Gay marriage has been the topic of most news channels because of the enormous debate whether it should be legal or stay banned. Marriage is a privilege that everyone should be able to cherish and experience. The ban on gay marriage is going against the Fourteenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution explaining the equal protection principles. Even though many disagree, gay marriage should be legal because it brings equality, financial benefits, and improvements in the family unit.
Equality, the right for everyone to choose isn't being taken seriously on the topic of Gay Marriage. Although people should understand that total equality means everyone, they still hold back on legalizing things that shouldn't be banned in the first place. For example, in Alaska, Judge Burgess finds that the courts refusing to recognize same-sex marriage in other states are, "unconstitutional as a deprivation of basic due process and equal protection principles under the Fourteenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution" (Another State's Same). The evidence proves the equality promised in the fourteenth amendment isn't being taken seriously. When the United States made that amendment they meant for equality to be taken completely serious, and not just to be brushed aside just because of the stubbornness of the government.
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For instance, at the Williams Institute at UCLA, study's found, "7.6 percent of lesbian couples live in poverty, compared to 5.7 percent of married opposite-sex couples" (Covert). Marriage brings a financial increase in a household. Taking away the possibility of getting that increase causes the bigger numbers in poverty amongst the gay community. Allowing same sex couples to get married would gain money to the public and the government. The research experts have done towards legalization have found more pros than cons (Gay Marriage