should gay marriage be legalized
Should gay marriage be legalized?
The debate on whether gay marriage should be legalized is heating up on the hill. The supporters of gay marriage should be legalized maintained that same-sex couple should have equal marriage benefits as the heterosexual couples and banning of gay marriage is an unconstitutional discrimination. Despite the choice of many supporters, many, particularly those with strong religious beliefs point their figure at such practice. In my point of view, gay marriage should be legalized and the follow are the reasons:
A good point to start is that in personal aspect, allowing gay marriage can provide psychological health benefits hence decrease the rate of psychological disorders of gay couples. In nowadays, heterosexual marriage is a kind of social norms and gay couple usually needs to withstand a greater pressure due to its “abnormality”, which often came from their family and friends. Hence gay couple would result in a higher rate of having psychological disorders. According to a report published in the American Journal of Public Health in 2010 found that after their states had banned gay marriage, gay, lesbian and bisexual people suffered a 37% increase in mood disorders, a 42% increase in alcohol-use disorders, and a 248% increase in generalized anxiety disorders.1 By allowing same-sex marriage, gay couples can supports each other in would gain a better faith in their marriage since it is legalized, which surly helps in decreasing such psychological disorders.
Besides, the absurdity of opposing this notion is manifest if we understand the sprit of law. One of the essential elements regarding rule of law is equality and liberty in front of law. People should have right to choose their choice, including the right to choose whom they wanted to marry. The US Supreme Court ruled in 1974’s Cleveland Board of Education v. LaFleur that the "freedom of personal choice in matters of marriage and family life is one of the liberties
The debate on whether gay marriage should be legalized is heating up on the hill. The supporters of gay marriage should be legalized maintained that same-sex couple should have equal marriage benefits as the heterosexual couples and banning of gay marriage is an unconstitutional discrimination. Despite the choice of many supporters, many, particularly those with strong religious beliefs point their figure at such practice. In my point of view, gay marriage should be legalized and the follow are the reasons:
A good point to start is that in personal aspect, allowing gay marriage can provide psychological health benefits hence decrease the rate of psychological disorders of gay couples. In nowadays, heterosexual marriage is a kind of social norms and gay couple usually needs to withstand a greater pressure due to its “abnormality”, which often came from their family and friends. Hence gay couple would result in a higher rate of having psychological disorders. According to a report published in the American Journal of Public Health in 2010 found that after their states had banned gay marriage, gay, lesbian and bisexual people suffered a 37% increase in mood disorders, a 42% increase in alcohol-use disorders, and a 248% increase in generalized anxiety disorders.1 By allowing same-sex marriage, gay couples can supports each other in would gain a better faith in their marriage since it is legalized, which surly helps in decreasing such psychological disorders.
Besides, the absurdity of opposing this notion is manifest if we understand the sprit of law. One of the essential elements regarding rule of law is equality and liberty in front of law. People should have right to choose their choice, including the right to choose whom they wanted to marry. The US Supreme Court ruled in 1974’s Cleveland Board of Education v. LaFleur that the "freedom of personal choice in matters of marriage and family life is one of the liberties