Legalizing Gay Marriage
Gay Marriage Should Be Legal Gay marriage is a hot topic in the U.S. right now. Many people believe that being gay is wrong; therefore they are against gays marrying. Marriage should be about love and the desire to be together, not about who’s marrying who. Same-sex marriage should be legalized because they deserve equal rights, their marriage doesn’t affect the heterosexual community, and more children will become successfully adopted. Homosexual people, like blacks and women did not long ago, are fighting for equal rights. Not being able to get married is an infringement of their rights. In Michael Klarman’s article, How Same-Sex Marriage Came to Be, he stated, “Vermont’s high court ruled that the traditional definition of marriage
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However there are older generations and religious people who are against it because it’s “wrong” or a marriage isn’t really a marriage without being able to have kids. As Jacob Held said in his article, “A marriage is essentially between a man and woman because they are the ones who can have children” (223). There are heterosexual couples that are married who choose not to have children; does that mean they aren’t really married? There are so many children in the world who need to be adopted, but gay couples, who desperately want children, have a hard time adopting. Stated in the article, Get the Facts, “Parents should be judged on their ability to parent, not by their age, race, religion, gender, disability, sexual orientation or gender …show more content…
Homosexual people should be able to have equal rights, relationship arguments, and love that straight people have because they are no different. Marriage is commitment of love; it shouldn’t be a right that’s denied. There’s a lot of hate towards gay people which leads to bullying and suicide. It’s sad, but hopefully once they are allowed to get married, people will see that homosexuals are just like heterosexuals. The Declaration of Independence states that all men are created equal, and it’s about time everyone gets treated
However there are older generations and religious people who are against it because it’s “wrong” or a marriage isn’t really a marriage without being able to have kids. As Jacob Held said in his article, “A marriage is essentially between a man and woman because they are the ones who can have children” (223). There are heterosexual couples that are married who choose not to have children; does that mean they aren’t really married? There are so many children in the world who need to be adopted, but gay couples, who desperately want children, have a hard time adopting. Stated in the article, Get the Facts, “Parents should be judged on their ability to parent, not by their age, race, religion, gender, disability, sexual orientation or gender …show more content…
Homosexual people should be able to have equal rights, relationship arguments, and love that straight people have because they are no different. Marriage is commitment of love; it shouldn’t be a right that’s denied. There’s a lot of hate towards gay people which leads to bullying and suicide. It’s sad, but hopefully once they are allowed to get married, people will see that homosexuals are just like heterosexuals. The Declaration of Independence states that all men are created equal, and it’s about time everyone gets treated