contested subject in America today. Similar to women’s equal rights and civil rights for African-American’s‚ equal rights for homosexuals is having a tough time being accepted by American government and by American society. I feel that equal rights for gays and lesbians should be a policy adopted by the American government. These equal rights would include all the same rights given to heterosexual couples such as medical benefits‚ retirement benefits‚ military benefits‚ adoption rights‚ and legal recognition
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Gay marriage The controversy over gay marriage has become highly publicized. However‚ this issue is not a new debate. Society has voiced its opinions on the subject for many years. Everyone knows that people are able to choose‚ according to their body and instinct‚ their sexuality; most of the time‚ tabulated statistics state that in nine out of ten times option chosen is heterosexual. On the other hand‚ the other ten percent belongs to the homosexual population‚ which has been suffering all
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Gay and Lesbian Adoption: What is the best interest of the child? Most critics of gay adoption argue that if a child is brought up in a home with same sex parents that the child will be "ruined". However‚ most child welfare advocates do not agree‚ they feel that if these orphaned children are not allowed to be adopted by gay and lesbian parents‚ a lot of children who have been waiting for a very long time to be adopted and are in desperate need of a home‚ may have to wait even longer‚ unnecessarily
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getting hurt by the ideals that promote homosexuality. These ideals not only lure more and more young adults to try-out homosexual behavior‚ which also makes the struggle more difficult for gays who want to leave that lifestyle; because by definition‚ according to Robert A.F. Gagnon‚ Ph.D. author of Why “Gay Marriage” is Wrong‚ homosexual desire is sexual narcissism or sexual deception. There is either One‚ a conscious recognition that one desires in another what one already is and has as a sexual
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better understand‚ “an average of six teenagers die each year from motor vehicle injuries”. Every day‚ six families mourn for their dead teenagers‚ so shouldn’t something change? Obviously‚ which is why the age to gain a driver’s license should be raised to 18 years old. This will eliminate a big portion of crashes as many teenagers will no longer be allowed to drive. It seems like the clear solution to the big problem that is teenage driving. To add on‚ “teenage drivers account for 6 percent of drivers
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Minimum wage has been a controversial debate for many years. Many proponents argued that the minimum wage should be raised for many positive reasons. These reasons include: lift people out of poverty and create income equality‚ reduce government welfare spending‚ and increase consumer spending. While many other opponents argued‚ minimum wage should not be raised because of the negative impacts associated with it. These impacts include: increase in poverty because many workers will lose their jobs
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Position Paper: Should Gay Marriage be Legalized? In America‚ marriage has been traditionally defined as a legally recognized commitment between a man and a woman as their ultimate expression of love. Throughout recent years‚ homosexual relationships have become more accepted than ever before in our country. “Civil unions‚” or ceremonies celebrating the affirmation of same-sex partnerships‚ have become available to gay and lesbian couples‚ though they undeniably are not the same thing as marriages
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write about is being gay in America. This has been a rising topic in America. Homosexual people feel that they should have the same rights that heterosexual people have when it comes to marriage being at the top. What two people do with their lives is up to them but when they try and add another person into their lives‚ it changes the circumstances. Gays have been trying to fight for their rights for years. The Society for Human Rights in Chicago is the country’s earliest known gay rights organization
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ourselves and should never lead to discrimination or abuse. Gay marriage is protected by the Constitution’s commitments to liberty and equality. The US Supreme Court ruled in 1974’s Cleveland Board of Education v. La Fleur that the "freedom of personal choice in matters of marriage and family life is one of the liberties protected by the Due Process Clause.” US District Judge Vaughn Walker wrote on Aug. 4‚ 2010 that Prop. 8 in California banning gay marriage was "unconstitutional under both the Due Process
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and provides them with the same legal rights as couples in heterosexual relationships” (Same-Sex Marriage). “Opponents of same-sex marriage argue that the institution of marriage should apply to only unions between one man and one woman. Allowing gay and lesbian couples to marry‚ they say‚ undermines the institution of marriage” (Same-Sex Marriage). Where the Issue Stands Today “In America‚ six states plus D.C. allow same-sex couples to marry‚ three more respect marriages of same-sex couples
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