It is really sad to read some of the comments on here. First off, they have the incident on video and audio so they have a upper hand. Secondly, according to many sources and people they were not making out it was a PECK. Now funny fact, Southwest Airlines is supposed to be the number 1 GLBT airline company (doesn’t seem like it to me). The fact that the woman said that the flight was family friendly was way out of line. I’m sorry but last time I checked there are homosexual families in the world. What gives Southwest Airlines the right to take this into their hands and discriminate against all families that are not made of one man and one woman. If a heterosexual couple pecked each other on the lips before take off no one would say ANYTHING. Last time I was on a plan was this summer and in fact there was a couple he was getting ready to be deployed and while on the plane they made out not a simple peck, but no one said anything. This makes the company look beyond ignorant due to the actions of the flight attendant. Oh and by the way what they did was not obscene. America is taking on this anti-bullying policy tying to reduce the number of young Americans killing themselves because people point their fingers (when in turn they need to look in the mirror and evaluate themselves) at the homosexual community and bully them. Telling a couple who are doing nothing wrong, (unless loving someone is wrong) that they may not kiss because its “family friendly” (only to “normal” standards) could cause someone to take their lives. It’s not dramatic, imagine if every single day you had people telling your children that they were disgusting and were going to burn for being heterosexual. That wouldn’t make you feel happy would it. If it happened everyday eventually something would set someone off. Americans stand up and stop spewing hate all over the country. We are not supposed to hate our neighbors. If anyone is in the wrong in this situation it is the people judging and demeaning the homosexuals you are displaying hate they in turn are just trying to love someone. No one should have to wake up everyday and be someone their not just to make others happy. Also all the people degrading the homosexual community here is a history lesson on America for you …
The Declaration says, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.—That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, —That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.” This tells us when government becomes destructive to our life, liberty or pursuit of happiness it is our right to stand up and fix it. Heterosexuals have the right to marry the person who they love. Homosexuals do not have the same right; this affects their unalienable rights of Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. If a homosexual couple is together for 50 years, and one of them dies the other not only loses their partner, but they don’t get the same compensation that heterosexual couples do such as workers compensation. If a homosexual couple adopt a child many times only one of them can legally adopt the child. If the parent that adopts the child becomes ill has to leave a job and loses health insurance but the partner has insurance it does not matter because it will not cover the partner and her child due to states that don’t allow second-parent adoptions. The Bill of Rights Amendment I says, “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.” When you hear of people protesting homosexuality it is people from religious affiliations, congress is not supposed to make a law respecting an establishment of religion. Along with this the state and church are supposed to be separate. American cannot legally say marriage is defined as a man and a woman because it is what the bible says. Once again, church and state are “supposed” to be separated. Clearly, there is no argument that DOMA is way out of line. The Bill of Rights Amendment IX says, “The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.” (In this enumeration means the numbered list; construed means interpreted in a particular way; and disparage means regard as being of little worth.) The way I interpret this: what is written in the Constitution, regarding certain rights, cannot be interpreted in a particular way to deny or give little worth to other people who are in possession of these rights. The Bill of Rights Amendment XIV Section 1 says, “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law, which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.” Due process of law is, “a constitutional guarantee that all legal proceedings will be fair and that one will be given notice of the proceedings and an opportunity to be heard before the government acts to take away one’s life, liberty, or property. Also, a constitutional guarantee that a law shall not be unreasonable, arbitrary, or capricious.” The national and state governments have taken away the rights of all these homosexual Americans without the due process of law. Where is the constitutional guarantee that the law shall not be unreasonable, arbitrary, or capricious? It also clearly says; if you are born in the United States of America you are a citizen. The homosexuals who’s rights have been taken away are citizens and this amendment says that the government cannot do what they have done. In America people are targeted and bullied for being gay. I can’t say all Americans are hateful and bully the homosexual community but it’s no secret that many do. It’s a sad day when you turn on the news to see high suicide rates among young people, who did this because they were homosexual or even looked different. It’s sad when you see that a minor was kicked and beaten to death for being gay and a state just sits back and pretends its okay. It’s sad when you find articles on the news saying that it’s adults who are teaching the upcoming youth hate (news article in sources). America where is our love, our pride and our helping hand. We are all citizens and should treat each other with respect, and should not go out and argue that someone does not deserve the rights you have. I don’t like to really talk about religion because that is not something to base this subject off of. However, I must stand up and say that college has opened my eyes and made me a better person. We are not judges, and should not put others fate into our own hands. Jesus did not bring down people he had compassion and love. Look at the story with the woman who slept around, she was going to be stoned Jesus knelt down and drew a line in the sand and said, “the first one without sin can throw the stone.” He stood up for the person that was “different” and saved her life. We belittle people who are different and throw our “words” (instead of the stones) at them until it drives them to take their own lives. The woman was sleeping around which had negative effects on herself and others, whereas homosexuality does not hurt you and all they are doing is LOVING someone. Now if you are a Christian how can you tell people they are going to burn for something like homosexuality? Funny thing is, the people that you point your finger at only love someone. The homosexual community isn’t made up of murders, rapist and robbers. They are just citizens like the people in the heterosexual community. Criminals come in all shape, sizes and forms but the homosexual community aren’t criminals and don’t deserve to have their rights stripped away. Even criminals in jail are allowed to marry someone they love if they choose. So why can’t a woman or man who loves their partner and wants to spend the rest of their lives with that one person marry them. Heterosexuals can marry the one person they love and spend their lives with them. So what is the legal reason the government can deny another citizen that right? Must we really stoop and stay at this level? We should treat any American (or foreigner) with the respect and rights every human being deserves. Bottom line is that this is America and this is not what it was founded on, people try to change that and they can’t. We still treat others the way we did 60 years ago. We should not make mistakes that we made in past history, we should grow from them learn and move forward. Will you stand up for what is right?
