CONS FOR GAY MARRIAGE 1. It would weaken the definition and respect for the institution of marriage: The institution of marriage has traditionally been defined as between a man and a woman. The institution of marriage as a union of man and woman‚ uniquely involving the procreation and rearing of children within a family‚ is as old as the book of Genesis. Gay marriage is incompatible with the beliefs‚ sacred texts‚ and traditions of many religious groups. 2. Procreation involves a male
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through his practicum a student approached him and his associate teacher Mr Meer about the morning announcements for the gay-straight alliance. During the morning announcements‚ members of the gay-straight alliance would announce names of famous gay people listing their achievements. The student‚ as a christian‚ took issue with the misrepresentation of gay students versus straight
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Ball‚ Carlos A.‚ "The Backlash Thesis and Same-Sex Marriage: Learning from Brown v. Board of Education and its Aftermath‚" William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal‚ 14:1493-1538 (2006) Ball‚ Carlos A.‚ "Moral Foundations for a Discourse on Same-Sex Marriage: Looking Beyond Political Liberalism‚" Georgetown Law Journal‚ 85:1871-1943 (June 1997) Ball‚ Carlos A.‚ "The Positive in the Fundamental Right to Marry: Same-Sex Marriage in the Aftermath of Lawrence v. Texas‚ Minnesota Law Review‚ 88:1184-1232
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their daughter will be a target of societal stigma‚ especially due to the persistent ascent of tolerance for same sex marriage and homosexuality in general. Over the past decade the percentage of Americans that support marriage equality has reversed: in 2006 only 35% supported marriage rights for gays and lesbians with 55% opposed‚ while in 2016 55% expressed support for gay marriage while only 37% remained opposed. Even more telling is the number of conservatives that now express tolerance for homosexuality
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September 2013 The Irrelevancy of Gender in Marriage Gay Marriages: Make Them Legal is an article written by Thomas B. Stoddard‚ an executive director of a gay rights organization called the Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund. In the aforementioned article‚ he painfully illustrates the injustices and imbalance of the typical “traditional marriage” and its impact on average‚ devoted homosexual couples. More than just state his opinion on marriage between homosexuals‚ he emphasizes the injustice
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Straight to College or Straight to Work? In Rawlings “college is a commodity” and Norman Cousins “Top Three Cheapest Community Colleges in the United States” both summaries the authors describe their feelings about college and what they feel is the best for students now. Rawlings views on how college is to students in present time is‚ college is what you put into it‚ not what you get out of it. For Norman Cousins community college could be cheap for you to peruse the education you would like to
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Should gay marriage be legal? Gay marriage should be legal because as woman and man‚ all individuals have the same right in society; because same-sex couples can constitute a good based family; because it is just a way to make official a common union nowadays‚ even with the religious issue; because it is not related to polygamy; and because love matters and it does not differ in nature according to the sex of its object or the person who experiences it. The first reason why same sex marriage
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Gay Marriage in the United States The debate between whether gay marriage should be legalized or not has been a controversial topic recently. In the past twelve years‚ equal marriage rights have been legalized in 6 states of the U.S.. Eighteen states do not allow gay marriage and do not recognize civil unions. The other twenty six states allow civil unions‚ and some are debating legalizing gay marriage. Gay marriage should be legal across the United States. Not allowing gay marriage in any state
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The Gay Family in America "Each individual’s journey through life is unique. Some will make this journey alone‚ others in loving relationships - maybe in marriage or other forms of commitment. We need to ponder our own choices and try to understand the choices of others. Love has many shapes and colors and is not finite. It cannot be measured or defined in terms of sexual orientation." ( Same sex marriage and civil unions) America’s population is growing‚ and the number of homosexuals is
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A leadership role that I am currently taking on in high school is the President of the Gay-Straight Alliance club (GSA). As someone who is a part of the LGBT+ community‚ I wanted to give back any way possible. I love to organize hands-on activities‚ and in this club‚ my officers and I plan weekly meetings based on different LGBT+ topics to help unify people of our community and our straight allies. After visiting other LGBT+ groups in the past‚ I found myself separating from the community. These
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