Benefits of Gay Marriage in New York Just recently our nation has taken initiative into changing the gay rights that our nation lacks by repealing the Don’t Ask Don’t Tell policy that was established in 1993 by our former president Clinton. In the United States there are only five states‚ not including District of Columbia‚ that have legalized same sex marriage. Lawmakers ignore the fact that legalizing gay marriage has economical benefits. If the state of New York were to make gay marriage legal
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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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for the gay community. Not even ten minutes after the United States won the World Cup‚ Abby Wambach ran over and kissed her wife. This by many people came as a shock‚ but to others it was just a kiss between two people that loved each other. In today’s society the country is split by people in the current younger generations such as high school students and college students and generations that are in their later fifties and older. In both generations there are people who are for gay marriage and there
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"Gay Marriage and Parenting" Today in humanity‚ gay parenting and marriage has become publicly accepted by some and rejected by others. Many have come to believe this topic to be immoral and impossible. Society has also realized that the average family has developed into many different forms in the last few years. Gay families have developed and are perceived today that raising kids without both a Mom and Dad‚ deprives the child from being introduced to both worlds. The approach to this debated
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Why Should You Support Gay Marriage? Help Gay Marriage Become Legal (Writing To Persuade) The issue of same-sex marriage is highly charged and debated‚ encompassing a wide variety of beliefs and viewpoints. Those against it usually maintain that marriage is between a man and a woman‚ that same-sex marriage will weaken the institution of marriage and some also object to it on religious grounds. Those who support same-sex marriage are typically of the opinion that two consenting adults have the right
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more accepted than ever‚ more people are coming out of the closet and wanting to have same sex relationships open ly. Although it is becoming more accepted‚ much of society still does not like the idea of legal gay marriage. As of now‚ very few states recognize legal marriage between gays‚ and it is a problem. In 1968‚ the U.S. government passed an amendment that states; “No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor
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Woolley AP NSL Pd.3 26 October 2013 Gay Marriage Rights Although some states in the U.S. have allowed gay marriage‚ many homosexual couples are not given the same legal and economic marital benefits as a heterosexual marriage and are constantly discriminated against. If a same-sex couple is in a domestic partnership or a civil union (a ceremony celebrating the affirmation of a partnership shared by a same-sex couple or a couple who choose not to marry) none of the marriage benefits under federal law will
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treatment. Gays have been fighting for rights since the 1960’s‚ maybe even before then‚ and yet today in 2010‚ those pleas for rights go unheard. I believe that we should allow same-sex marriage because banning it is unfair‚ love is all that matters in marriage‚ and gay families have certain family values that some straight marriages lack. Banning an issue doesn’t make it go away. The American Constitution states that everyone desverves the same‚ equal rights -- that inlcludes gay people. So banning
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Gay Marriage SOC: 120 Introduction to Ethics & Social Responsibility Instructor: Today the topic of gay marriage is an ongoing debate. There are many people that believe gay marriage is not a huge deal while others think that it is the most horrific thing on earth. There are many states that ban gay marriage but in the same regards there are some states that allow this union. Gay marriage is as an ethical issue because it goes against most peoples norms. This issue has caused an undeniable
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Gay Adoption Adoption has been around for many years‚ people just need to show that they are qualified parents to adopt. There are many orphans in this world that want a family‚ but there is not enough families or parents to take them in. There are not that many families that can or will take children in‚ wether it is because they cannot support them financially or they have children of their own. The main result is that there are so many orphan children that want a loving family. Gay adoption
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