Arguments Against Gay Marriages

Legalizing Gay marriages
Introduction
There exists a great variance in the societal attitudes towards homosexuality. This is attributable to the different cultures and different historical periods as is the case in attitudes toward sexual desires, activity ad relationships in general. Different cultures have different values regarding appropriate and inappropriate sexuality. Just like heterosexual behavior, different prescriptions and proscriptions are given to people with regard to gender, age, social status and/or class.
The gay rights movement has gained momentum the questions still remains; whether they should be granted equal rights as their heterosexual counterparts or not? This is not just a mere academic question, but an issue of
O relationship and families, there is a call for access to family as a matter of equality. For instance, doing justice to the changing realities of family life entails recognizing and granting equal rights to non-marital relationships (Polikoff, 2008). Non-marital relationships and households should be incorporated into the family laws. Focusing on obtaining what heterosexuals have for same sex marriages risks leaving behind other households, families and relationships of homosexuals. Arguments for gays having equal rights
The first argument for same sex marriage rights is the social factor. Including same sex couples in the institution of marriage smoothen the apparent rough edges of same sex relationships. It promotes the stability and the welfare of the both individual participants and the community at large (Gill, 2012).
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Legalizing Gay
The traditional view of marriage is that; it brings a man and woman together in a permanent relationship to the exclusion of all other parties (Shanton, Maier, 2009). No human society has ever embraced same sex marriages in the history of humanity. There has been considerable tolerance to same sex unions but they have never been taken to be morally equal to marriages.
Legalizing same sex marriages has very serious implications on religious liberty. This is because some conservative religious leaders will be forced to comply with the law by officiating a ceremony they find to be against their faith. Legalizing same sex marriages would work as a sea in the law. The change will cut across the legal and religious fraternity especially the family laws (Laycock, Picarello & Wilson, 2008). Conclusions
The debate on whether same sex marriages should be accorded equal rights will go on for some time. However, the societal perspective is always subject to change. Same sex marriages will soon or later be an accepted fact in the society as the view what constitutes morality and immorality keeps changing.
References
Polikoff, N. D. (2008). Beyond straight and gay marriage: Valuing all families under the law. legalizing Gay