Written By Lia Armistead

U.S. District Judge Martin Feldman’s Sept. 10 decision to uphold Louisiana’s ban on gay marriage has angered LGBT advocates.

Feldman argued that supporters of same-sex marriage in the lawsuit did not show enough support as to why it should be legal in the state of Louisiana.

LGBT members expressed their anger proudly and loudly in the press, on camera and in print, about how wrong and discriminating Feldman is against same-sex relationships.

According to Equality Louisiana President Tim S. West, Feldman defined what it takes to be a family in the southern state of Louisiana as a way to prevent LGBT couples from accomplishing the freedom and ability to legally marry in the state of Louisiana.

Feldman believes that families need to maintain their structures that only include a biological mother and a biological father, according to West. This is completely unreasonable and, frankly, a ridiculous reason to keep same-sex marriage illegal in Louisiana.

Most LGBT supporters are thoroughly upset with the continuance of the ban (as they should be) and plan to fight for the freedom of marriage in the state.

Tom Merrill, chair of Baton Rouge pride, has high hopes of the ban being dismissed in the future because, according to Merrill, “it’s just one judge’s ruling.”

Just because one judge continued the ban does not mean that all LGBT fans and advocates need to give up on the idea of equal rights for all.

The judge completely ignored other judgments and refused to recognize that same-sex marriage is performed in other states, increasing the anger of LGBT members.

The judge just wanted to be different and keep “order” in the state as much as he possibly could. Order, in his opinion, is straight marriage only, with children who have both a biological mother and father.

What about love? If a person loves another, they should be allowed to spend the rest of their lives together legally, no matter if they are different sexes or the same sex.

LGBT should not give up after one judge saying “no” to gay marriage. If LGBT advocates keep working toward their goal, they will soon succeed.