When it come to "same-sex marriage Questions," answers and reactions are really controversial. Those who are for same sex marriage usually believe that people must be free to love and have a relationship with whoever they want. They should be allowed to access civil union with their partner in order to obtain social and financial benefits marriage provides. On the other hand, others believe that marriage between people of same sex is against nature and therefore unbearable.
the solve that issue, numerous laws and bills have been passed in the United States over the years. Some seeks equality for everyone and support the LGBT movement while others promote inequality and discrimination toward the LGBT community.
Some laws and decisions made on marriage equality issues can sometimes be confusing and questionable. Weeks ago, Oklahoma state house passed a Republican backed bill (H.B 1125) aim to remove the government from issuing marriage license and preventing judge disapproving equality marriage from officiate same-sex marriage. This bill initially create to discriminate same-sex marriage was widely criticized. It was accused of being unconstitutional by favoring religiously-sanctioned marriages over other and certainly violated the establishment cause in the first amendment which demand that "congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion." Beside the critics revolving around it, this bill made by "anti-LGBT" may actually be beneficial for the LGBT community. According to Troy Stevenson (head of LGBT advocacy group in Oklahoma), 160 member of clergy have publicly declared their willingness to marry "LGBT people," and several major Christian denominations already allow clergy to officiate same-sex marriages.
The controversy and confusion revolving around this bill make it ineffective and, should therefore be dismiss. Indeed, the paper has a lot of flaws: it violates some establishment already existing in Oklahoma laws; it might removes state's ability to prevent bigamy or polygamy; and it also leave the question over whether or not any marriage performed under this system would still be recognized if people moved out-of-state.
Certainties provided by Troy Stevenson make the bill ineffective and meaningless. Stevenson even stated that one of the most anti-LGBT state legislators told him that he does not know if he is voting for or against the LGBT with this bill. The fact that oklahomans are confuse and still deciding if it is actually helping or hurting the LGBT community make the bill unreliable. The H.B 1125 bill should not be approved. It gives a confusing solution for a problem which do not even exist.
In fellow classmate Helene Laurice Ohouo's blog, A Journey..., post The H.B 1125 Bill covers the topic of same-sex marriage and how it's regulation in Oklahoma is affected by the previously mentioned legislative suggestion. The beginning is an analysis of differing sides of the argument, the middle is a commentary of how legislative solutions can be more problematic than the problems they are trying to solve, and the end is a criticism of bill H.b 1125. She argues that it violates the first amendment, deeming it unconstitutional, and even say's that anti-LGBT officials disapprove of the bill. I agree with her disagreement in the way that, with differing sides opposing each other and each side trying to win, they negate benefits possibly created through working as a team. This goes for many issues in our society today. Things shouldn't be a matter of you versus I, it should be a matter of you and I. We exist together, let us work together, let us grow together.
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