OK with Gay Marriage

I’m OK with “Gay Marriage.” Since we have “Gays,” Lesbians,” “African Americans,” “Mexican Americans” and the list goes on and on and on. Then of course we have folks like me who are just plain ol’ “Americans.” The folks I’ve personally known who have enter into the “Sacrament of Marriage” or a “Marriage Ceremony” conducted by a Priest, Pastor, Minister, Justice of the Peace or a Judge have been male and female.
Now here’s what grinds my gears: Those who choose to be identified by preface, ethnic or otherwise would do well to keep it real. I don’t recall any of these identifiers being used until recent years. So if one chooses to employ an identifier keep it consistent. We as the unidentified are OK with our marriage ceremonies being as we are, undistinguished. We don’t go around insisting that we are referred to and identified as heterosexual Americans. So, if folks want to attach ethnic or sexual orientation identifiers please be consistent. Get a “Gay Marriage Certificate” or the equivalent and enjoy “Gay Marriage” and call it that and have a happy life.
As for the ethnic identifiers, true colors are easy to see. I am an American and proud of it. My ancestry includes Portuguese, Scottish, Irish and others. While ancestry and heritage are relevant they are SECONDARY” in all aspect of my life. With all due respect: why diminish your participation in “citizenship of the greatest Nation in the world by putting some third world down trodden country in first position?

o-mcb

The History of Marriage as an Institution