A Big Gay Day In North Carolina

At last I live in a state where all couples are free to marry whomever they love. I am thrilled that this day has finally come to pass, but am not proud that we got here because the court forced a repeal to the backward Amendment one. I wish that our populous was enlightened enough to agree that all people deserve the same rights regardless of their sexual orientation.

Young people are to thank for the quickly changing opinions about the LGBTQ society. To kids in my daughter’s generation they don’t see what the big deal is and for them I am thankful.

Long ago, when I worked for my Dad in marketing he had a mantra, “The young will eat the old.” He considered himself old back then, but he was always quick to teach me that the world changes fast based on the direction young people are going and if you want to be successful and leading edge you go where the young are going.

This is a lesson state government should learn. We can’t be a place governed by old men. We need to listen to what young people believe because like it or not it is their world. If we try and hold on to old-fashioned ways they will leave and without young people a place dies.

Hooray that we are changing here. Allowing people to legally commit themselves to each other strengthens a society. It also is good for business. Weddings are big revenue and I hope that my gay, bi, and lesbian friends who are interested in getting hitched throw some really big parties. You deserve it.

Now one note of caution, just because you can marry does not mean you must marry. Divorce is expensive and heart breaking. To all the children of gay and lesbian couples, you always were a family, but now I am happy that the law is catching up with the love you have.

To anyone who is having trouble with this change in the law, don’t worry, no one is going to force you to marry a gay person, who really is just a person, you just have a choice. Something not everyone had before. And here is the really good news, if your child turns out to be gay, lesbian, bi or whatever they won’t feel like a second -class citizen in the eyes of the law.