In his song "Same Love", Macklemore is making the argument that being homosexual isn't a choice and that love is the same no matter who you love. He is supporting homosexuality which is uncommon in his genre of music and argues for equal rights. "Rather than fighting for humans that have had their rights stolen. I might not be the same but that's not important. No freedom til we're equal. Damn right I support it". This is surprisingly close to arguments made during the civil rights movement. He also takes words of the church and uses it against them when they rant on about gays which is only creating more hate, the opposite of what the church supposedly preaches. What it really boils down to, is that being gay isn't a choice or something you can change and that everyone as American citizens deserve to equal rights. Macklemore even uses words from MLK "no freedom til we're equal". He is saying that we are not truly free until we all have the same rights, not just on paper but in every day society as well.
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