Gay marriage in California

OK, so unless you live under a rock, you know that, today, California’s Supreme Court upheld the ban on Gay Marriage passed last year by the citizens of the state.

There are a couple of things that surprise me about this situation:

1. The majority of citizens in the MOST liberal state spoke, and chose to NOT allow the gay community to have the same rights as the straight community.

2. Some of the MOST conservative states in the country have chosen to allow the gay community to marry, and share the rights afforded to married couples.

3. A point raised by Megsie, marriage is a state-governed right, and shouldn’t be used as a way to discriminate. 

4. It amazes me that people scream about their rights bein infringed upon when they’re in the minority, but when they are in the ruling majority, there is no such concern.

I am not gay, nor do I subscribe to the views of the Religious Right in calling homosexuality an abomination. My personal thought, though,  regardless of what anyone says, is that homosexuality IS a choice.  That will be a very controversial opinion, and I’m OK with that.  However, please let me explain why I believe it to be the truth.

I FIRMLY believe that every person that has chosen homosexuality as a lifestyle has been a victim of sexual or emotional abuse. That abuse could have come from anywhere, but I believe that if you could get a large, random selection of homosexuals, both male and female, and could get them to be BRUTALLY honest, I think it would be unanimous. Abuse has occurred, in some form or another, during the developmental stages of life.

Regardless of whether you believe in Creationism or Evolution, one fact remains consistant between the 2. We are male and female for the specific purpose of procreation. With VERY few exceptions, homosexuality is almost purely a human condition. People just aren’t wired for same-sex partnerships. Therefore, if someone chooses homosexuality, there must have been something in their life that changed the way they are wired. But, let me be clear, regardless of wiring, it IS a choice to pursue same-sex partnerships.

Now, all of that being said, it surprises me that California, of all states, would vote to ban gay marriage. I’m sensing something afoot in CA. Maybe a shift from the left to the center. I don’t know, as I don’t live there, but it seems odd.

 

Anyway, glad to be back in the Blogosphere, after a lengthy absence due to lacking an opinion over anything of substance.