Love is love....

Today in my English III class, my teacher was randomly drawing topics for the class to write an argument about. One that he selected was gay marriage. Some people rolled their eyes, some said they didn't want to write about that topic. I said I COULDN'T write about it. At least not a five paragraph argument, where I'm supposed to pick whether its right or wrong. Like I said in class, I'm neutral when it comes to gay marriage or relationships.
I do think people should have the freedom to be with who they want, and marry whoever they want.. I think Its pretty dumb that its LEGAL is 20 states for first cousins to get married, but only in 9 states is it legal to marry someone of the same sex... So basically the "Government" is telling us that its okay to be incest but being gay is a sin. When this subject is brought up, it really bothers me. I have a really close friend that is gay himself. I've known him since middle school, and  I have watched him struggle. I remember when he used to lie to me, & tell me that he had a crush on this girl named Grace. Looking back now, I know he was afraid of the judgment he would receive and scared to see his closest friends reaction.Then one of my best friends, Sierra told me & our other friends that her Dad was gay. Yes, it was a shock. But we never, in any kind of way, judged him. I don't think gay people should have to feel this way!!! Society makes gays feel like outsiders or freaks.. & honestly it is nothing but complete ignorance.. You should be able to love who you want, marry who you want, date who you want & so on... If people are gonna support things like cousins getting married, then why cant gays have that same kind of acceptance?!
So after really thinking about all of this, I realized I do have an argument . LOVE IS LOVE... Love knows no race, no color, no gender.. Love is just love itself... I am not gay, but I support gay marriage 100%!!!!