Performing Commitment

Jacqueline Taylor's article Performing Commitment was very interesting from a variety of standpoints. She lived a very interesting childhood, especially due to the fact her father was a pastor. I remember growing up and attending weddings and not really thinking to much about them at the time, but this past summer my sister got married and I was in the wedding and I was able to gain a whole new perspective on weddings. Just hearing about everything leading up to the wedding and being able to share that day with her really made a lasting impression on my life. When you think about marriage, the first thing most people probably think of is a man and a women putting a ring on each others fingers. But there is so much more than that in a wedding. As Taylor grew up in a house with a mom and dad, she attended wedding quit frequently and she experienced first hand what everything was going to be like for her one day. That day finally came and three years later she realized it wasn't ment to be and she was suppose to be with another woman. In today's society you seem more gay and lesbian couples, especially in movies and entertainment. It usually tends to be a big deal when celebrities or someone famous comes out and says they are gay or lesbian, it will be all over the cover of magazines and newspapers. It has changed the way so many people look at our culture and there is always rising conversation about whether or not they will ever be allowed to become a married couple. The gay culture is ever growing and seems to grow larger every year. On page 313 Taylor quotes Martin and says "the notion of culture needs to be extended... beyond national culture". The gay and lesbian culture tends to be a culture inside its self in some communities. There are people out there who support it, but there is also people out there who turn their back to it and want nothing to do with it. When Taylor and her life partner choose to adopt two children to raise they were not allowed to both be legalized parents of the children. Along with the law of gay and lesbian marriage I have always wondered if a law will ever pass that will allow two same sex partners to be legalized parents of a child even though they may not be married.

Questions:
1. What would it take for gay and lesbian marriage to be legal?
2. What has caused so many questions and up roars over gay and lesbian marriage in today's society?