Love Misused

I was always told that everyone would find love one day. My grandma never quite explained what she meant, but as I grew older and started to have a social life I understood what she meant. I soon found the man of my dreams, but it wasn’t because of his gender, race or background, but it was because of love. I am not nor have I ever been a homosexual but I do think that they are misjudged. I am a young Christian woman that has read the bible and attends church regularly and I don’t understand why people would have so much hatred towards homosexuals.

I graduated May of 2008. I never quite grasp the whole concept of homosexuality until I reached high school. I had two homosexual friends. Some may say that’s nothing but it is. People don’t understand why some people are attracted to the same sex but I do. As my friend and I became closer she started to shed light on her sexuality. She shared with me that she had been raped and that she could never trust a man anymore. I wasn’t in her shoes so I could never quite understand what she had been through but now I do. When being hurt by someone you try hard to find that love that you lost or were missing.

I am a big fan of Ellen DeGeneres. She is one of the best comedians of my time. She is currently married to Portia de Rossi. While reading her biography I discovered that DeGeneres was molested by her step-father. It’s hard to have a life when you’ve endured something so tragic from someone you’ve trusted. Her wife’s love gives her that reassurance that someone is there for her, someone that she can trust and confide in.

Marriage was legalized in California for same sex couples. Now people are saying that those marriages aren’t valid that they don’t mean anything. Is it possible for society to have a say so over whom you can spend the rest of your life with. Last Thursday the Supreme Court abolished the ban on gay marriage. It is a good thing but there is still a lot of discrimination in the “gay community”. There are restaurants, churches, stores and jobs where people aren’t able to go because of their sexuality. The Declaration of Independence states that one should not be discriminated against no matter his gender, so why are they. Why isn’t gay marriage legalized in the whole United States? They say that America is a place for freedom and love but it’s not. It’s an America that judges those that are different. It’s also an America that no two people are the same. Why is society so quick to judge those that are different? I know marriage is suppose to be a union between a man and a woman, but what if you’ve been hurt so many times by someone. We don’t know what people face so why are we so quick to judge them. Why is love so misused?

I was watching the news and I heard them say something about “gay” couples not being able to adopt kids. It may not seem to catch the attention of most but it caught mine. I know it takes a family to take care of a child, but what about the many kids who don’t have a family. What do they do? We are quick to say what is wrong for our children, but what is right? Some say that a child with gay parents is raised and abnormal…is it true? What about the athletes who have kids, do they all have athletic children? Or the drug and alcohol abusers, do their children pick up their bad habits? People should worry about the kids being able to be loved, cared for and the feeling of that thing that’s been missing from their lives. I think that gay parents are more accepting than the usual mother and father.

I am so happy that I received a chance to write about the something that has really been bothering me. Love is suppose to feel good and marriage is suppose to be sacred that’s why I strongly support marriage between homosexual. “Never judge a book by its cover”, because you never know what people have been through. “It’s easy to pass judgment but harder to walk in someone else’s shoes!”