My current understandings of the issue of Gay Marriage is that it is illegal in most states of the US. It's illegal basically because people did not want to change the definition of marriage "the marrying of a MAN and a WOMAN," in the constitution. However, it is to my knowledge that President Obama is now for gay marriage and he said that the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) is unconstitutional and because of this, there will be law suits where DOMA was initially enacted and then eventually, same sex marriages could be legalized within those states.
Some further questions that I have regarding same sex marriages is why is it such a big issue? A reason that I keep hearing about relating to why it is an issue is because families don't want their children going to school being taught that gay marriage is the "natural" way of living, but is there really such thing as a natural way to live? Marriage should be between two people who love each other and who are willing to live the rest of their lives with one another. And another thing, abiding by the issue of people don't want their kids learning about it in school, is that I don't recall ever really getting taught about marriage in school. Meaning we all go through health class, but we don't get taught about marriage. I'm just confused as to why people have a problem with gay marriage.
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