Why is gay marriage such a big deal? Why are there so many people against it? In most cases it is easy to assume where to draw the line when interfering with someone else's rights. Simply don't do it. Everyone has the right to get a driver's license or free speech, but why on earth do some people have the right to marry and think they have the right to tell someone else they don't have the same right? Right? Gay marriage is not traditional, gay relationships are immoral, and marriage is for procreation. Gay marriage is a perfectly acceptable decision that every citizen should be able to make for themselves. A gay California man whose partner died in the September 11 terrorist attacks has become "legally vulnerable in ways he never could have imagined." Keith Brodowski lost his life partner, Jeff Coleman, on American Airlines Flight 11, which was the first plane to hit the World Trade Center. Coleman was a flight attendant. Brodowski is now fighting the state and the nation over survivor benefits, given to the widows of those who died. It took the powerful words of Keith's testimony to push for legislation granting partial inheritance rights to registered domestic partners in California. Married couples didn't have to go through any of this to get benefits. In a survey conducted by the Partners Task Force for Gay and Lesbian Couples, more than fifty percent of lesbians and forty percent of gay men faced problems obtaining employment benefits, lower tax rates, and insurance breaks because unions civil marriages are not recognized as legal marriage. Other discriminations included employment, hospital visits, adoption, and many others. These problems could have been eliminated if the couple had been legally m...... middle of paper ...... they do not believe in our own sexual tastes, they are still people living among us. People with different religions do the same and can get married and spend a life together. Why shouldn't gays do it? References Bidstrup, S. (2000). Gay marriage: arguments and motivations. Veritas et ratio – Truth and reason. Retrieved from website on March 19, 2011. By .Head, T. Arguments Against Same-Sex Marriage - Debunking 10 Arguments Against Same-Sex Marriage. Civil Liberties on about.com - Your guide to civil liberties news and issues. Retrieved from website on March 19, 2011. From .Should gay marriage be legal?. Gay marriage ProCon.org. Retrieved from website on March 18, 2011. From .