Photo : Monsivais, Pablo M. Supreme Court Hears Gay Marriage Case Arguments. 2013. Photograph. Http://www.post-gazette.com, n.p.

At first I didn't know if I would be able to find a good photograph representing the distances people will go for their beliefs. It turns out, it really wasn't all that difficult. You can see protests all over the internet, YouTube, social media, and even the news. I chose this picture because it represents the opposition of gay marriage rights. I wanted to analyze everything in the photo that would show their beliefs and try to think about the argument in their shoes. The first thing I see is the large poster. It reads "Kids do best with Mom & Dad" SoI looked up different articles and found that " children of lesbian mothers were rated higher than children of heterosexual parents in social and academic competence and had fewer social problems." This was found on procon.org. The writer of this article found the study  in "Pediatrics on June 7, 2010". While also thinking about the children in these relationships, I remember my personal experiences. My Parents divorced when I was 7. Today I am 19 and both of them have been in and out of court every year, spending sizable portions of their income on lawyers. This devastated my childhood. I was the oldest with two younger sisters. Sure, maybe traditionally you'd think that a mother and father would be a dream to have. It certainly wasn't in my case. Because same sex couples cannot reproduce on their own, I believe that a baby is much more planned out. Many heterosexual couples have unplanned pregnancies. There's even a show about teenagers having children at the age of 16 and 17. Same sex couples cannot "accidentally" create life. Not only do they have to plan things out much further ahead, they have to be screened and approved. If that wasn't  enough, same sex couples end up spending a lot more money to have a child. I think with all this planning, same sex couples would be more comfortable in a relationship, and less would end in divorce, creating a safer environment for the child. In my past experiences, I have also met several homosexuals. One friend told me that children of same sex marriages are actually less likely to be homosexual themselves. That may put people in opposition of gay marriage at ease. I think any remark made against gay marriage rights could be explained and proved wrong. There are just so many pros to the argument.