One privilege that I have that I know I take for granted is the knowledge that I will be able to get married one day.  As a straight person, I know that if I fall in love, I won't have to worry about the law or what state I reside in when I decide to get married.  I also won't have to worry about having children or how other people might be judging my marriage.  This is such a huge thing to take for granted, and the articles about privileges really made me think about it.  My best friend is a gay male, and he always talks about how it isn't fair that he won't be able to get married when he falls in love.  And even if the laws change, people will still judge the union of two males or two females, and I know society will approve of my marriage when the time comes.  It's sad that something as normal as getting married is considered a privilege.  It's a basic right that shouldn't be limited to just certain kinds of people.  I shouldn't have to feel grateful that I will have the oppurtunity to get married one day; it should just be a basic right of any human being. I know I have many other privileges as a straight white female, but having the knowledge that I will be able to freely get married seems like the biggest one to me.  I hope the laws change so that it won't be such a huge privilege, but even if they do, society won't fully accept gay marriage the way that it accepts straight marriage.  And it surely won't accept gay people having children the way it accepts straight people having children.  The articles and conversations in class have really made me think about my life and how easy it is to be a straight white female, and I now realize how much I really take for granted.