The articles ‘Land of the fair has fair way to go on same-sex marriage’ and ‘A matter of conscience or convenience’‚ and the illustration by Leunig were written in 2011-2012 were all focused on the topic of gay marriage and the laws restricting it in Australia. In The Age article‚ the Prime Minister’s old fashioned view on something that has become the norm has become out-dated‚ which she refuses to accept. There are also two significant ‘us’ and ‘them’ groups; between Julia Gillard and her party
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2011 Gay Marriage… Legalize It? Breaking news in New York… Another riot has broken out today at Central Park when a groups or Christians protested the passing of gay marriage laws. All was peaceful‚ until an opposing group of homosexuals and homosexual/bisexual supporters noticed the protest and began to preach to the same crowd of the beauty of homosexuality and its ability of marriage. Then the chaos began. Situations like this are very common throughout the nation. The concept of gay marriage
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Gay marriage has become a very large issue in society. Awareness of this issue has become bigger through television‚ magazines‚ and especially all the social media. Today the issues of gay marriage is argued by rejecting them is a violation of religious freedom and minority discrimination‚ encourages individuals to have strong strong family values and give up high-risk sexual lifestyle‚ and also homosexuality is more accepted now than it has ever been in the past‚ marriage should be available to
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acceptable. Given this trend of greater acceptance of gay marriage‚ the issue of whether to legalize same-sex marriage naturally arises. Massachusetts has made great strides by legalizing gay marriage. Responding to this example‚ some states have taken steps towards accepting gay marriage while others are considering laws and constitutional amendments banning gay marriage within state borders. President George Bush has proposed a ban on gay marriage in the U.S. Constitution (Hulse). If Americans take
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Legalizing Gay Marriage Homosexuality is everywhere. You can see it in books‚ on television‚ in the media; it is rapidly becoming a social norm. Given this trend of greater acceptance of gay marriage‚ the issue of whether to legalize same- sex marriage naturally arises. Massachusetts has led the way by legalizing gay marriage. Responding to this example‚ some states have taken steps towards accepting gay marriage while others are considering laws and constitutional amendments banning gay marriage within
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“Legalizing Gay Marriages” Who decides a person’s sexual orientation? Legalizing gay marriages has been an issue for quite some time not only in the United States but also in other countries. Is it up to the courts to decide? Should people of various religions decide? Should the individuals involved decide? Again‚ who decides? So why should we legalize gay marriages? After doing some research‚ here are some reasons that appealed to me. 1. Denying a gay person marriage is a violation of their
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Should Gay Marriage Be Legal? The topic that I have chosen for my research is Gay marriage. The reason I chose this topic‚ is for its growing concern into today’s social world.I believe that Gay Marriage should be legalized and that those who practice same sex marriage should have the same right as those who view marriage as a traditional partnership between a man and a women. One article that was written by Adam Kolasinski‚ is stating fact against gay marriage. Adam believes‚ “Gays should not
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Gay marriage‚ also known as “Same-sex marriage”‚ is marriage between two persons of the same biological sex and/or gender identity. Legal recognition of same-sex marriage is sometimes referred to as marriage equality or equal marriage‚ particularly by supporters. The legalization of Gay marriage have been the most argued issue all around the nation lately. From my point of view‚ this is a very easy question and it is not necessary to argue about it that much: Gay marriage should definitely be legalized
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Why Gay is Okay It has been estimated that about 15‚000 Gay and Lesbian youth commit suicide every year (“Suicide Facts”). In recent discussions of Gay Marriage‚ a controversial issue has been whether it should be legal or not. On the one hand‚ one group of observers argues that homosexuals should not be able to marry. On this view‚ being gay is a sin. On the other hand‚ another group argues that not letting homosexual couples marry is discrimination. According to this group‚ all people are equal
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I believe gay and lesbian individuals within the United States should be able to marry‚ and therefore have all the same rights as heterosexual couples‚ because the 11th amendment to the constitution of the United States forbids the twisting of constitutional rights in order to deny others their right. Also‚ the fact that federalism is being used as an excuse for the federal government to bow out of making a decision on this topic – marital rights are not delegated to the federal government within
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