Should Same-Sex Marriage Be Legalized
Legally Gay
For years, the United States has been governed by a legislative system in order to regulate peace and prosperity in our country. This law system has proven to be beneficial in aiding equality throughout history by defining freedom for the black community, as well as ensuring domestic tranquility for all Americans regardless of race or gender. Although this system has protected the liberty of many Americans, it still denies the homosexual community equal rights. The theory of same-sex marriage has not been adopted by our legal system and is deemed unconstitutional under the concept that marriage is meant for the union of man and woman. There is no reason that the federal government, or anyone for that matter, should restrict marriage to a predefined heterosexual relationship. It is the right of the homosexual legally, socially, and economically to become united in matrimony. Because our country has been formed under the constitution, in which all men are created equal, we cannot deny the basic human and legal right of marriage to a class of individuals due to their sexual preference. Marriage is a fundamental right and should be available to any couple, regardless of sexual orientation. Our current legislative system protects the term “marriage” under a religious definition, stating that the bible calls for only a man and woman to be joined in matrimony. Because the United States does not dictate a sole religion, it is unfair to limit legal marriage to only heterosexual couples based upon Christian beliefs that are not practiced by every American. If marriage could be recognized as an emotional commitment by two people to each other for life, then there is no public way, if one believes in legal rights under the law, in which it should legally be denied to homosexuals (Sullivan 183). If the anti-gay public and its legislation could see through their religious barrier, then they would realize that the discrimination of “gays and lesbians is
For years, the United States has been governed by a legislative system in order to regulate peace and prosperity in our country. This law system has proven to be beneficial in aiding equality throughout history by defining freedom for the black community, as well as ensuring domestic tranquility for all Americans regardless of race or gender. Although this system has protected the liberty of many Americans, it still denies the homosexual community equal rights. The theory of same-sex marriage has not been adopted by our legal system and is deemed unconstitutional under the concept that marriage is meant for the union of man and woman. There is no reason that the federal government, or anyone for that matter, should restrict marriage to a predefined heterosexual relationship. It is the right of the homosexual legally, socially, and economically to become united in matrimony. Because our country has been formed under the constitution, in which all men are created equal, we cannot deny the basic human and legal right of marriage to a class of individuals due to their sexual preference. Marriage is a fundamental right and should be available to any couple, regardless of sexual orientation. Our current legislative system protects the term “marriage” under a religious definition, stating that the bible calls for only a man and woman to be joined in matrimony. Because the United States does not dictate a sole religion, it is unfair to limit legal marriage to only heterosexual couples based upon Christian beliefs that are not practiced by every American. If marriage could be recognized as an emotional commitment by two people to each other for life, then there is no public way, if one believes in legal rights under the law, in which it should legally be denied to homosexuals (Sullivan 183). If the anti-gay public and its legislation could see through their religious barrier, then they would realize that the discrimination of “gays and lesbians is
Cited: Bruce M. King. Human Sexuality Today Fifth Ed. New Jersey: Pearlson Education, 2005. Anton N. Marco. “Same-Sex “Marriage”: Should America Allow “Gay Rights” Activists to Cross the Last Cultural Frontier?” Christian Leadership Ministries, http://www.leaderu.com/marco/marriage/gaymarriage1.html Andrew Sullivan. “Virtually Normal,” Alfred A. Knopf, 1995. “To Have and To Hold.” A pamphlet distributed by The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, 1995.