Denying same-sex couples the right to marry discriminates gay and lesbian families as inferior; it sends the message that it is acceptable to discriminate against them. Offering civil unions was not an acceptable alternative to gay marriage because it is a considered choice of language that reflects a demonstrable assigning of same-sex‚ largely homosexual‚ couples to second-class status. There is no difference between same-sex and traditional marriage. I believe that same sex couples and the traditional
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December 2013 Legalizing Gay Marriage Imagine being in love with someone and not being about to show your true affection by marrying them. Gays and lesbians have to deal with that everyday. As an article states "In the 2000 census it was found that there were 601‚209 committed gay couples in America." So why not just let these couples get married? Not letting them is going against human rights. Many people say that gay couples should not have kids .. why not? Marriage is suppose to be about love
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Legalize Gay Marriage All men are created equal and therefore there should be no discrimination. They all have individual rights. These words were written over two hundred years ago‚ and even then‚ the people believed in the importance of equality. In the United States Constitution‚ which provides us with many liberties‚ one of our civil liberties being the pursuit of happiness‚ which we are depriving the homosexual people. According to Wood‚ Peter B.‚ and John P. Bartkowski. "Attribution Style
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Gay Marriage: Moving Away from the Blind Confines of Christianity Whether or not to sanction gay marriage has become an intense political debate‚ especially over the last decade. In his essay “Gay Marriages: Make Them Legal‚” Thomas B. Stoddard argues in favor of gay marriages – saying it is a fundamental personal freedom‚ not one that should be controlled by the government – and I support his stance. In Lisa Schiffren’s “Gay Marriage‚ an Oxymoron‚” she argues that same-sex marriage can’t be understood
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Gay Marriage Hello Teacher and Classmate‚ I want to talk to you about gay marriage I am a pro-gay marriage person. Some people feel as though gay marriage is fine and some people feel as is it the worst thing to do. Gay people aren’t hurting people they go about their business just like everybody else‚ Then again I understand why people are against gay marriage they don’t want their kids growing up thinking it’s okay to be dating the same sex. If a person is in love with someone then they
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Gay marriage nowadays has become a serious issue to talking about. In most culture across the global‚ gay marriage and homosexuality was forbidden‚ not accepted by the law. In my opinion‚ I think granting gay marriage would threaten the stability of family‚ pillar of our society. First of all‚ what is marriage? The institution of marriage is defined as between woman and man. God first created two kinds of people‚ which were woman and man. I believe the reason why god did that was he
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Say Yes to Gay Marriage If all people were to understand that marriage is a sacred union before God‚ then half of the problem with gay marriage would be solved. Believers of the Christian faith are one of the largest groups against gay marriage. In the Christian religion‚ it is considered sinful to have an intimate relationship with a person of the same gender and would certainly be out of the question to consider allowing them to marry. Gay sex is considered unforgivable because
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Patrice Green Professor Chamberlin Argumentative Essay/Draft October 8‚ 2013 Gay Marriage Since 1924 Gay Marriage has been a huge dilemma throughout the United States. Whether it should be legal or illegal law to have the same sex gender to get married. Approximately around the year 2000 America along with other countries started to accept gay marriages. Of course being a citizen in America there were people who didn’t agree with this decision. Still to this day in the year of 2013 homosexual
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The idea of gay marriage is what I would call a recent phenomenon. I say recent because it has only been in the past few years that activists in the country have become extremely vocal about legalizing gay marriage. What got the ball rolling was the first legally gay marriage in the United States which was performed in San Francisco in 2004 between Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon who are gay rights activists. After this first marriage the idea of homosexuals marrying became a trend that swept across
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Gay Marriages Yea or Nay Tehila Haverlandt Michael Kellam Soc 120 11/15/2012 Whether or not to allow “Gay Marriages” or Same-Sex-Marriages is a question that brings up a lot of theories and debates. It all starts with whether or not people chose to be homosexual or if it is in their genes. In this paper I will touch on a few of these theories and questions. I will try to decide for myself if it should be legal or not. I am riding on the line in between the two and at this very moment unsure if
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