The American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit against the state of Wisconsin regarding the state’s constitutional ban against same-sex marriage. Despite a domestic partnership law that went into effect in 2009, the ACLU and four couples who were named in the union feel that it is not a sufficient substitute for marriage. The four couples and the ACLU believe that this ban violates the Due Process Clause and Equal Protection Clause of the U.S. Constitution. They also claim the law should not give the government the right to put a constitutional ban on same-sex marriage because this does not serve any legitimate government interest.
Those who are opposed to what the ACLU is trying to accomplish are not only moronic, but are deserving of the same hell that they believe LGBTQ individuals belong in. One of two excuses arise when conservative heterosexuals are asked why they disapprove of same-sex relationships: Either they believe that it is against the Christian religion they are so attached to and so they can make themselves feel superior to all other individuals who do not share a similar interest, or they just think that it is unattractive to see people of the same-sex together. There is such a lack of legitimacy to both of these arguments that I am disheartened by both their lack of intelligence and titanic amounts of arrogance.
Individuals who claim same-sex marriage is against their religion should have nothing to worry about because if it really is against their religion, they must attend a church that does not allow for people of other sexual preferences to take part in the unfortunate holy bond that is marriage. I tip my cap to these churches that do not want gays and lesbians to be as miserable as straight folks, but they should not deny them that right. So if you belong to a church that rejects homosexuals, then you are in the clear. Congratulations! You do not ever have to sit in church with a married gay couple. God bless. However, you have absolutely no right to tell someone else who they are allowed to be with. You do not have any authority to deny people the right to marry. If you are one of the unfortunate heterosexuals who belongs to a church that respects all people equally like your God commands you to, then find a new church that allows you to pick and choose which rules of the Bible you feel should pertain to you.
Many people turn to the other common excuse, “It’s gross seeing gay couples making out together.” For starters, do not watch gay people locking lips. That can be simplified to don’t watch gay porn if you do not want to see it because it is just as unattractive to see a dude and a chick mackin’ on each other in public as it is to see two guys going at it. Yet for some reason, many straight men have a fantasy of seeing two girls fooling around with each other. Pick your battles, gentlemen. If you want to see two girls together, also accept the fact that two or more men do inappropriate things in the privacy of their homes on a daily basis.
If you are straight, you were born straight. If you have a different sexual preference, you were born that way. Those who feel like they have authority over the natural feelings and occurrences of the heart and mind of an individual are nothing less than arrogant. Those who believe that it is not a natural feeling and it is a choice are ignorant. How many straight people get ready for a party and decide whether or not they want to chase men or women that night? If your God did not want people to be gay, he would not have made people gay because he is capable of that. That is what makes him God.
The ACLU is taking a step in the direction toward LGBTQ equality in terms of the law. It’s unfortunate they have to deal with the arrogance and stupidity of many people arguing for inequality.
AJ Garcia ([email protected]) is a freshman majoring in journalism.
