Homosexual Couples in the United States of America
Introduction: This paper will examine why homosexual couples should have the right to marry. Throughout this paper many different issues will be brought up including: political issues, religious issues and legal issues.
Cocotas, Carolyn. Telephone interview. 12 Nov. 2013.
My Aunt Carolyn has known that she has been homosexual since she was 20 years old.
Throughout her life being gay, she has experiences a lot of discrimination and given a lot of grief for her life choices. Carolyn Cocotas described how things could change in the United States for both Religious, Political and Social reasons on why Gay Marriage should be legal.
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Give A Damn About Gay Marriage. Los Angeles: Advocate Books, 2004. Print.
This book offers a lot of insight into gay marriage, through a homosexual persons viewpoint.
Kotulska addresses the arguments surrounding marriage equality and explains how heterosexual Christian marriage is not always to their own standards. This book is a very persuasive book that tries to convince readers to agree with her point of view.
Jost, Kenneth. Gay Marriage. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Nov. 2013. Path: http://library.cqpress.com/cqresearcher/document.php?id=cqresrre2003090500&PHPSESSID=8c4jmpanv4vollu3km3ambk5h0#.UoRumxY1aFK.
This website offers insight into the eyes of homosexual couples. It describes the different opinions between supporting and opposing groups and how they are fighting to make their side effective. Maps and diagrams are also given to show how gay marriage has changed through the state and the federal governments.
Snyder, Claire R. Gay Marriage and Democracy. Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Inc., 2006. 1-116. Print.
This book offers a broad amount of information on why gay marriage should be legalized through democratic principal. The main parts of this book discusses why it should be legally allowed and touches on religious aspects throughout one or two chapters. This is a good source because it is not stuck to one side. It has pro and con sections discussing what would happen if gay marriage was
legal.
Sullivan, Andrew. Same-Sex Marriage Pro & Con A Reader. New York City: United States of Vintage Books, 2004. Print.
This book is very in-depth with religion. Sullivan offers MANY biblical verses that describe what is actually said in the Bible without being argumentative. On the contrary, he offers many other verses that show how gay marriage and homosexual relationships to be deemed acceptable by the bible. This is a great source to describe religion and politics for pro gay marriage.