No freedom until we are equal. Former “Sex and the City” star Cynthia Nixon once said, “When women got the right to vote, they didn’t redefine voting. When African Americans won the right to sit at a restaurant counter alongside white people, they did not redefine the concept of eating out. They were simply invited to the table. That's all we want to do; we have no desire to change the marriage. We want to be entitled not only to the same privileges but also to the same responsibilities as heterosexuals” (Nixion, 2013). Banning same-sex marriage goes directly against the Declaration of Independence and obviously violates Americans' right to pursue happiness. E. Teetsel, author of “Why I Fight Gay Marriage” continues to preach the same narrow, stereotypical beliefs about same-sex couples; while same-sex couples should have the right to marry because they are people too and deserve the same rights as heterosexual couples. Many Americans have a distorted idea of ​​what a homosexual is. When in reality, they are no different from anyone else, except for their sexual orientation. There is no biological evidence to prove that homosexual individuals are abnormal or less responsible, but many people still consider such nonsense to be true. When we talk about gay rights, the definition of the word marriage comes up often. For example, in the article by E. Teetsel, he begins by defining marriage as “the beginning of the family, the foundation of human society. By design, a man and a woman of inestimable value come together and create new lives of inestimable value” (Teetsel, 2013). Although marriage has also been defined by others as “a civil, social and legal institution under which two consenting adults establish their lifelong relationship based on love and commitment” (Raven, 2013). It is not uncommon for same-sex couples to have children from previous relationships.