VOTE NO ON PROPOSITION EIGHT

I break from my teenage life to broadcast a serious message to the citizens of California.

There is nothing to like about Proposition Eight. Nobody is being protected. Children would not learn about same-sex marriage, and churches would carry on as if Proposition Eight were passed; they would lose nothing. The only thing we are, however, getting out of Proposition Eight are people in love (the same exact kind a straight couple feels!) being oppressed because their love cannot be expressed like a “normal” couple’s.

If Proposition Eight is not passed, not only will public schools not educate children about same-sex marriage, but schools cannot do that anyways. Schools cannot teach youth without the consent of his/her parent/guardian, and on top of this, said youth’s caretaker could ask that they (the youth) not be educated about same-sex marriage (or anything else they do not want their youth learning about, for that matter!) and all would be said and done. The fact that the youth and future of California (and the world!) is acting as a pawn in the fight against same-sex marriage, something that should be reprehensible, as it is only aiming to take away the rights of two people in love, is shocking and disgraceful.

Not passing Proposition Eight would require no religious change whatsoever. It is a known fact that no religion will be required to change its religious policies or practices with regard to same-sex couples, and no religious leader will be required to honor, or even recognize, a marriage contradicting his or her religious beliefs; nobody would.
And still, one cannot be sued for being against same-sex marriage. It’s California law that discrimination against anyone based on race, religion, gender, or sexual orientation is already prohibited. The same goes with same-sex marriage.
Proposition Eight denies equal protections and writes discrimination against a group of people… It takes away the right of their love to be known. Is this what you would want if it were your love in jeopardy? Marriage is not about gender, or anything else, for that matter. It is about love and nothing should stand in its way.