Gay Marriage and Adoption Currently today in the United States Homosexuals face various problems when it comes to their partners and most importantly their children. Gay and Lesbian parents are facing discrimination because of their sexual orientation. Allowing same-sex couples to adopt children has made people assume particular aspects about Lesbian and Gay couple’s lives and the effects it could have on their children. American culture tends to reject or feel threatened by new
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Gay Marriage Many same-sex couples want the right to get married because they are in love. Many‚ in fact‚ have spent the last 10‚ 20 or 50 years with that person‚ and they want to honor their relationship in the greatest way our society has to offer. By making a commitment to stand together in good times and bad‚ through all the joys and challenges family life brings‚ and to show that off to the public‚ just like other married couples. Same sex marriage should be legalized because they have a right
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same-sex couples to marry will give them access to basic rights such as hospital visitation during an illness‚ taxation and inheritance rights‚ access to family health coverage‚ and protection in the event of the relationship ending (Freedom to Marry). Gay marriage doesn’t hurt society or anyone in particular. It is a personal commitment that really is no one else’s business. Society shouldn’t be dictating what two people can or can’t do when no one else is hurt in the process (Messerli). Same sex couples
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Gay and Lesbian Adoption Gay and lesbian adoption is a serious‚ yet controversial subject. It has become a major issue in our society. In certain states‚ homosexuals can adopt children just like any other married or single adult. A person’s freedoms should protect the rights of gays and lesbians to adopt children when they meet the same standards for parenting and home environment as heterosexual couples (Driscoll and Stingl). Today over 520‚000 children are in foster care and 127‚000 of those
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The Issue of Gay Marriage Summary This essay debates the issue of same sex marriage in the United States. It considers the pros and cons and examines the constitutional issues involved. Introduction Two strangers become friends and later fall in love. They tell their friends and family that they have each found their soul mate and they intend to get married as soon as possible. There is only one issue preventing them from getting married‚ not financial issues‚ and there are no love triangles
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Today’s Rights for Gays & Lesbians Today’s Rights for Gays & Lesbians The state and federal laws for Gay’s and Lesbian are unfair and discriminatory. In today’s ever so changing world it’s hard to keep up with laws. Most of the laws are printed on a fine line‚ but the rights for homosexuals are blurred. With the topic being hot in the media it is hard to get the correct story. Two of the most important rights that get blurred are marriage and same sex adoption. Same sex marriage
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Gay Parenting in the Media Same-sex parenting is an issue that many people worldwide have come to either totally accept or totally dis-approve of. Although the number of individuals that are for it is a minority‚ the issue still causes various heated debates. People who are in favor of Gay and Lesbian parenting rights claim that as long as there is a pledge to parenthood then successful parenting is possible as a homosexual individual. One main argument for same-sex parenting is the fact that within
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Two editorials were posted in the “New York Daily News” and “Times of Trenton” pertaining to the subject of legalizing gay marriage. Both articles argue the position against gay marriage and use the same focal point in their articles: the negative effects that legalizing gay marriages will have on children being raised by same sex parents. Also‚ both articles contain logical fallicies in their argument and use many of the same tactics to argue their point such as scare tactics‚ statistics‚ and quotes
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of lesbians and gay men forming their own families. Many do this through adoption‚ foster care‚ artificial insemination‚ and other means. Today‚ researchers have estimated that the number of children living with one gay or lesbian parent is six to fourteen million. Some have described this current period as a lesbian and gay "baby boom". However‚ lesbian and gay parents face many social and legal obstacles (Lambda Legal Defense and Educational Fund‚ 1997). In the past‚ most gay and lesbian parents
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Legalization of gay marriage Being gay is still not accepted by everyone‚ but homosexuality is spreading around the globe‚ even in the places where homosexual relationship is considered a crime. Nowadays‚ some countries as well as governments are against homosexuality‚ while in other countries are demanding for legalizing same-sex marriage. Eventhough gay marriage had been for so long a controversial topic‚ people are still not accepting the idea‚ and large crowds are still demonstration against
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