Same Sex Marriages
Same Sex Marriages
Introduction
From the day we are born to the day that we die the one thing EVERYONE is looking for is that one person that they could spend the rest of their lives with. Each person dreams about their one true love, someone they can marry, have a family with and live happily ever after. We were all taught this at a very young age watching the adults around us, and Disney movies about finding our prince charming, but what if you fall in love with someone you never expected? What if it was even someone of the same sex? In the state of Texas gay marriage is illegal and we need to change this. According to “Should Gay Marriage Be Legal?” as of, “March 1, 2012 eight states (Massachusetts, Connecticut, Iowa, Vermont, New Hampshire, New York, Washington, Maryland and the District of Columbia) all legalized gay marriages, but 30 different states have constitutional amendments banning gay marriages in their state. And world wide 10 out of 194 countries allow gay marriages”(ProCon1) The nation is growing and opening up to new things we need to innovate and make things right. Gay marriage is one thing that is inevitable to happen, as a large powerful state we need to stand up and take charge, helping the United States become a greater nation. The United States has been referred to as the “melting pot” because we have so many different people, we need to embrace that and accept each person the way they are and legally allow them to be who they choose. The following essay is compromised into four sections- Research, Argument, Proposal and the Conclusion. Respectively, these sections provide the history of same sex marriage and the benefits it could have on each individual state, an argument on the necessity of legalizing gay marriage and a proposal outlining my plan for advocating gay marriage and a final overview of the essays constituents.
Research section The article “Gay Marriage Goes Way Back”, states that this isn’t something that just
Introduction
From the day we are born to the day that we die the one thing EVERYONE is looking for is that one person that they could spend the rest of their lives with. Each person dreams about their one true love, someone they can marry, have a family with and live happily ever after. We were all taught this at a very young age watching the adults around us, and Disney movies about finding our prince charming, but what if you fall in love with someone you never expected? What if it was even someone of the same sex? In the state of Texas gay marriage is illegal and we need to change this. According to “Should Gay Marriage Be Legal?” as of, “March 1, 2012 eight states (Massachusetts, Connecticut, Iowa, Vermont, New Hampshire, New York, Washington, Maryland and the District of Columbia) all legalized gay marriages, but 30 different states have constitutional amendments banning gay marriages in their state. And world wide 10 out of 194 countries allow gay marriages”(ProCon1) The nation is growing and opening up to new things we need to innovate and make things right. Gay marriage is one thing that is inevitable to happen, as a large powerful state we need to stand up and take charge, helping the United States become a greater nation. The United States has been referred to as the “melting pot” because we have so many different people, we need to embrace that and accept each person the way they are and legally allow them to be who they choose. The following essay is compromised into four sections- Research, Argument, Proposal and the Conclusion. Respectively, these sections provide the history of same sex marriage and the benefits it could have on each individual state, an argument on the necessity of legalizing gay marriage and a proposal outlining my plan for advocating gay marriage and a final overview of the essays constituents.
Research section The article “Gay Marriage Goes Way Back”, states that this isn’t something that just
Cited: Lopez, Ricardo. New Tune for Gay Marriage Fight. Los Angeles Times. (2012). SIRS. 22 April 2012. ProQuest staff. (2012). Same-Sex Marriage Timleline. SIRS. 22 April 2012.