from families around the country and the community in general. It was also a day where they found a peace of mind after the stress they received from the previous month where they had the marriage license and the wedding date set‚ but only to be taken away by the state’s Attorney General once he filed appeals against the marriages. “‘We were so excited to apply for the marriage license so when they took it away from us‚ it was like pulling the rug out from under our feet. Everything we were excited about just came crashing down’” (qtd
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Gay right has long been a controversial topic‚ and the debate seems to never end. In 2015‚ after gay marriage was legalized‚ instead of subsiding the skirmishes towards this topic‚ more and more problems come to surface. One of the most representative cases is the Denver‚ a case about whether Jack Philips‚ a cake shop owner‚ should be sentenced guilty for breaking the antidiscrimination law by refusing a gay couple’s wedding cake request. Although I grant that everyone should be treated equally‚
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In 1955‚ Frank Sinatra sang‚ “love and marriage go together like a horse and carriage. You can’t have one without the other.” Frankie is right. When two people‚ any two people‚ are in love‚ they should be able to openly express their love for each other by getting married. However‚ not everyone sees it this way. Some think that if gays are allowed to get married‚ the already weakened institution would become even weaker. Others think that it would be a step towards giving people the ability to have
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the way in how gay marriages are uncommon‚ would prove to be a major factor in divorce rate differences. However‚ this proved false‚ given that there is not much difference between gay and straight marriage or divorce rates. This does not change how I view gay marriage as opposed to straight marriage‚ however it does seem to provide a normalization to how gay couples fit in to societies social norms. Not only are homosexual divorce rates almost the same but homosexual marriage rates are also almost
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when arguing for gay marriage‚ has been called “lesser”‚ “unnatural”‚ “deviant” and “sinful”. In these arguments the love I have for my girlfriend has been belittled as just “sex” or only “friendship”. I have been told my natural urges are a choice. I have been told I do not deserve equal rights. I have even been told I am going to hell. Furthermore‚ I have been told it is offensive to brand such remarks “bigoted”‚ and that I am the bully. I do not believe all opponents of gay marriage are hateful. Some
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There has been a heated argument over allowing gay marriage since the 1970’s. There have been propositions‚ bans and legalizations from state to state on same-sex marriage. Some states allow gay marriage but some do not. The individuals in each of these states are also conflicted. Some people believe in the traditional definition that marriage is solely between one man and one woman. However there are other people who feel that love does not have a gender and everyone has the right to marry whomever
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Legalization of Gay Marriage What is the definition of marriage? The dictionary states it as being the legal union between a man and a woman as husband and wife. However‚ times are changing as the gay life style becomes more accepted by society it is time to allow all couples regardless of sex to enjoy equal protections‚ rights and benefits under the law. Perhaps‚ it makes the most sense to consider arguments against same sex marriage to realize why it should be legalized; these arguments touch
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best is for the children? Around the United States gay adoption has been severely put down‚ but not many states have an actual law stated in their constitution against it. The more the conservative the state is‚ the higher chance of them having a law against gay adoption. Though not many states have a law against gay adoption‚ it is still hard for gays to adopt. Nebraska‚ Florida‚ Michigan‚ Oklahoma‚ Mississippi‚ and Utah all contain a ban against gay adoption. The United States does not include any
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Gay Marriage Should be Legalized Nationwide Business Communications and Critical Thinking BCOM/275 Should Gay Marriage be Legalized Nationwide? Gay marriage has been legalized in nine states in the United States. Recently‚ Washington‚ Maryland‚ and Maine‚ were the first states to legalize same-sex marriage through popular vote (Dalton‚ 2013‚ para. 2). The legalization of gay marriage is an ethical issue that impinges on citizens moral values causing a larger interest from the general public
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Ethics of Gay Marriage What do you think when you see two guys walking down the sidewalk holding hands? Our society is based on improving and recreating to reach perfection. Yet there is this situation of "unnatural" marriage and most of our society wants it eliminated. If you think about the ethics of it though‚ you’ll see that both sides have an equal argument in the dilemma. If you look at the ethical reason behind why people believe that gay marriage is wrong‚ it is purely due to discrimination
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