How is Love Wrong?

    Imagine this: Two people lock eyes from across the room at a mutual friends party.  They approach each other and begin to converse.  After a brief, yet intense discussion, they realize that they have much in common.  They exchange contact info and agree to see each other again.  Over the next few months and a number of dates, they realize that they have grown rather fond of each other and begin to wonder if what they have has blossomed into love.  When they discuss these feelings with each other, they understand that what they feel is love and move in together.  After a year or so of going through the trials of living with one another, their love is still strong and they decide to move to the next step and get married.  They plan their big day, send out invitations, and pick the church to hold a ceremony.  The only thing left to do is to apply for a marriage license.  They head to the courthouse and file for a license to be recognized as a married couple in the state of Texas, only to find out that not only will the state of Texas not issue them a license, but it is also illegal for them to marry one another.  You may have guessed by now why, but just in case it's because Texas does not allow same sex couples to marry.
    Now why is it that, in this day and age, same sex marriage is still frowned upon?  And mainly by southern states no less?  One would think that, as time progressed and they saw that other states were changing and accepting others differences, these good ole boy states would follow suit and give in.  But for some odd reason, these southern states, Texas included, refuse to lift their ban on same sex marriage, despite it being taken to court several times.  Just this past February, a FEDERAL judge ruled that banning same sex marriage was unconstitutional, making it legal for same gender couples to marry in Texas, although not immediately because of an issued stay by the judge due to pending appeal.  An appeal which the state of Texas filed almost at once, and was denied by the 5th Circuit Court, which is a win for same gender activists, but the stay is still in effect which could lead to further appeals and eventually be taken to the Supreme Court.
    Even so, the ruling was monumental for couples in the state of Texas, but it leaves one to wonder:  Why is Texas so against same sex marriage anyway?  In my opinion, it's because they're beliefs are stuck in the past and they refuse to let go of the old ways.  It's a lot like the Jim Crow laws back during the Civil Rights Movement and same gender couples are the new "niggers" on the block.