rights activists are forcing the issue on the courts. Polls continue to show that about 70% are against gay marriage. Since the right of gays to get “married” is not a constitutionally protected right, then it should be up to the people. It’s a legislative issue, but there are always activist judges who love to overstep their boundaries. Perhaps in 25 years, people will feel differently, but they don’t now. This is how a democracy works.
One argument the gay movement likes to use is to compare themselves to the civil rights movement. One of the big differences between civil rights movement and gay marriage is that there hasn’t any substantial scientific proof to show that being gay is purely genetic rather than a choice. This matters because the natural state is one of the deciding factors of affirming civil rights. Blacks became slaves because of their skin color. Women were denied the right to vote because of their sex. The Japanese were put into internment camps during World War II simply because of their ethnicity. Because skin color, sex, and ethnicity are basic human characteristics, we have a responsibility to guard against discrimination that penalizes these groups. If sexual preference is indeed an individual choice rather than a biological fact, then what civil rights need to be protected? The problem with the current crisis is that we are now shifting the civil rights debate from simple biology to personal choice. From homosexuality, it's a slippery slope to any number of lifestyle choices that people would want to claim civil rights over. Tolerance dictates that all people should be treated with dignity and respect. It does not, however, compel society to endorse someone's personal choice over the will of the majority.

The California Supreme Court voided the nearly 4,000 same-sex marriages sanctioned in San Francisco earlier this year, a move that will likely spur a new round of litigation about whether California's Constitution allows the weddings. The seven justices on Thursday all said Mayor Gavin Newsom's decision to issue the licenses and perform the ceremonies violated a 1977 state law that defines marriage as a union between a man and woman. Yahoo News