Most agree that all people should be treated with dignity, compassion and due respect.

Mother Nature made us the way we are. Same-sex relationships are a lifestyle choice, and they deserve the same civil rights as anyone else. Marriage is something the gay community deems important vs. civil law revisions. I believe same-sex relationships are not normal. Gays want to be accepted as normal and probably that contributes to why they believe marriage rights are vital.

Marriage is something tied to religious ceremony and procreation, which is normal between a man and woman. Alternative lifestyle choices should not guarantee marriage rights nor exclude civil rights due every human.

We all should vote our consciences and remember if we accept alternative sex relations as normal, we send a message to children.

Dennis St. Jean

Chelsea