Same Sex Marriage

Same sex marriage has been up for debate countless amounts of times in the history of the United States of America, mostly always ending with a divided conclusion on the issue. This paper will provide a brief evaluation of the article Same-Sex Marriage: An Overview written by Rich, Alex K. and Wagner, Geraldine, 2013. In this article, the author brings to light the problems with legalizing same-sex marriage in the United States of America lies within the wording of the Constitution. The wording in the Constitution brings about questions as to what is legal and what is not legal when it comes to same-sex relationships. In this article, the authors will provide you many facts insinuating that the whole world will soon be embracing same-sex marriage legally. In this article, marriage is defined as being specifically for a man and a woman but according to this article this is not always the case. They also define homosexuality, miscegenation as well as give a brief description of Civil Union/Domestic Partnership and the Defense of Marriage Act. As described in the article, throughout American history same-sex relationships have been practiced and accepted however, there were also many other types of different marriages practiced at this time. There were also ceremonies performed to unite homosexuals as one. Throughout the last century, America and most of the world has been moving towards acceptance by legalizing same-sex unions. Same-sex marriage has yet to be federally legalized and this too may be in the works. The facts presented in this article show that this type of issue has been brought to the lime light for many years with no type of resolution. The quest to legalize marriage has begun in many of the states and across the world but federally the United States has not moved to recognize same-sex relationships or marriages even with the backing of President Barack Obama most recently. The facts in the