Interview With Kiersten Lawler

Me: Is this a problem you think is important? Kiersten: Yes. I think everyone should make their own decision about their personal life and the partners they want to spend the rest of their life with. Me: Do you think others in our community think this is an important problem? Kiersten: Yes. I think the community thinks it’s important but they don’t see it as a problem. Everyone just realizes others opinions of it. Me: What policy, if any, does government now have to deal with this problem? Kiersten: The policy is a state by state decision. Some states allow same sex marriage, some only allow civil union, some only allow domestic relationship, and others don’t allow any rights to gay couples. Me: What are the advantages of this policy? Kiersten: Everyone has their own choice according to where they live. States are smaller and are more easily controlled than a whole country. Also if a gay couple lives in a state where marriage is not possible they are able to more to a place where they are accepted. Me: What are disadvantages to this policy? Kiersten: It doesn’t give same-sex marriages everywhere. You have to live in a certain area. This means to be happy people have to leave their homes. Me: How might the policy be improved? Kiersten: This would be improved by getting rid of it. If same-sex marriage was available throughout the whole country then there would be no issue. This is one policy that should be country wide rather than state wide. Me: Does this policy need to be replaces? Why? Kiersten: Yes. Everyone in the United States needs to have the right to marry whomever they want. Me: What disagreements, if any, about the policy exists in this community? Kiersten: Many people disagree with the policy like me and think that it should be a nationwide policy. Others disagree with the policy because they believe that homosexuals don’t have the right to marry someone of the same sex. Me: Where can I get more information about this problem and the different positions people take on this problem? Kiersten: You can look online for more information. One of the best places is to look at the candidates websites to see the political views on same sex marriage.

I realized from doing this interview that Kiersten and I have very similar thoughts. I have never really talked to someone who was against gay marriage. It will be interesting the day that i have a conversation with them. It would have been interesting to interview someone with a different opinion but I am not close to anyone against same sex marriage.