Honors English II 19 October 2014 Same Sex Marriage The “issue” of homosexuality has recently sprouted in politics and societies all over the world. The United States prides itself in the freedom of its citizens‚ yet gay marriage is still looked down upon and banned in many states. Why are homosexuals being denied the right of matrimony? Regardless of sexuality‚ two people who are in love should be able to join each other in marriage‚ and that marriage should be recognized and respected by government and
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Gay Marriage in the United States By Teresenia Soto 2/14/2014 Mr.Cosma JE Young Will Rogers once said‚ “We will never have true civilization until we have learned to recognize the rights of others”. But‚ many will argue that this should not apply to all liberties of the American people; in fact they will differ with anyone who threatens their idea of right and immoral. For most‚ this argument begins with Gay Marriage. As of 2014 there are now 17 states in union under same-sex
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Same-sex marriage in America The idea of legalizing same-sex marriage is a hotly 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
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the consequences of legalizing gay marriage‚ which include a deconstructed family structure‚ setting an excessively open precedent‚ and establishing an unfair situation for heterosexual marriages‚ among other problems. Undoubtedly‚ the extraordinarily negative repercussions of legalizing and proliferating gay marriage make it a step that is not worth taking. And it is‚ in fact‚ entirely possible to prevent these catastrophic ramifications‚ while still preserving civil rights and freedom. The fundamental
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Thoreau says‚ “If I have unjustly wrested a plank from a drowning man‚ I must restore it to him and drown myself.” This metaphors sums up most of what he is saying in On the Duty of Civil Disobedience. The person unjustly wresting the plank from the drowning man is the government‚ and the drowning man himself is the citizens of a government. This is to say that if the government wrongly takes from its citizens to save itself‚ then the government must first give what has been taken back to its citizens
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society if they are for gay marriage then the support of gay equality comes to a stop and majority of Americans vote for the Constitutional Amendment‚ which bans gay marriage. Americans do believe in providing equal rights to the gay community‚ which include no toleration of discrimination in jobs‚ rights protecting gays from indecent actions‚ rights allowing same access to housing‚ rights allowing advancement in government‚ and so on and so forth. However‚ the concept of gay marriage is still not considered
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beliefs when it comes down to the topic of gay marriage. I personally feel that gay marriage should be legalized. Yes God said‚ “That marriage is to be between a man and a woman.” My question is‚ “What gives people the right to judge or tell another human-being who to love or how to love?” I personally feel it’s insulting to one’s integrity and people should be able to express their love how they see fit. For centuries the United States has been known for its civil rights and freedoms. Many Americans are
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Should gay marriage be allowed in the United States? (Decision time (maybe)‚ 2012) recently published a piece of news that on November 6th‚ there was an unexpected parade in Los Angeles‚ fighting for the right of gays to marry. The marchers’ banners all said such words like “marriage equality” and “we all deserve the freedom to marry”‚ which victoriously drew attention of the media and the public. In fact‚ such kind of demonstration is not infrequent in America now. Even since last century‚ there
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Gay Marriage Soc 120 Amy Lyons June 27‚ 2011 Just because someone doesn’t love the same way as you do does not make them wrong or make them crazy‚ it makes them unique. Majority of people around the world feel that marriage should be between a man and a woman and that gays should not have that right because they believe being gay is morally wrong. If being gay is morally wrong then why are their gay people? That is like saying being white is morally wrong. People honestly who believe this don’t
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Marriage Is Not Equal For All Gay Marriages Mikaela Acosta Gay marriage has been subject to taboo because our society has this conformed and learned version of marriage; marriage is only held between a man and a woman. Although this is more common today to hear of gay couples‚ in the first couple centuries in America this was almost unacceptable to general society. Beginning in 2001 was when gay marriage began to become much more widespread starting in Canada‚ Norway‚ Belgium‚ Argentina
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