Thesis Statement: The Gay Rights Movement dates back to the 19th century. By 1970 gay and lesbian organizations existed all over the United States and in other countries all over the world. Some supporters of the movement would say that our society as a whole has made great strides towards acceptance of homosexuality. However‚ gays and lesbians are still fighting for equality in 2009. The issues are vast and widespread‚ with same-sex marriage at the top of the list. In the world that we live
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acceptable. Given this trend of greater acceptance of gay marriage‚ the issue of whether to legalize same-sex marriage naturally arises. Massachusetts has made great strides by legalizing gay marriage. Responding to this example‚ some states have taken steps towards accepting gay marriage while others are considering laws and constitutional amendments banning gay marriage within state borders. President George Bush has proposed a ban on gay marriage in the U.S. Constitution (Hulse). If Americans
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Writing 2010 Paper 1 2/3/2010 The issue of gays rights to marry is a volatile and extremely relevant issue our country is facing today. This issue has been a long time in the making‚ and many people have had to undue hardships in life because of the current situation homosexual people face today. Homosexual Americans are not granted the same rights and social acceptance that their heterosexual counterparts enjoy. This is a cause for concern.
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“Legalizing Gay Marriages” Who decides a person’s sexual orientation? Legalizing gay marriages has been an issue for quite some time not only in the United States but also in other countries. Is it up to the courts to decide? Should people of various religions decide? Should the individuals involved decide? Again‚ who decides? So why should we legalize gay marriages? After doing some research‚ here are some reasons that appealed to me. 1. Denying a gay person marriage is a violation of their
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Legalizing Gay Marriage Homosexuality is everywhere. You can see it in books‚ on television‚ in the media; it is rapidly becoming a social norm. Given this trend of greater acceptance of gay marriage‚ the issue of whether to legalize same- sex marriage naturally arises. Massachusetts has led the way by legalizing gay marriage. Responding to this example‚ some states have taken steps towards accepting gay marriage while others are considering laws and constitutional amendments banning gay marriage
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Gay marriage‚ also known as “Same-sex marriage”‚ is marriage between two persons of the same biological sex and/or gender identity. Legal recognition of same-sex marriage is sometimes referred to as marriage equality or equal marriage‚ particularly by supporters. The legalization of Gay marriage have been the most argued issue all around the nation lately. From my point of view‚ this is a very easy question and it is not necessary to argue about it that much: Gay marriage should definitely be legalized
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I believe gay and lesbian individuals within the United States should be able to marry‚ and therefore have all the same rights as heterosexual couples‚ because the 11th amendment to the constitution of the United States forbids the twisting of constitutional rights in order to deny others their right. Also‚ the fact that federalism is being used as an excuse for the federal government to bow out of making a decision on this topic – marital rights are not delegated to the federal government within
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Why Gay is Okay It has been estimated that about 15‚000 Gay and Lesbian youth commit suicide every year (“Suicide Facts”). In recent discussions of Gay Marriage‚ a controversial issue has been whether it should be legal or not. On the one hand‚ one group of observers argues that homosexuals should not be able to marry. On this view‚ being gay is a sin. On the other hand‚ another group argues that not letting homosexual couples marry is discrimination. According to this group‚ all people are equal
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Gay and lesbians Marriage People question themselves all the time‚ what is love? There are numerous definitions of what love is but love in my opinion is when two people different feel connected doesn’t matter what race‚ nationality‚ or gender. Love lies within every human. Every human being should have the full right to love whoever they want. There should not be any discrimination against love. Love has many different form‚ some that people will never understand such as gay and lesbian love.
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homosexual the original bill also prohibited the "promotion" of gay rights and called for the punishment of anyone who "funds or sponsors homosexuality" or "abets homosexuality". The bill has not been passed and it still in process but those who are homosexual right now are being judge and given a life sentence for being gay they are still discussing the fact of the death penalty however foreign donors have threatened to cut aid if gay rights are not respected. In this case there is a lot of foreign
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