Should gay marriage be legalised in Australia Hello fellow citizens of Australia I’m Bill Shorten leader of the Labour party and we support gay marriage. Now speaking of gay marriage this is the reason as to why I’m here with you today to discuss the issue of ’should gay marriage be legalised in Australia’ and as I just mentioned imam in favour of allowing homosexuals to marry legally. You see being a homosexual is not something you can control it is simply something you are‚ it is like if I were
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Angela Williams When The Right is Wrong: Gay Marriage Should be Legalized Should gays be allowed to be legally married and have that marriage recognized on a national level? This is an issue that is making headlines across the country and is the topic of conversations on Capitol Hill and Facebook forums‚ alike. Those who oppose gay marriage give a vast amount of reasons that range from the conservative to the crazy‚ from the religious to the ridiculous. However‚ these reasons do not give anyone
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support gay marriage‚ I do believe that domestic partnership should remain allowable‚ giving a person the right to date and share their lives with whomever they so choose‚ but the sanctity of marriage should remain exclusively between one man and one woman. II. Body paragraph #1 – Topic Sentence #1 Before the passing of Prop 8‚ California was only the second state to allow same-sex marriage. In fact up until 2004 same-sex couples couldn’t wed anywhere in the country. Many gay couples
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“ A Tradition of Change” Critique of: William Bennett‚ “Against Gay Marriage” Throughout the course of American history‚ every generation has built upon the foundations of freedom that were constructed by their ancestors before them. During the 1920’s‚ women finally earned the right to vote‚ and in the 1960’s‚ blacks finally gained their hard fought equality. Our current generations task‚ is to strive to obtain equal rights for homosexuals so that our children and grandchildren can live in
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Empowerment Instrument Listed below are a number of self-orientations that people may have with regard to their work role. Using the following scale‚ please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree that each one describes your self-orientation. A. Very Strongly Disagree B. Strongly Disagree C. Disagree D. Neutral E. Agree F. Strongly Agree G. Very Strongly Agree ____ I am confident about my ability to do my job. ____ The work that I do is important to me. ____ I have significant
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Why I Support Gay Marriage Doug Mainwaring’s September 21 editorial for the Washington Post‚ entitled “Why I oppose Gay Marriage” is a gay marriage opinion piece unlike many others. Mainwaring opens his piece explaining how a past Maryland petition opposing gay marriage has recently been brought back into the spotlight. The names of the people who had signed said petition were released‚ much to the shock of the general public‚ who were in awe to see the names of friends‚ neighbors‚ and family members
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Gay Marriages should be Legalized The government says that every citizen of the United States shall receive equal rights. Then‚ why did they pass the Defense of Marriage Act? The Defense of Marriage Act prohibits the federal government from recognizing same-sex marriages; in my opinion this act is unjust and immoral because it restricts the rights of gay and lesbian citizens. Many of the reasons offered for opposing gay marriage are based on the assumption that gays have a choice
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Denial of Gay Marriage: Macro Theories and Effects on the Population Introduction and Effects For thousands of years heterosexual couples have been wed into the institution of marriage. Until recently‚ the population of same sex partners who are denied equal familial rights was primarily only an issue within the gay‚ lesbian‚ bisexual and transgendered (GBLT) community. Same sex relationships parallel those of traditional marriage such as commitment‚ sacrifice‚ and sharing of responsibilities
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students are gay or bisexual. We have 26 students in our class. So theoretically‚ there is at least one gay person in this room. Are we going to deny that person the chance to get married and lead a life like the rest of us? That’s why I think New Zealand needs to legalise gay marriage. You might say‚ "yeah I’ve got no problem with gays." But think‚ when was the last time you called someone gay? or faggot? And I bet you said it without even realising it. We use the term gay as if its something
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Jack Conkling‚ Kansas Teacher‚ Writes On Facebook That Being Gay Is ’The Same As Murder’ Jack Conkling‚ a Prairie Hills Middle School social studies teacher and Buhler High School assistant women’s basketball coach in Buhler‚ Kan.‚ is under fire afterequating being gay to being a murderer on his Facebook profile‚ the Hutchinson Newsreports. In his post‚ Conkling comments on gay marriage‚ writing that homosexuality "ranks in God’s eyes the same as murder‚ lying‚ stealing‚ or cheating." According
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