It’s bittersweet, the age of acceptance and the movement for same-sex marriage. Sweet because we are seeing growth in acceptance and unity in our world. We are also seeing a growth in people willing to stand up for what they believe in and question their leaders. However, bitter because we still feel that sexual orientation is a legitimate form of labeling.
Straight, Gay, Bisexual, Transgendered, these labels separate us. Every label we attach to ourselves or other people is a blatant “They are this, I am that, and therefore, we are to be seen differently.”
These labels do nothing but build walls between us, and keep true peace and unity out.
True victory as a society will be when same-sex marriage is known simply as marriage. When understand a person isn’t to be defined by their sexual identity, orientation or gender; because that has not enough weight on a person’s character for a judgment or classification to be formed.
Marriage is the bonding of and declaration of eternal love between two people. Whether they are male, female, or self-identified as any of the aforementioned, if the have true mutual love and desire to express that love through marriage, who are we to deny them that right? More specifically, who gives our leaders the right to decide whether or not it is legal?
In the near future we will see how this is something we should have never had to disagree on or cause friction over.
But in the meantime, keep peacefully fighting the good fight. Not by telling people they are wrong, but by peacefully showing them this is nothing that deserves resistance. Challenging ones beliefs with words and radical confrontation will almost always cause resistance and deepen the views of the opposition.
We must succeed through showing them that WE ARE ONE and only want to right to express our love, a right we should all be able to share.
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