Note: I'm sorry I've barely used this account at all, although I still upload things on occasion I just can't be bothered using DA anymore as soon I'll just be moving everything to a blog and eventually my own site. I wanted to post this anyway since I've been receiving a fair bit of feedback and I'm keen on seeing what people on here have to say on the matter.

I know this has become a repetitive and somewhat monotonous subject matter, but for some it's an extremely passionate topic of mine and I always feel the need to put this up for discussion. I have already made up my mind as to what the situation is, although I don't know a lot of history behind the law and religious factors involved but I just don't think we should have to even bother with this issue. It's clear that there are people behind such acts as Prop 8 that make up excuses to make sure the ban on same-sex marriage is made, but if you look at the facts it becomes how obliviously transparent they are.

My point is that the institution of 'marriage' should be allowed for everyone despite race, gender, cultural difference etc. and being that it is a social union provided by the state and no longer a purely religious ceremony there is no reason why same sex couples should be denied this pact of love. I am no professor in law, but the government should make it so that marital ceremonies provided by the church or other religious places of worship will not be harassed if they so choose not to marry a same sex couple and that the church has the right to deny this as to respect their religion. It should be made that the state provide the legal contract to perform the marriage with the same rights as any other religious marital ceremony.

It's unfortunate that people often don't understand that this is the case, that they have the right to live their lives as they please and not be persecuted for their beliefs. I believe it is essential that people should know that by not allowing same sex marriage is denying people their rights based on false assumptions which is of course lead to this misunderstanding and discrimination. I also know that there are people who are just plain stupid and hate homosexuals for whatever reason, one of which I hate hearing most of all is that being gay is a 'lifestyle choice'. It is the worst phrase I have ever come across and I'm sorry but anyone who believes that is a complete dipshit.

The idea of a universal legal union for two persons despite all differences (or similarities for that matter) should be a convention rightfully shared by all who wish to embrace it, because it may well be that the term 'marriage' will remain a religious ceremony and that the implementation of a legal union will be put forward exclusive of any religious intervention but with the same concepts, privileges and terminology as marriage; "a union between two persons, who live in harmony so absolute with each other, as to be independent of the world outside." - quote by Thomas De Quincey