It is said that your wedding day is the most beautiful of your entire life. Perhaps if not the most beautiful day, one of the most special and memorable without a doubt. Give yourself the «Yes, I want»Is a step of commitment and love for those who have found that unique person, and who want to share in the celebration of the wedding with your family and friends.
Unfortunately, an act that should always be joyful and within the reach of all lovers can become a simple fantasy for some. The legalization of gay marriage it is one of the indicators of a country with true egalitarian politics. When the count of countries of this type stops at 18, we can not do anything but roll up our sleeves to continue with all the work that lies ahead.
This infographic of NeoMam Studios reviews the global panorama in terms of homosexual legislation. The initial map already gives us a clear idea. Europe and America make us smile. Africa and Arab countries make our hair stand on end. 7 countries where homosexuality is punished with death penalty, 69 where it is considered a crime that can be punished with the cárcel. These countries still have a long way to go to get to proclaim gay marriage legal.
But what surprises us is also to compare the map of legislation with this study Pew Research, which shows the degree of acceptance of homosexuality in the society of each country. We are happy to see Spain in first position, with a 88% degree of acceptance, but we would squeak that South Africa, a country that protects homosexual marriage, only have an 32% acceptance. Or the cases of Indonesia and Turkey, lay states that do not have laws in relation to the gay group, but in which, respectively, an 93% and an 91% of the population does not accept homosexuality. Laypeople, yes, but with the majority of the Muslim population ... Entering into debates of any religion is already out of hand, because in some cases we would not speak only of recognition of rights regardless of sexual inclination. It would be necessary to start with something as basic and fundamental as the rights of women ...
Returning to the issue of gay marriage, just as important is that the legislation is permissive as that the society integrate this reality. And here we emphasize the issue of Education. Yes, young people are the future, but if they are not taught that love is equally valid between boys and girls than girls, they will never appreciate the beauty of a wedding in which there are two boyfriends. We see it in the famous children video reacting before marriage proposals between homosexual couples, where some directly see it as something very romantic and spectacular, and others focus on the "oddity" that the protagonists are of the same sex.
The struggle for equal rights in marriage lies in that abolition of prejudices with which all the LGTB collective dream. Open the mind, break barriers, forget discrimination, shake off the concept of "normal" ... We end this reflection by recalling that video of Get Up! Australia, who claimed the laws in favor of gay marriage with a very simple and clear message: It's time.
