Talking Points #7
Gay Marriage or Gay Rights is a big issue in the world. This article that I found shows what Obama thinks about Gay Marriage. Obama's stance I think will be very critical to whether or not he will be re-elected for a second term. According to the article that I found Obama backs Gay Marriage. Obama is the first sitting president that has announced his support for same sex marriage. In an interview, Obama stated that gay and lesbian Americans should be treated fairly and equally. The gay rights community have been pushing Obama to declare his support for marriage equality for several years now, and he finally has now that the time to vote is here. It shows his bravery as a President, and a victory for the gay rights community. North Carolina passed an Amendment that defined marriage as a union between a man and a woman. Obama was disappointed about that decision. I am also disappointed about that I think that every state should allow gay marriage. If you love someone you should be able to marry them. Obama still sets the bar very high on this issue since he is the first ever president to publicly support marriage equality. Romney will have to have very good points if he wants to show his support on gay rights.
Romney has been very confusing with this issue because he keeps changing his stance on gay rights. He says, "Like the vast majority of Americans, I've opposed same-sex marriage." Which is such bull... why shouldn't people of the same sex get married? He thinks that marriage should only be between a man and a woman. According to that website. This website says how Romney opposes discrimination in the workplace. Romney also says that Gay couples have the right to adopt children. That is one of the few things that I agree with him on because no matter the couple they should be able to adopt children.
On this website it goes through the many issues of Gay Marriage, Gay rights, LGBT, Don't ask don't tell, and it shows both of their stances on it. LGBT is the first issue they discussed. Romney was supportive of the LGBT's movement cause early in his career, and he says his stance has always been the same. Obama states that he notices that the LGBT community has been victimized, but he is wrestling with his faith because he is a Christian. Romney on same-sex marriage is that he is generally against it, and he believes that it should be between a man and a woman. Pretty much from all the articles I read Obama is the first President to support Gay Marriage, and Romney is against it and thinks that marriage should only be between a man and a woman.
Comments: On this issue I completely back Obama. Gay marriage should be supported, and allowed in every state. Gay or Lesbians should have the right to get married if they really do love each other just like everyone else in the world. They should also have the same rights as everyone else, and they should be treated equally like Obama says. The only issue that I agreed with Romney on was that gay couples have the right to adopt children. If a man and a woman can adopt a child why can't two men or two women adopt children? I think Obama is really working hard to make equal rights for the gay community. That's the way it should be, and we should vote for Obama because he is the man who supports this issue and many others that would make him the better president!