Why is Gay Marriage important for democracy?
The UK parliament has voted hugely in favour of making Gay Marriage a legal reality (we are going green on the map above! Whoop whoop!) Why is this a significant step and what difference does it make? Well, around the world we 'enlightened westerners' criticise other societies that suppress the rights of religious groups, women, 'lesser' castes and the elderly. These other societies are seen as less evolved and in many instances warrant trade embargoes and military interventions for the actions of their leaders. We act as the wise, learned and fair older brother imparting the zen wisdom of peace and democracy, then strong arming weaker countries into following our lead. This wouldn't seem so bad but for the fact that we harboured a closet brimming with skeletons of our own. How could we espouse international equality and the rights of humankind when a whole sect of British people, by virtue of their sexuality, were being legally regarded as 'lesser cit