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OutBoise.com | Issue 1.2 | November 2014
All You Need
Is Love
A personal look at Marriage Equality
stowed.
By: Jennifer Palumbo
When
Most of us have a basic under-
de-con-
standing of what the definition of
structing
marriage equality or at least what
the mean-
it is supposed to mean. I found a
ings of
couple of different variations of
each word,
how marriage is defined, one being
there is
“the legally or formally recognized
such co-
union as partners in a relationship”,
hesiveness
and from another “a combination
between
or mixture of two or more ele-
the two
ments”.
that I am
baffled
Wikipedia states marriage is
anyone
“a socially or ritually recognized
could
union or legal contract between
argue this
spouses that establishes rights and
is not only
obligations between them, be-
a basic
tween them and their children, and
right as an
between them and their in-laws.
American,
The definition of marriage varies
but a basic
according to different cultures, but
right of all
it is principally an institution in which
human be-
a way that seems unattainable at
interpersonal relationships, usu-
ings. Oh, how proud I was to watch
the moment. But what we can do
ally sexual, are acknowledged. In
as my brothers and sisters sang,
is take a look at how far we have
some cultures, marriage is recom-
after being told they would have to
come. Just 20 days ago, Idaho
mended or considered to be com-
wait even longer to legally reveal
could be counted as one of the
pulsory before pursuing any sexual
their commitment to their partners,
numerous states listed in the unde-
activity. When defined broadly,
and all they could do was join their
niable, constitutional injustice of
marriage is considered a cultural
voices in song singing “All you need
telling me who I could or could not
universal”.
is Love”.
call my wife.
Equality is defined as “the state
I wish we lived in a world where
Now I don’t want to be ac-
of being equal, especially in status,
that was true. We wouldn’t be
cused of not looking at both sides
rights, and opportunities. Seems
fighting in the wars, choosing
of things. Anyone who knows me
easy enough to understand. What
between whether or not to feed
can tell you I am diligent in finding
is not so easy, seems to be gather-
hungry children or providing hous-
out as much information as possible
ing the masses to consent as to
ing for families in need. If love were
to ensure a good conversation can
all it took, we would be evolved in
be had.
whom equality should be be-
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