damn this is a controversial post
lol. I did a report on gay marriage, and my opinion is that it should be legal. 1. Marriage affords a ton of legal protections that civil unions don't. 2. Many people are opposed to gay marriage b/c of their religious beliefs, but in the US at least, the gov't can't sponsor a specific religion. It's against the Constitution. Because not all religions condem gay marriage, it is unconstitutional to ban gay marriage based on some religion's opinions.