There is no reason I can think of to justify denying marriage rights to same-sex couples. When I think about love, I don't think about restrictions or guidelines. I don't think about what "should" be. I don't think about opposite sex or same sex. Love is unconditional and has no definition. It is unexplainable and cannot be controlled. To deny two people who love eachother unconditionally the right to come together as a married couple is just ridiculous. Let's think about it for just a minute.
We don't deny drunken idiots in Las Vegas the right to marriage (often by an Elvis impersonator), however this seems to be more of a slap in the face to the sanctity of marriage than married gay couples would. In these Las Vegas cases, marriage is often taken as a joke and done without much thought, rhyme, or reason. Yet, there are same-sex couples all over the country fighting for their rights, rights that should be given to them, rights they should have had in the first place. They are hard working, tax paying individuals just like the rest of us and they deserve everything a citizen of this country can get.
New York Senator, Republican James Alesi, announced on June 13th that he was in full support of the Marriage Equality Bill. I can only hope that other Republicans and Democrats alike can also support this act. All I can say is Senator Alesi makes me proud to be both a New Yorker and a Republican, and I think it's time to finally give same-sex couples the rights they deserve.
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