Today, I was involved in a shouting match “debate” on the topic of marriage equality, and so I was going to write a post on the topic. When I signed on to do so, I saw this post from The Gravel Kraken in my feeds. It’s a must-read, and I agree with every word. You really should take a minute to read it in its entirety, but it is the final line that really gets to the very core of the matter:
The love I feel in my partnership is a tremendous blessing, and having known it, I couldn’t possibly deny another person from experiencing it. No matter their orientation.
It really is that simple.
520 Chestnut 
I’m a lesbian. I’m completely against the idea of ever being married myself. I don’t want to be married, and I cannot even picture myself being married to my girlfriend. Not that she’s a bad person or I don’t love her. I just don’t think marriage is that important.
I’m staunchly for the rights of others to marry. I’m a big supporter of gay marriage rights in America. While today I cannot see myself being married to the woman I love, that doesn’t mean that in five years, I won’t change my mind.
As she screams constantly at Sen. Frothy when he’s on TV — “If you’re against gay marriage…. don’t marry a gay”. Sounds pretty straight-forward to me.
I’m hoping that my home state of Maryland will follow Washington and legalize gay marriage in 2012. We came so close in 2011, and would have passed the law the week before New York, if we only had one more vote. This year, things appear to be better for the cause, and it should pass. I’m keeping a close eye on the events out in Annapolis, even if I don’t plan on getting married myself.
Just because I don’t want to be married doesn’t mean that I don’t believe others should get married. Rights are for everyone, not just a select few. The Supreme Court has ruled 14 times in it’s history that marriage is a right, not a privilege. It’s about time that everyone had the right to marry.
Marriage for all, or marriage for none. Rights for all, or rights for none. That’s the choice America. What side are you on?
Agreed. The tide on this is turning, and I really can’t help but feel that is inevitable, people just have to keep fighting for it. Unlike most of the other “big issues” of the day, this doesn’t hinge on a complex analysis of the tax code or in depth science or any other complicated thing. It is a simple question of do we or do we not believe in equality under the law.