Ore Wa Homo Ja Nai

I'd never dance with panties on my head while singing into a remote (though I have been singing that song today), but I'm not a homo either; I'm just rather feminine in my actions. I also like very feminine things, like making things pretty (I'm an armor whore in Guild Wars, collecting all the armors I think are pretty [which are very feminine]). However, my gender preference is not that of a female. It IS female. I have often been called gay (rarely seriously, but there are people who suspect that I am), but I am engaged to my lovely Krison.

But that's not the main purpose of my post. I want to articulate an opinion. I believe people who are gay should be allowed to be married. I'm not a very religious person, so I shouldn't get married in a church. The church wouldn't like it if I got married there, either. On that note, the church doesn't want gays to get married there. Don't get married there. That's disrespectful to that church's beliefs. HOWEVER, I do believe they SHOULD be allowed to get married. The government, on the other hand, thinks otherwise. They can't state a single reason against it that doesn't also apply to straight marriages, nor does it necessarily apply to marriage at all. The only non-health reasons they offer are religious ones.

Separation of church and state, anyone?

But since when has the government ever cared about anything other than upholding Christan (and ONLY Christian) values?

Now, don't get me wrong, I have nothing against any religions. They're all valid belief systems. I just don't like when religions get into power. That's what's led to the war in Iraq, even before the US got involved. But when the US got involved, it became a war over DIFFERENT religions instead of between two religious sects.

But back to gay marriage: It should be allowed. There is nothing in the constitution about gay marriage. There is no other major, non-religious text in the US that forbids gay marriage as a civil union that does not cite biblical reasons or reasons not pertaining to MARRIAGE.

On that note, people who are gay should be allowed to adopt, as well. People are against it for one of two reasons, from the information I've gathered:
1) "They'll turn them gay!"
2) "They'll rape them."

1 is just laughable.
2 is just ignorant. Contrary to popular belief, gender preference does NOT equal pedophilia.

There's also a third point I want to bring up: Those children don't generally CARE who adopts them. They're happy to have a home and a loving family.

Don't misunderstand me, though. I think the rules for adoption should be tightened. I don't just think people should be able to adopt simply because they can. I think social services should do an in-depth background check of EVERY detail of these people's lives. This includes random PI checks BEFORE AND AFTER the adoption is complete. Simply checking on the child won't work if the child is scared or blindly loyal to the parents.

If you wish to share your opinions, please share them RESPECTFULLY as comments to this post. Thank you for taking the time to read this.