Caleb MooreEnglish5/12/14Research Paper-Rough DraftGay Marriage: Right or Wrong?On May 17, 2004 Massachusetts was the first U.S state to legalize same-sex marriage. This caused major conflict in the U.S. Do other states want to legalize it as well? What about tax benefits? All of these questions and many more came up as a result of the legalization of same-sex marriage in Massachusetts. On May 17, 2004 the Goodridge v. Dept. of Public Health case made its way to the Massachusetts Supreme Court and it was related to same-sex marriage and it was won in favor of same-sex marriage. A poll of Massachusetts residents taken on November 1920, 2003, found that 50 percent supported the Supreme Judicial Court's decision to legalize same-sex marriage, 38 percent opposed it, and 11 percent had no opinion; 53 percent opposed a proposed constitutional amendment to define marriage as the union of a man and a woman and 36 percent supported it. The majority of the public opinion was for marriage equality for same-sex couples. Why about the 38% that opposed the Supreme Courts decision? Why do they not support same-sex marriage? Well many factors play into this opinion that Gay Marriage is wrong and I do not support it. Many of the people who opposed it are religious and many religions oppose the idea of a homosexual all together so two homosexuals getting married would be totally out of the question for them. Some of these are not religious and its just a generational thing. Many of the people from the older generation oppose it because it is just plain new; not normal. The whole idea that it is not normal is just absurd because many things are not normal or old-fashioned. Some people view marriage as one man and one woman for life and it does not always have to be like that. Change is good and if two adults love each other why should you keep them from having their loving relationship recognized under the law? There is no reason at all. Gay marriage does not affect anyone elses straight marriage so it should not be a problem. If you take any married person and ask them how a same-sex marriage affects their marriage they could not give an honest answer because it does not. Scott Lee Peterson is a condemned criminal convicted of murdering his wife,Laci Peterson, and their unborn son inModesto, Californiain 2002. He was given the right to marry in jail although he turned it down. To me, there is something wrong with him being able to marry when hes undeserving of that right but two adults of the same sex cannot have their loving relationship recognized under the law. Today there are 17 states that have legalized same-sex marriage. I believe that one day every single state in the U.S.A will have legalized same-sex marriage. It is only a matter of time before same-sex marriage is legal in the whole country because the main problem is the generational issues. To me, preventing an adult from marrying another adult who they love because they are the same sex is pure discrimination. Gloria Allred said, If you want to fight for discrimination, you have the right to fight for discrimination, but I will fight for equality every time and that is the principle that I stand for. I believe in that quote. I am a strong advocate for equality and I believe that should be something that everyone should stand for. One day two loving adults will be able to get happily married without being called names for it or being discriminated against or being thought of negatively for it. One day.