It is understandable that many Americans fear same-sex marriage because they fear that it is going to overpower heterosexual marriage and will eventually cause heterosexual marriage in America to become a mere extinstion. This however is not true. There are only one in ten Americans who are homosexuals. Although this is a growing population, there are currently nine heterosexual marriages to every one homosexual marriage in America. So why should it be a concern? It shouldn't! If two people are in love, commited and monogomous, why are they being denied a civil union? As shown in the picture at the bottom of the page America allows anyone to get married; two strangers who had a one night stand, two drunk people in Las Vegas, reality game show contestants, celebrities looking for extra publicity, etc. but refuses to give loving, committed, same-sex couples the right of marriage. This is extreme! The divorce rate in America is currently fifty percent, five out of every ten marriages will end in divorce. Why continue this madness? If anything, there should be laws against heterosexual couples getting married: for example, they should be limited the times they get married, they should have to be together for atleast two years; not two months, etc.! But, of course many lawmakers do not view this high rate of divorce a problem. Right? Marriage is much more than just a ring and a document to homosexual couples, it is their rights or shall I say lack of rights that are also involved. If a homosexual couple has been together even for twenties years and one of the partners gets sick, the other partner cannot sign papers. Basically, they cannot do anything that deals with their partners health, important documents, legal matters or other similar situations. Homosexual couples also do not get financial benefits, etc. As you can see this is far more than just a marriage title to homosexuals, it is their life, their rights, and their responsibilities that are involved and in harms way!
