Sameness and Equality

**Editor's Note: I left marks "opinion disclaimer" in because I thought he would appreciate it, but I have to say that he makes some very good points in what he's written here. If you are reading this you probably know me and share many of my views. Even so, I think this article was meant for those that have bought into the notion that morality is relative. If you're one of those people, read at your own "risk." Also, before you make any judgement calls regarding the thesis of Mark's comments, make sure that you understand what it means to be "transgender."

--Enjoy!

My opinions are my own and in no way represent those of this blog’s creator.

I agree with the feminists’ movement of the 60’s in so much as it promoted equality of the sexes. However, I think its main focus did more damage than good. Namely, it promoted the sameness of men and women. Equality and sameness of the sexes are not the same. The feminist movement did more to make women like men than to celebrate womanhood. The differences of men and women are important and should be celebrated, not disregarded.

Two recent events in Maine illustrate how far feminists (which includes men and women) will go to promote sameness. Early this year the Maine Human Rights Commission moved to ban sex-specific bathrooms and lockers in schools based on the notion that prohibiting transgender (notice “gender”) boys and girls from a certain bathroom amounts to discrimination. So if a biological male feels he is a girl, he should be allowed to use the girls’ bathroom and showers. Biology, in effect, is secondary to how a person feels. After all, if men and women are the same, biology makes no difference. Also, earlier this year about two-dozen women marched topless in Portland, Maine “in an effort to erase what they see as a double standard on male and female nudity.” This truly is scary. What scares me is not their march per se, but the amount of nonsense that would have to be fed to these women to override basic instincts and common sense. The fact is men and women react very differently to bare skin. It was all too laughable when the women became enraged at all the men who showed up with their cameras.

We are now seeing the culmination of the belief that there are no differences between men and women. Same-sex marriage implies that men and women, as such, are not important. The only thing that matters is love, for there are no differences between men and women. I should say that my heart does ache for gays and lesbians. To not be able to marry the person you love would be painful. I acknowledge that bans on same-sex marriage are unfair to homosexuals. We have in place many laws and regulations that could be deemed unfair. The question is, what is better for society? A society can only be as functional as its separate parts. The more functional families are, the better a society will be. I also acknowledge that a functional gay couple is capable of raising a healthy child. And a dysfunctional heterosexual couple is capable of raising an unhealthy child. However, I think few would argue that, if all else being equal, a man and a woman can offer so much more to a child than two men or two women.

Our current-day culture blurs the differences between men and women. I think it is a double-standard to say that society artificially creates differences between the sexes but homosexuality is predetermined.

Marriage between a man and a woman beautifully celebrates their unique qualities. We are equal but we are different—and that’s important.