What I don't understand is why it's legal for people to smoke but it's illegal for gay people to get married. Yes, I know what you're thinking. These two things have nothing in common. But I was at a concert last night and this group of people right next to us were practically chain smoking throughout the first set. So the whole time I got big whiffs of their damn cigarette smoke. And it was very crowded too so it's not like I could just move. But why should I have to move anyway? I was there first and it was a very good spot. Studies have shown that inhaling secondhand smoke is more toxic than actually smoking the cigarette. So secondhand smoke can kill and harm others!
At the same time, I saw a gay couple just a few feet ahead of us and I thought, "Why can't these people get married? Look at them. They're just standing there having a good time and not hurting anyone." Meanwhile, the assholes next to me are depriving me of fresh air and possibly putting me at risk for all types of cancer. I try to live a very healthy lifestyle. I eat healthy, exercise regularly, and stay away from recreational drugs. I also try to minimize my alcohol intake. All so I can live a long and healthy life. And these people think they can just come next to me and blow smoke all up in the same air that I'm breathing? OK. So you smoke your shit once or twice right next to me, whatever. But four, five, six plus times?! Aren't you being inconsiderate of the people around you? I even found it hard to enjoy the concert because of these assholes. Needless to say, they moved closer to the front after the second set and my concert experience improve dramatically.
As I was saying. Why can't gay people get married? What they're doing is not harming anyone. Why is gay marriage wrong? So because a bunch of religious idiots are offended by homosexuals, it makes sense to ban gay marriage as to not offend these people even further? Well you know what? I'm offended by smokers! And I'm pretty sure the Bible does not condone smoking because that's not treating your body like a "temple." Therefore, it should be banned as well. If you want nicotine, you can chew tobacco, not pollute my air with your cigarette smoke.
I remember sitting in the breakroom at a former workplace. Proposition 8 was a big topic at the time. I was in the room with about 10 other people. All of whom approved of prop. 8, reasoning that it was wrong to be gay because it was "unnatural." Wow! I remember having to argue with all those people about the topic.
Unnatural. What's considered natural and what's considered unnatural? A child is born with Down Syndrome. Is this natural or unnatural? Another individual is born with some kind of deformity. Natural or unnatural? A persond is born gay. Unnatural? If these things are considered unnatural, should we strip them of their rights? Tell them because they are born a certain way, they do not deserve the same rights as everyone who is deemed "natural?"
Being left-handed, I sometimes felt like a freak around my right-handed counterparts. They would ask me things like: Why do you write with your left hand? How do you write like that? My usual answer: The same reason you write with your right hand. I was born that way.
Whether you consider homosexuality to be wrong or not, you must overlook your own feelings and beliefs and just do what is right. Is it acceptable to deny the rights of someone who has done no harm to you or anyone else? Is their lifestyle infringing on your own rights? Is their relationship causing you any bodily harm or injury? Hopefully one day people will be able to overlook their own selfish beliefs and just do what is right.
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