guaranteed to inspire/offend/entertain/infuriate

during the day, like at school (ok, that was obvious i guess) i think about things i want to post about on here. like a news story i heard recently or something.. but by the time i get home, i forget. not today!!!!! mainly because, just as i was leaving school, i had to resist the strong temptation to get involved in a "discussion" about homosexuality that some people were having with a potter's house person.. somehow, it reminded me that i had wanted to post something about that child abuse case in florida... first story i found about it when i searched that i didn't actually read: http://kutv.com/topstories/local_story_048125627.html

incidentally, florida is currently the only state to specifically ban gays from adopting.... it made me wonder what the people who are opposed to gay adoption would say about this. obviously, this was a heterosexual couple who appeared to be normal, if not exemplary, examples of parents, and they horribly abused their kids.

sure, a gay couple may not be "normal" parents, but they would be a hell of a lot better than this couple, and many other undiscovered hetero couples like this one. this is not to say that there aren't also some gay couples who would be unfit to be parents, but there are many who would be good parents. there are sooooo many orphans in this world- wouldn't it be better if they at least had some love and support?

i seriously cannot understand the people's objection to gay marriage. maybe a christian view could be an excuse, as they see marriage as a "holy union" or something. but in the US, it is a legal union, therefore should not be dependent on religious beliefs. if two people love and care for each other, they should have the same rights no matter the orientation. it's not like hetero marriage is good all the time, there are abusive, bad marriages between "normal" couples everywhere. many gay couples have been together for years, yet do not have the same rights as a hetero couple that has been together for years.

i could go on... but i won't cause i have homework....