FRIDAY (1o-11-08) CONNECTICUT SUPREME COURT issued a ruling in favor ofSAME-SEX MARRIAGE. This makes Connecticut the third state that allows gay couple to have equal access to marriage behind Massachusetts and California.
Choleng once asked "Why clamor for marriage if living together with your partner is not actually challenged, questioned or objected upon?
For some couple, it is the rights and responsibilities of marriage that they need, The benefits of cohabitation and the stability of having someone through thick and thin as the old adage say, but there are already what we call civil unions or domestic partnerships that legally recognize two people who wants to register as a couple so Why still push for marriage?
I think it is simple. RECOGNITION. Of course there are the perks of having married, like social security benefits, health care, conjugal proprietary and the ability to form a family (kids through adoption) but it all boils down to RECOGNITION.
We strive to work hard, to study hard, to play hard or to fight hard not only because we wanna win but also to be recognized and acknowledged and most importantly we wanna be accepted. If we had to go through all the break-ups and the bad dates just to find that one special person that we wanna be with for the rest of our lives, Wouldnt we want other people to recognize the better half of who we are?
Marriage celebrates the love of two person, it is hard work but it is still a celebration and if righteous groups will not recognize all the struggles of finding someone to share life with, then those people should have their marriage re-examined and they might as well tell us not to be human since it is a fundamental need for anyone to connect with someone.
It is the right of anyone to find love and if they choose to celebrate this love in marriage then no one can and no one should deny that right and if we are really a society of intelligence and sensibility, then we shouldnt have a hard time recognizing that.
On a personal note, When divorce rates are high and everyone gets separated, wouldnt it be nice and inspirational if gay couples can also prove that LOVE is still worth it?
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