Why I Just Don’t Care (and Neither Should You) About Gay Marriage

Honestly, I just don’t care what gay people do—and I’m baffled why anyone else does either. Why is the question of who someone loves or wants to marry still consuming so much of our energy when we have far more pressing issues? People are starving, overdosing, struggling to survive day-to-day, yet somehow, two adults wanting to commit to each other is what we debate?

Politicians have exploited the gay marriage debate as a convenient distraction for far too long. They redirect public attention away from critical issues—like poverty, healthcare, and education—by stirring controversy over an issue that fundamentally doesn’t impact anyone but the people directly involved.
If gay people want to get married, let them. It’s as simple as that. You don’t want them to marry because your chosen deity disapproves? Well, here’s a quick refresher—we have this fundamental principle called the separation of church and state. If you can’t keep your personal religious beliefs out of our laws and civic responsibilities, perhaps public service isn’t your calling.

All that is not even to mention, we live in America, the land of the free. Also, marriage itself kind of sucks—it’s expensive to have a wedding, and weddings are a massive industry. Allowing gay marriage literally contributes to our economy. It creates jobs, generates demand for products and services like cakes, catering, and servers, all of which support local businesses. So economically speaking, that’s plenty of reason right there to support it.

Besides, if they can’t legally get married, gay folks have been having the ceremonies anyway—so what exactly is being accomplished by preventing state recognition? If a dozen gay couples get married tomorrow, how does that affect me personally? It doesn’t. Not at all. But if some megalomaniac moron decides to strip away EBT, Social Security, or Medicaid, that affects me—and millions of others—way more.

Let’s put this outdated debate behind us and start addressing real problems—things that genuinely impact daily lives. It’s long overdue.