It is without a shadow of a doubt in my mind, and in the minds of other commentators and organizations, that there will be a national bill or amendment to the Constitution passed in the coming years that will universally legalize gay marriage within the United States. Though this statement may leave you with the assumption that the issue itself will be resolved if such a bill were to be passed, this assumption is far from the truth. Sometimes congressional or judicial actions do not agree with the plurality opinion from the American public. Just because gay marriage might become nationally recognized doesn’t mean that the American populace would universally accept it. In fact, in some of the more conservative states, an increase in the amount of hate crimes or violent reactionary aggression might be seen following a nation-wide declaration of gay marriage.
The rift over the morality of gay marriage must be resolved before the issue can be put to rest. As I suggested in my last post, a legalization of gay secular marriage would be one step closer into purging homophobia from the our country. While some dislike the gay community because of their own interpretations of their faith system, others hate homosexuals or bisexuals because of a lack of understanding. The media spreading more unbiased information on what being a homosexual or bisexual is to the general public could solve this ignorance that is leading to violent incidents. Forcing those who is disagree to see that sexuality is not a choice*, just like eye color, height, and skin color, will severely weaken the argument that “queer” living is unnatural.
* This source primarily focuses on helping parents understand their children if they are bisexual or gay; however, it hones in on the issue
I couldn’t agree with you more. I mentioned very similar things in my blog, about the continuation of LGBT hatred even after the allowance of same sex marriage. Though there may be hate crimes in the period after the permission of same sex marriage nationally, I believe these discriminatory acts will be alleviated in time. The vision I hold for the future of LGBT marriage is mixed; although it could be riddled with hate crimes and violence, a historical feat in the realm of LGBT rights will have been made. Hopefully this bill you speak of (as which I also discuss in my blog) will come sooner rather than later and LGBT people will have the rights they inherently deserve.
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