Legalizing Gay Marriage
Samantha Sandoval
26 October 2012
Should Gay Marriage be Legal? Same sex marriage is an issue that many people stand against; it is against the church’s teachings of morality. Others also see homosexuality in general as a trend and a choice. Although those are some beliefs it has been proven through science that homosexuality is not a choice. Often time’s people look past the fact that by not allowing gay marriage they are taking away human rights, and though a same sex couple may be in a very serious relationship they will never be able to receive any of the benefits that come with marriage. If same sex marriage was legal no harm would be done to anyone. The government is paying unnecessary attention on an issue that could be solved simply with separation of church and state. So same sex marriage should not be such a problem because everyone should have the right to be married and be with the one they want to spend the rest of their life with. Gay marriage should be legal because everyone has the right to love, by not allowing same sex marriage no one suffer but the ones who cannot be married, so the government should not have a say in if it should be legal or not. Same sex marriage also known as gay marriage is the act of legally or socially accepting the marriage and unity of two individuals of the same sex. Those who deserve to participate in same sex marriage are typically considered homosexual. A homosexual is a male or a female that is attracted to those of their own sex. Same sex love has been around since ancient civilizations. Some historical figures were recorded to have had relations with those of the same sex. In the ancient Roman patriarchal society it was socially acceptable for an adult male citizen to take part same sex relationships. In more than one dynasty in ancient China homosexuality was considered popular, and even after the cultural reformation same sex couples were not as persecuted with the same severity as in Europe during the
26 October 2012
Should Gay Marriage be Legal? Same sex marriage is an issue that many people stand against; it is against the church’s teachings of morality. Others also see homosexuality in general as a trend and a choice. Although those are some beliefs it has been proven through science that homosexuality is not a choice. Often time’s people look past the fact that by not allowing gay marriage they are taking away human rights, and though a same sex couple may be in a very serious relationship they will never be able to receive any of the benefits that come with marriage. If same sex marriage was legal no harm would be done to anyone. The government is paying unnecessary attention on an issue that could be solved simply with separation of church and state. So same sex marriage should not be such a problem because everyone should have the right to be married and be with the one they want to spend the rest of their life with. Gay marriage should be legal because everyone has the right to love, by not allowing same sex marriage no one suffer but the ones who cannot be married, so the government should not have a say in if it should be legal or not. Same sex marriage also known as gay marriage is the act of legally or socially accepting the marriage and unity of two individuals of the same sex. Those who deserve to participate in same sex marriage are typically considered homosexual. A homosexual is a male or a female that is attracted to those of their own sex. Same sex love has been around since ancient civilizations. Some historical figures were recorded to have had relations with those of the same sex. In the ancient Roman patriarchal society it was socially acceptable for an adult male citizen to take part same sex relationships. In more than one dynasty in ancient China homosexuality was considered popular, and even after the cultural reformation same sex couples were not as persecuted with the same severity as in Europe during the
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