Marriage: A Human Right‚ Not A Heterosexual Privilege As of November 7‚ 2012‚ gay marriage has been legalized in nine U.S. states (Maine‚ Maryland‚ Massachusetts‚ Connecticut‚ Iowa‚ Vermont‚ New Hampshire‚ and Washington) including the District of Columbia. However‚ thirty-one states have constitutional amendments banning gay marriage and six states have laws banning gay marriage. There are many arguments surrounding this controversy that express extremely different opinions regarding supposed
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Court is set to confront the issue of gay marriage for the first time in 40 years in two cases set for argument in late March. Same-sex couples are asking the justices to strike down California’s Proposition 8‚ which banned gay marriage in the state just six months after a court ruled that preventing gays and lesbians from marrying was unconstitutional. In a second case‚ a New York City widow is urging the court to strike down the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA)‚ which limits federal benefits
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The right for homosexuals to marry has to be one of the most controversial topics of today’s time. The issue of gay marriage has been around since the turn of the century. In 1953‚ President Dwight Eisenhower signed Executive Order 10450‚ banning homosexuals from working for the federal government or any private contractor because they are considered “security risks”. In 1969‚ patrons of the Stonewall Inn riot for three days after an attempted police raiding to exterminate the neighborhood of “sexual
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homosexual marriage should be legal. If the issue people have with gay marriage is that it is not in keeping with their religious belief‚ that shouldn’t matter because couples can be married through a civil authority on behalf of the government and not have to worry about representation from the church. Even so‚ couples should be able to get married in their place of worship if the clergy has no problem with it. If the matter is that it compromises the integrity of marriage‚ heterosexual marriage has been
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“Gay Marriages are wrong." Emily Atwell Gay marriage and gay people in general have definitely been a hot topic in all sorts of American news‚ tabloids‚ radio shows‚ and websites galore. It’s something that for many years was under the "don’t ask‚ don’t tell" policies‚ as stated back in 1994 when the US armed forces began to accept gays‚ lesbians‚ bisexual‚ or transgender into its arms. Until lately‚ gays have been a taboo in almost every country‚ especially South Korea. I‚ to be frank‚ think
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deserve the rights that are granted to heterosexual couples. Others oppose believing that marriage should be between a man and a woman. This argument has gone on since ancient times. Anyone has the right to marry who they please‚ but morals and religion causes problems in this belief. There are many reasons why same-sex marriage is right‚ but there are many reasons why it is wrong. To begin with‚ same-sex marriage promotes equality and does not discriminate others in today’s society. Many homosexual
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the word "homosexuality" may not be as appealing to others. As we embrace the 21st century in this sex-driven world‚ the gay community is rapidly being recognized by society. Some states have even tried to legalize gay marriages. However‚ a few people who believe that homosexuality is wrong and they will do whatever is possible to justify that. Sadly‚ discrimination against homosexuals still exists to this very day. I remember growing up viewing homosexuality as a "negative" aspect but I do not
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Gay Marriage Should Be Legalized Since love is the single most important thing that has substance in marriage‚ individuals must be able to marry whom they love without being judged. It should not change‚ no matter what sex they are. Love makes a difference and it does not matter in the environment rendering to the sex of the individual who know-hows it works. Similar sex matrimony is a sin in the Bible; nonetheless the Bible might not be that individual’s principles. The period has come to allow
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? Gay marriage has been a critical topic since 1924. Like around the year 2000 the countries America and UK started approving gay marriage even though not everyone agreed with that decision. Homosexuals right now are still fighting for their right to get married to someone of their same sex. According to some articles there is nothing wrong with allowing homosexuals to have the same rights as those who are heterosexuals. Every
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Why is there so much prejudice against gay parenting? Who decides that homosexuals cannot be parents? Within society there has been opposition toward it due to the idea that homosexuality is not natural. But homosexuals are parents‚ many from previous heterosexual relationships‚ others through adoption‚ and very few from sperm donors or invitro fertilization. Research done on these situations has shown no negative effects toward the child. If the child is brought up in a loving environment
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