The United States Military has had a strong policy towards gays and lesbians: put blatantly, "We don't want your fruitiness corrupting our forces." After many long, arduous years of fighting and revolutionizing our country, the military has loosened up a little on this view.
The key word: "little." It is still not possible for openly gay and lesbian individuals to receive the benefits straight people do in the military. Heterosexual couples get housing benefits, amazing medical coverage, and other benefits. The "don't ask, don't tell" policy which excluded openly homosexual people from entering the military is still relatively prominent, in spite of our hoping to be rid of it come fall.
It seems everyone around the country is hopping on the bandwagon all decked out in rainbows. It's about time, too. I have been waiting for this moment in American history ever since I was old enough to understand the difference between race, ethnicity, and, relevant to this case, sexual orientation. New York just recently legalized same-sex marriage, and there is a good possibility of other states following suit. With the political support for openly gay and lesbian couples on the rise, the resentment against them will, hopefully sooner rather than later, become taboo.
Homosexual couples are just like heterosexual couples; they have the same fundamental dynamics that are necessary to make the relationship last, as well as to grow healthily. Regardless of whether or not it’s “right”, who are we to judge a person, or even a group, based on anything other than what is in their soul and spirit? Our society, as far as it has come, still has a long way to go before it truly understands the meaning of total acceptance. Hopefully these new political outlooks on same-sex marriages will lead to a more unified, and less judgmental, society.
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