One of our civil liberties is the pursuit of happiness, which homosexual people are not allowed to chase. I was raised in the United States of America where they say it’s the land of the free. In saying that, Gender should not factor into same sex marriage and adoption because it’s against the constitution and moral rights. Being a same sex couples should not factor into a legalized marriage because in the constitution under the tenth amendment, which states “Constitution 's principle of federalism by providing that powers not granted to the federal government by the Constitution, nor prohibited to the States, are reserved to the States or the people.” In the constitution there is nothing written that states same sex marriage should not be allowed. It’s every person choice to marry whomever they want. Men and women marry because they are in love, for their financial estate and their family. Same sex partners want and have the same right of security as any Americans. ProConorg.,(2007) stated Opponents argue that altering the traditional definition of marriage as between a man and a woman will further weaken a threatened institution and that legalizing gay marriage is a slippery slope that may lead to polygamous and interspecies marriages (p.1). Every person has the right to be a parent, no matter their gender. Being the same sex and wanting to adopt should not be a factor because it is against their moral rights. There is no law is stating that parents should be a man and women, also there isn’t a parent manual that states that either. Every person has the right to be a parent, no matter their gender. ProConorg. (2008) stated some areas of life cannot be legislated for and must be left to individual conscience. A sufficiently large minority simply find gay parenting 'wrong '; the practice therefore should not be enforced on all (p.1). In conclusion, taking away people’s rights to marry and adopted is just not right. It’s not written in the
References: ProCons.org (2007). Should Gay Marriage be Legal? (5/6/2013) http://gaymarriage.procon.org ProConsor. (2008) Pros & Cons of Gay adoption (5/6/2013) http://www.theweek.co.uk/welfare/35575/pros-and-cons-gay-adoption New International Version (©2011) Luke 6:37 (5/6/2013) http://bible.cc/luke/6-37.htm