Gov. compares same-sex marriage to incest

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2013/10/04/gov-compares-same-sex-marriage-to-incest/?iref=allsearch

Same-sex marriage has become a hotspot for controversial conversations in the last five years. With more and more states choosing to embrace the gay lifestyle and allow them to marry the controversy grows as more states begin to tackle the subject that has so many angry protesters coming out of the woodworks. In an article posted on CNN called, “Gov. compares same-sex marriage to incest” it talks about Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett and his stance against same-sex marriage. Referring to an interview that happened with CNN affiliate WHP-TV, Corbett was quoted comparing same-sex marriage to a union between siblings. 

Shortly after his comments came out the Human Rights Campaign was quick to argue Corbett’s comments by saying that his views are one of an extremist and they are inaccurate and insulting to gay and lesbian couples. 

While Corbett did issue an apology for his words he did not retract them which is only adding to the fuel that same-sex advocators have been brewing for the past few years. 

While the writer does not seem to write towards a certain stance on the subject it comes across to me as though they are for the legalization of same-sex marriage. Based on the first line of the report,”Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett’s stance on same-sex marriage is no secret...” I think it goes a far way in hinting to readers whose side the writer is on in the discussion. 

Siding with the writer I believe that same-sex marriage should be legal, not only in Pennsylvania but, in all 50 states. I feel this way for a number of reasons. 

For starters we now live in a society which the stigmatism towards being gay is not bad like it once was. In fact, depending upon your profession homosexuals are sometimes looked at as superior to heterosexuals. Doing their jobs better, being more relatable and sociable are just a few of the things that gays are sometimes credited with being. 

Adding on to that with the increased number of “out-of-the-closet-gays” it’s more and more likely that almost everyone knows someone who is openly gay. In fact my sister is gay and I couldn’t be more proud of her. She has managed to make a career for herself up in Bayfield, WI, being a manager of a recreation center up there. Being so close to Minnesota my sister is afforded the opportunity to get married when she finds it right to do so but many gay couples are not given such gifts. With the passage of gay marriage laws in all of the 50 states we can come closer to creating equality across the board and break down the barriers that have been placed between same-sex couples and the chance to live happily ever after.