Gay Marriage

How does gay marriage negatively affect my marriage? It doesn't. The legalization of gay marriage has absolutely no impact on my heterosexual marriage. Sam and I will continue living our straight married life peacefully. If anything, the legalization of marriage will just make our social life busier with the flurry of invites that would come. Our wallet may get a bit thinner from all the gifts to be purchased off what would have to be the most amazing wedding registries, ever! I might grow a bit jealous of the amazingly beautiful ceremonies that will surpass my own. But my heart will grow bigger and fuller of love at the beautiful vows that are finally able to be expressed. The sanctity of marriage wouldn't be attacked, it would just evolve. Couples that have been together longer than I've been alive would finally be able to say the two words that most straight people have taken for granted, "I do." Gay people in hospital waiting rooms would have the same courtesies given to straight people. When Sam had his hip replacement surgery, I was able to be with Sam until it was time to roll him away. I was the one that signed paperwork. The surgeon came and spoke to me. I stayed by his bed every night. Had we been a gay couple, the surgeon would only be able to speak to next of kin. A gay partner in a lot of places is not considered the next of kin, they are just legally a friend. As a gay couple, your legal rights are slim. And that is not right. As a married woman, the federal government gives me over 1,000 rights. All gay people are asking for are those same rights. What I'm asking for, is that gay people are given the same rights that Sam and I have been rewarded.