Getting to the heart of the same-sex marriage matter
This is one of those posts where I'm not really certain why I'm writing this. I'm fairly convinced I'm right, but "I'm right! Listen to me!" isn't the point of this. I suppose, like too many bloggers, I wish I were writing an op/ed piece somewhere. Would that it were so
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My basic response to this would be in two parts. First, keeping same-sex marriage illegal is not going to prevent tolerance from being taught in schools. The obvious trigger for that is when gay kids show up at school, are your kids' friends, and so on. Whether or not there's a same-sex couple across town will have comparatively little impact.
Second, and more importantly, laws aren't there for anyone to use to further their prejudice. I think that being a member of the KKK - a choice, not a condition - is atrocious, but it's not legal for me to bar KKK members from marrying or raising kids. And given that example, boy do I get why someone might have the urge to prevent such marriage and child-rearing, but due process is bigger than that.
On a separate note, I don't necessarily see sexual orientation as a condition and not a choice. I think for some people it's a condition, for others it's a choice. The difference is that even if it is a choice I think it's a valid one, and some people think otherwise. In particular I don't think the government has a role in deciding our sexual choices.
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