"Im Not Willing to Settle for Crumbs" English 100 Agueda Gomez

     In the short essay, “I’m Not Willing to Settle for Crumbs” the author, Kim Severson, talks about gay marriage. Severson is gay herself and has a girlfriend she wants to get married to. In this short essay, Severson talks about how her straight friends have many rights that gay married couples aren’t allowed to have such as the right to obtain your spouse’s check just in case she dies, or the health care benefits, or many legal benefits that all straight couples are allowed to have when they get married. Severson does not envy her straight friends, but wish she had the same benefits as all her straight friends do; she wishes she didn’t have to lie in order to get married to her girlfriend. Severson is not settleing for crumbs, she wants the same exact feeling straight people have when they get married. Severson wants to experience the parents crying, the big diamond ring, and a nice ceremony to celebrate love.

      Along with this short essay, a photo essay is also included. This photo essay depics beautiful graffiti in different parts of the world. I think certain graffiti is beautiful, but I also believe that it should not be allowed to non- graffiti artists because it makes our streets look ugly and dirty. As for gay marriage, I think gay marriage is right because we are not God to be judging anyone else. If gay people feel like they have the right to be married, then we should let them be because gay people are going to be together regardless. The only difference that would happen if they get married is a legal paper and certain legal rights. I think that gay marriage makes no difference in our community unless you have a religious approach, but I think we have no right to be the murderers of love. Although gay marriage is complicated throughout religion, the government should not pay attention to that because that is why religion and government were separated many years ago.