The ban has been lifted.

[CENTER][SIZE=2][COLOR=DeepSkyBlue]You know, California lifted the ban on gay marriages today, and I still feel as though there is a giant misconception about what classifies a marriage and who should be allowed to participate in them. As a gay rights activist myself, I have seen several cases of discrimination against gay marriage that all start out the same way, or contain the same basic argument, oftentimes relating back to religious practices and personal biases that people choose to have because of how they were raised to think; to feel how they do because they are not aware of what its like to be discriminated against as an outcast or be considered "socially unacceptable" by millions across the world. What defines marriage as a common union between a man and a woman? What says that this is the only way to go about marriage? Why is religion so prevalent in the debate over whether or not gay marriages should be allowed? Why do people choose to let their religions rule their lives, when their religions were created thousands of years ago by people who were so unwilling to change in their ways that they had to sit there and pick on those who were different, who they feared would ruin their ways and change a social structure that they were comfortable with? Use the religion excuses all you want in your debate as to why gays should not be allowed to marry, however know that it shows your arrogance and inability to change and be accepting of something as simple as two people choosing to marry each other because they love each other.

And the next time you think about why God created Adam and Eve instead of Adam and Steve, ask yourself why God allowed for the creation of the homosexual orientation. If God is so powerful and almighty, and if it is told to you in the bible by His followers that it is wrong to be gay, then why would he allow people to be gay in the first place? I mean really, don't bring up your one-sided, narrow minded opinions on subjects because of your religion if you don't look at the logic behind it.

The lift on the ban of gay marriages in California is the first step in changing the thought process of people all over the world, hopefully inspiring change in these people, giving them the ability to think outside of their own boxes and learn to be more accepting of others, whether it be accepting of gender, or race, or sexuality, or whatever. I'm not saying that just because a ban is lifted, people all over the world are going to up and change their beliefs or whatnot, but I feel that this will show that people are willing to move on and seek a change.

This blog is not meant to change your mind or to influence you in any way into deciding whether or not gay marriage should be allowed, but to let you know that at this point in time, people are becoming more and more comfortable with the orientation of others, and how what is socially acceptable now is not what will be socially acceptable tomorrow because one person will make a difference in altering the mores of society that we live by today for the future. I hope to God (and that's ironic because I'm not religious) that in time, people will be more considering to others and ask themselves how this idea is hurting them and the people around them.

Gay marriage is not a crime, nor is being gay a sin. We should all move on and just be more accepting - it would save a lot of trouble in the end.
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