Is Gay Marriage Really our Decision?

Have you ever wondered if same sex marriages and relationships are considered right?  I believe same sex relationships have been coming a very popular trend in our society over the past few years. I don’t quite believe people are actually really considering the situation rationally. Instead, I think they are just agreeing with what the media wants. For example, Britain has followed the trend by legalizing gay marriage in their country.

When I came across this article in Time magazine it slowly dawned on me that our country is about to follow down the same path that Britain has. Stated in the article, Britain legalized gay marriage on a Wednesday, the day after the bill to legalize same sex marriage in England and wales cleared Parliament. Seeing this article made me wonder what our country was going to do about the situation of same sex marriage. After further reading, I came across this sentence, “The bill enables gay couples to get married in both civil and religious ceremonies in England and Wales.” This sentenced made me wonder how could gay couples get married in religious ceremonies when being gay is not religious and when it’s considered a sin to be gay.

After reading this article and thoroughly thinking about the situation I came to the conclusion that I disagree with Britain’s decision. I think Britain is just one of the many people that are just agreeing with the media. Just think about it, all we see on TV now is gay people. For example, most of the TV shows we watch, now include gay characters like the TV shows: Modern Family, Glee, and in many reality TV shows. I also realized that gay people have always been around because I’ve seen it in later years and it was also mentioned in the bible. Ever since our society has opened up to the idea it seems like there has been a lot more gays showing up and I think it’s because the media has made being gay popular.

Due to the media same sex relationships have been known as a popular trend in our society.  I believe that the only reason why people are agreeing with same sex marriage is because of the persuasion of the media. After reading through times magazine I realized Britain is among one of the victims being persuaded by the media. After seeing that Britain legalized gay marriage made me think will America be next? It also makes me wonder, instead of the government making the rules, is the media actually the ones that are in charge?