[u][b]Gay marriage/Being Gay[/b] [/u] I as a christian white male do not believe homosexuality is a trait we are born with. I as a person who once lived the lifestyle know it to be a choice, and I know how the choice is made. It is very simple, it is like anything else, once you try it, and keep doing it it becomes a part of you and who you are. Now that you know my opinion, I will get to the point. I do not care if a gay couple wishes to get married. However, I care that they say they are born Gay as that makes it a civil rights issue equating that they suffer as black Americans did. This is ignorant and so far from the truth as no one openly beats, shoots, hangs, or jails Gays for no reason in America other than the few wacko events that have taken place, which are very rare. Now during the civil rights movement churches full of blacks were caught on fire, children were -blam!- and murdered, hundreds were beaten, and jailed without just cause. This in no way shape or form resembles the easy life Gays have. I am going to reiterate my previous statement. [b]Being homosexual is not a civil rights issue.[/b] [b]IT IS AN ISSUE OF PRIVACY!!![/b] Do I have your attention? We as Americans are guaranteed our personal privacy, therefore, no matter what anyone says, or believes, what we do, and who we marry is none of anyone's damn business. My issue I take with the homosexual community is that they flaunt around, and put it in your face that they are Gay and proud, well, how about showing some dignity and not marching nude in parades with individuals in smut costumes and things in there rectal cavity. Then maybe more people would support them! In closing being homosexual is a choice, it is not a genetic trait, it is not a mutation, it is as simple human choice to prefer the same sex. Marriage between said couples is no ones business as it is there privacy which is protected under the constitution. HOWEVER, it is my right to oppose there choice, to explain my beliefs and to say how I feel about it, as that is my [b]CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT AS AN AMERICAN! [/b] That is all.