As a little girl I spent a lot of time watching fairy-tales like Cinderella, Snow White, and Beauty and The Beast. I noticed that in all of those movies there was always a perfect guy, well at least perfect in the eyes of the main characters. I soon realized that I enjoyed these movies so much because there was always a value on true love. True love is portrayed through the action of marriage, and marriage is the ultimate way to display unity as a couple. So, lets be honest, no matter how hard we try to pretend that love sucks, (which it does sometimes) we are all still looking for that perfect guy to complete our happily ever after. Some of us are blessed enough to find that perfect guy and nobody has the right to tarnish your fairy-tale. So, today, we are going to talk about a fight for equality; same sex marriage.
Same sex marriage first became legal in the nation of the Netherlands in the year 2000. Of course it was not America, we have never been the best at acceptance or equality (all tea no shade). Slowly but surely, the idea of same sex marriage became less of a hope for the LGBTQ community and more of a reality. In the last decade public support for same sex marriage has grown rapidly. In 2007 the statistics states that 57% of Americans were against same sex marriage, but currently in 2017 a little more than 62% Americans support same sex marriage. Now that leads me to the question, what changed?
I personally believe what changed was the rate of acceptance toward the LGBTQ community. People began to become more educated and comprehended the fact that someones’ sexual preference, has nothing to do with the soul of a person. More and more people began to express their sexuality and received acceptance. As a result, same sex marriage is now on the rise. It has been reported that 61% of same sex couples are now married, which is the majority.
For years the LGBTQ community had been fighting for the right to wed. The community was able to get same sex marriage legalized in most states, and one day the community was finally able to be heard. In 2015, President Barack Obama, legalized same sex marriage in America.
I wrote this post to remind people in the LGBTQ community the unity that they share. Engaging romantically in the same sex has always been so looked down upon, making it difficult to express true emotions. I know this because I have friends in the LGTBQ community and I see the stares, and the hate comments, but honestly I think its jealousy. I mean think about it the LGBTQ community is one of the few groups to have their way with America 😉
