same sex marriage

The Controversy of Same Sex Marriage Same sex marriage has been a huge controversial issue since the 1970’s. It is considered to be a civil rights, political, social, moral and religious issue in the United States. Only 17 states over the past ten years have legalized same sex marriage while thirty-three of the fifty states have had it banned. In 1998, Hawaii and Alaska were the first states to ban same sex marriage but since then, Massachusetts was the first state to finally legalize gay marriage In 2004. Even back in the late 70’s people began to wonder what marriage actually was due to men loving men or women loving women. People questioned laws and questioned the norm of the men being the leader of a family or of a household. Ever since the late 70’s marriage has evolved in many ways, starting with the 17 states that allow same sex marriage today and all of the people who truly support same sex marriage. In 2009, President Obama told ABC that he believes that gay couples should be allowed to get married. He even was elected again for his second term in 2012 after making that comment. Whether this was because of that comment or not, it definitely had an effect on the type and amount of people who voted for and against him for this second term. People oppose or support gay marriage but some people it does not affect them at all. They could care less if people are the same sex or different sex as long as it does not affect the way they live their life. Some people believe that same sex marriage will affect the way people live and affect the way their children will grow up. They also believe that it is just morally right for a woman and a man to be together. Others believe that everyone should have their own right to marry and to love who they want to. It varies in different states and countries and wherever you go but the debate about same sex marriage has come a long way from back in the day to where it is now.
Opposing Side
In 1988, 89 percent of the