by Connor Rohan

Created on: July 13, 2010   Last Updated: July 14, 2010

Homosexuality was largely accepted in ancient times, until the Torah labeled it as an “abomination” (DeMarco 2). Since this, homosexuals have been oppressed and denied their basic civil rights. Even in the 21st century, homosexuals are discriminated against because of their sexual preference around the world.

Places around the world, primarily those that Shariah Law applies to, will prosecute and even murder homosexuals for the way that they were born. In more civilized countries, you would expect that lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people would have all rights, including the right to get married. Well, you’re wrong. Even in America, homosexuals are constantly discriminated against, and have been denied the right to get married in 45 out of 50 states.

The question now becomes why, in the freest country in the world, is the complete freedom of homosexuals denied? There are many reasons that homosexuality should be legal in the United States. Of course, the first reason is what is laid out in the Constitution. The fourteenth amendment to the Constitution states, “No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws” (US Const., amend. XIV).

This would mean that as long as a homosexual is a citizen of the United States and has done nothing illegal, he/she legally has the right to get married. Another reason that homosexuality should be legal in the United States is that it doesn’t harm anyone. The opposition has argued that homosexuality hurts children that a gay couple may adopt (Dailey 4), but there is no true scientific evidence for this. One more reason that the marriage of homosexuals should be legal in the United States is that once same-sex marriage is legalized, there will be much less homophobia within the nation. Why would less homophobia in the nation benefit anyone except for homosexuals, you may ask? The answer is because your tax dollars have been hard at work increasing homophobia. In fact, The United States “spent more than $200 million to recruit and train personnel to replace the 10,000 troops discharged for being openly gay between 1993 and 2003” (Bond 4).

What makes this even more ridiculous than it already is, is the fact that a study from the

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