Gay Marriage, whats right?

230 years is how long the state's Bill of Rights has been in affect, stating that even though it is not right for gay couples to get married it is not offically illegal. The Bill of Rights is about to become amended, the state senate voted 28 to 11 to ban gay marriage in the commonwealth. This law now has to go into the state house and becomed passed to legalize a ban on gay marriage. Personally, I feel that what the senate and house is doing, is wrong and limits the most important right for gays in Virgnia. The way that I see it is, in the documents that were the foundation of the country states that citizens are free and have the right to do what they want. If Virginia does not allow gay marraiges then the gay couples cannot persue happieness. Also not recognizing gays married in other states and civil unions is not what America was based upon. We were based upon, EQUAL RIGHTS FOR EVERYONE. A new poll has stated that America is not completly free, we cant do certain acts, or what not. I believe that the members of the state's senate and house should worry about more important things that are going on in the state, such as education, and not bother the gays. In the recent episode of TRUE LIFE on MTV, I have gay parents, a student that attends James River High School in Richmond was one of the three teenagers who were featured on the episode. Aidan is a rising senior that is in band and wants to become the Drum Major. The band director has worries that if she was to get the position that some students would quit band because they don't agree on her parents relationship. At the end of the episode, 4 months had gone by since Aidan was picked to be the new Drum Major and not a single student dropped band. Aidan showed that her family issues are not that big of an issue to high schoolers, most students feel that gays should be allowed to do whatever straight people can do. Also if Virginia was to ban gay marriage and civil unions then the amount of children who are adopted will go down. Since gays can not have children without the help of science, then they usually decide to adopt. This is an issue that all the states in America need to look at before banning gay marriages.


http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/01/25/AR2006012501329.html

http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1521644/20060126/index.jhtml?headlines=true