Opinion: Same Sex Marriage
Jesse Stoler
Issue date: 11/11/09 Section: Opinion
Legendary gay rights activist Harvey Milk once said that everyone needs to know that they need to know "one of us," one of us being a homosexual person. His theory was that if those against gay rights found out they knew someone they loved to be a homosexual, they couldn't vote against that person. Unfortunately, Milk is dead. So I'll go ahead and help him out. Maine voters, do you want to know who's gay? Clay Aiken. You loved him on American Idol. You couldn't turn away from his sweet voice and his Johnny Rotten meets Ellen Degeneres face. Are you going to turn him away at the altar?
Gandalf is gay, or at least the guy who played him in the movies is. So that's Dumbledore and Gandalf. Are you really going to keep hating on these magical men? How about that guy on How I Met Your Mother? That show's pretty funny, don't you think? And I really hate to break it to you all, but Bert and Ernie; gayer than Judy Garland on Easter.
I find myself always asking what the holdup is. Is it really the Bible? The Bible does indeed say that two men shall lay down together. But it also says that people can be burned for planting two different crops side by side, and that working on Saturday is punishable by death. Sorry college football coaches of America, but your injection is ready.
We have been raised in a society that values some ludicrous imagery of masculinity and virility over love and understanding. Our foreign policy has long been one of "Shoot first, ask questions later." We need a shift of values. I'm not saying that children should have to be forced to experiment with same-sex kissing. But in a country that proudly boasts to the world about our freedoms and our tolerance, we need to allow our gay citizens to marry in order to actually live up to that image. We currently live in an America where an African-American can become President, a fact that cannot be overstated as such an amazing thing. This is the time to break down barriers of all kind, whether they be religious, racial or gender related. And plus, I really want to watch the Bert and Ernie wedding special on E!
Gandalf is gay, or at least the guy who played him in the movies is. So that's Dumbledore and Gandalf. Are you really going to keep hating on these magical men? How about that guy on How I Met Your Mother? That show's pretty funny, don't you think? And I really hate to break it to you all, but Bert and Ernie; gayer than Judy Garland on Easter.
I find myself always asking what the holdup is. Is it really the Bible? The Bible does indeed say that two men shall lay down together. But it also says that people can be burned for planting two different crops side by side, and that working on Saturday is punishable by death. Sorry college football coaches of America, but your injection is ready.
We have been raised in a society that values some ludicrous imagery of masculinity and virility over love and understanding. Our foreign policy has long been one of "Shoot first, ask questions later." We need a shift of values. I'm not saying that children should have to be forced to experiment with same-sex kissing. But in a country that proudly boasts to the world about our freedoms and our tolerance, we need to allow our gay citizens to marry in order to actually live up to that image. We currently live in an America where an African-American can become President, a fact that cannot be overstated as such an amazing thing. This is the time to break down barriers of all kind, whether they be religious, racial or gender related. And plus, I really want to watch the Bert and Ernie wedding special on E!
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