Dear Editor,I would like to preface this by saying that I am a heterosexual male that will not pretend to understand what it is like to be homosexual. That being said, both the original editorial and the letter in response to it concerning this topic have made several rash statements I would like to respond to.

Firstly, the “right to marriage” does not exist anywhere in the U.S. Constitution. The document is simply a framework for organizing our government.

Don’t look to such a document to justify gay marriage. Likewise, don’t look to the Declaration of Independence, which was merely a letter telling Mother England we had the right to rule ourselves. What is it homosexuals are looking for in this crusade for “gay marriage”? It certainly isn’t the stability marriage gives a relationship … a piece of paper won’t do that. It certainly isn’t legal, tax, inheritance or health issues … any rights of such things afforded to straight couples can be obtained by homosexuals by entering a legal contract. It is acceptance, pure and simple.

To pretend otherwise is foolish. They want what is seen as an alternative lifestyle to be seen as normal, something I happen to agree wholeheartedly with. Bully for them. But claiming you don’t have equal rights, that this is akin to the civil rights movement, that anyone opposed is a gay-bashing homophobe bigot is flat wrong.

If you really want equality, gay or straight, push for the government to get out of marriage for ALL couples. Make every union a “civil union” and let two pigs get married if they can find a rooster to perform the ceremony. You would have the support of people on both sides.

— Chris Thedy

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