Awkward Turtle

Hello readers,

It's been a while, hasn't it? Don't be sad. More posts are on the way. Ha. Ha. Ha.

Anyways, tonight, I was working at a school event as a hostess. For the first time, I met a gay married couple in person. The couple will remain anonymous, of course, but I must say it was a bit awkward. As you may well know, I am a strong proponent of Proposition 8, being anti-gay marriage. I won't justify my viewpoint at this moment, but just know that I'm not homophobic. At all.

Back the point. When I saw the rings on their fingers and the way they held hands, it didn't make me feel "threatened" or "scared" or any other strange feeling some extreme Christian evangelists might feel. It was just simply...awkward. I continued to do my job by greeting the guests and chatting them up, but I really had never seen a gay married couple simply converse and just talk to me. It had me wondering the whole night...why am I against gay marriage? This couple seemed to be quite happy and content with their lifestyle and their marriage, why are people like me trying to ruin it for them?

Then I realized something. People who are against gay marriage, myself included, are not advocates of wrecking the lives or relationships of those of the LGBT community. We simply are doing exactly what they are doing - protecting what we believe in and standing up for what we think is right. Perhaps one day gay marriage will be legalized everywhere, or it might be banned everywhere, but until then, I think I know where I stand. I love my gay friends, but when it comes to gay marriage, I'm not afraid to say that I am against it.