The concepts of same sex marriages have been attracting a lot of criticism from the time of its inception. The concept has been standing firm as a cause celebre with a lot many people justifying the practice and a lot others defying it. The highly denounced practice has been striving since a long time to be called as a legalised civil right. Legalisations of the gay marriages have been subjected to a lot of ups and downs especially in the case of Indiana. Gay marriages were legalised in Indiana on October 7, 2014. But is the picture as clear as the facts reveal? Were there no sophistications involved? Of course there were. The process of legalisation had to trace its path through the gloomy surroundings. The hazy scenario marked its beginning from the year 1986 when restrictions were imposed on gay marriages. Later, the conditions were worsened when a legislation denying recognising same sex marriages was passed in 1986 in Indiana. It was finally in the case of Baskin v Bogan when a favourable outcome was ruled out by the US district court from southern district of Indiana on June 25, 2014 which was later affirmed by the court of appeal on September 4. The process further gained momentum when in the case of Bowling v Fence the court of Indiana ruled the statement of recognising even the out of state same sex marriages as legal. But the storm would not have faded away that soon. The federal courts together appealed in the Supreme Court for banning the practice of gay marriages. But Supreme Court rather took a strong move striking down the appeals of the federal court and finally legalising same sex marriage on October 7, 2014(‘Indiana Gay Marriage’). The judgement soon had a spread effect with many more states legalising the marriage. The conditions after the judgement instead of settling down stirred up with a lot many critics pointing fingers at the judgement. The critics support their stand with reasons viewing the practice as violation of natural law. Further, these marriages are seen with a raised eyebrow and subjected to harsh statements proving them to be an attempt to turn moral wrong into civil right. Several other reasons such as defeating the purpose of benefitting marriage, not focussing on a family instead only concentrating on the sterile union and the most absurd one being the marriages offends the god are consistently trying to pull the practice in the zone of allegations. The positive factors however are definitely strong enough to overshadow the negative impacts. It is the civil right of person to be able to choose his/her partner. If an individual feels comfortable and happy in the company of a person having same sex as his/her, why does he/she need to tackle so many accusations? Why can homosexuals not be given the same status as of heterosexuals? Even they are humans. They possess the right to choose the best suitable companion. The topic with a whole lot of dimensions and angles to be seen through will continue to exist as the monument attracting attention, instead allegations, trying to taint its image. Legalising the marriages would prevent the homosexual couple from the embarrassing comments and humiliating treatment. The move of Indiana in this sphere is surely commendable and sets an ideal path for others to follow.
References
Huffingtonpost.com, (2014). Indiana Gay Marriage. [online] Available at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/news/indiana-gay-marriage/ [Accessed 20 Nov. 2014].
