Gay Marriage
Gay Marriage
Siena Heights University
Ibrahim Elkadri
LAS 300
Professor Angela Pinkett
Gay marriage Making gay marriage legal or illegal continues to be the hot topic that most people talk about. It is currently one of the most divisive political issues in our nation. We all have strong opinions regarding this issue and I personally have not found anyone that doesn’t. The history of gay marriage is rich. Evidence exists that same-sex marriages were tolerated in parts of Mesopotamia and ancient Egypt. Artifacts from Egypt, for example, show that same-sex relationships not only existed, but the discovery of a pharaonic tomb for such a couple shows their union was recognized by the kingdom. I’m personally against this for many reasons. First is because of religion condemning such act. Gay marriage is prohibited in the three main religions (Islam, Christianity and Judaism). Second reason is that kids need their biological parents (mother and father). As we know gay parents can’t have kids; therefore they adopt kids. A research done by Millennium Cohort explained that living apart from natural parents can be associated with poverty and negative outcomes for children. They give examples that dads can help in preventing drug usage by kids and the moms help in kids’ personal problems. However, this divisive issue has two sides to it which I hope to shed some light on.
Supporters of gay marriage have fought a long battle. They hope in the next years, gay marriage will be legal in all states, and they hope to see it as Dr. Martin Luther King once dreamed we would see marriage between whites and blacks-a completely normal. Currently, it is legal in 36 states. In my research, a lot of supporters quote Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. when he said, “marriage is a basic human right. You cannot tell people they cannot fall in love.” While he said this in reference to marriage between races, they feel like the same can be said about homosexuals. Who are
Siena Heights University
Ibrahim Elkadri
LAS 300
Professor Angela Pinkett
Gay marriage Making gay marriage legal or illegal continues to be the hot topic that most people talk about. It is currently one of the most divisive political issues in our nation. We all have strong opinions regarding this issue and I personally have not found anyone that doesn’t. The history of gay marriage is rich. Evidence exists that same-sex marriages were tolerated in parts of Mesopotamia and ancient Egypt. Artifacts from Egypt, for example, show that same-sex relationships not only existed, but the discovery of a pharaonic tomb for such a couple shows their union was recognized by the kingdom. I’m personally against this for many reasons. First is because of religion condemning such act. Gay marriage is prohibited in the three main religions (Islam, Christianity and Judaism). Second reason is that kids need their biological parents (mother and father). As we know gay parents can’t have kids; therefore they adopt kids. A research done by Millennium Cohort explained that living apart from natural parents can be associated with poverty and negative outcomes for children. They give examples that dads can help in preventing drug usage by kids and the moms help in kids’ personal problems. However, this divisive issue has two sides to it which I hope to shed some light on.
Supporters of gay marriage have fought a long battle. They hope in the next years, gay marriage will be legal in all states, and they hope to see it as Dr. Martin Luther King once dreamed we would see marriage between whites and blacks-a completely normal. Currently, it is legal in 36 states. In my research, a lot of supporters quote Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. when he said, “marriage is a basic human right. You cannot tell people they cannot fall in love.” While he said this in reference to marriage between races, they feel like the same can be said about homosexuals. Who are