should we support Gay Marriage? "You weren’t born knowing how to hate‚ you were taught how to hate." I believe in Gay-Marriage‚ I was raised knowing that I should be myself‚ and believe in what I please. I’m not writing this to go against anyone else‚ or to offend anyone’s thoughts of life. I’m just writing my opinion out‚ just like I was asked to do. This is an essay‚ I’m writing on why we should legalize Gay-Marriage. As a citizen‚ I have a right to support Gay-Marriage‚ I also believe in
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02/20/2014 The State of Gay Marriages Marriage is the formal union of a man and a woman‚ typically recognized by law‚ by which they become husband and wife. However‚ in an article “Gay Marriages: Make Them Legal” by Thomas B. Stoddard is talking about the marriage of gays and the author try to argue for gay marriages. Just only reading title‚ we can see how strong of this argument‚ because Stoddard have showed us many evidences that can support his point of view. Stoddard begins with
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the way in how gay marriages are uncommon‚ would prove to be a major factor in divorce rate differences. However‚ this proved false‚ given that there is not much difference between gay and straight marriage or divorce rates. This does not change how I view gay marriage as opposed to straight marriage‚ however it does seem to provide a normalization to how gay couples fit in to societies social norms. Not only are homosexual divorce rates almost the same but homosexual marriage rates are also almost
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There has been a major debate over gay marriage for many years. Everyone has their own issues and opinions of gay marriage. Some people are for the Pro-Gay Marriage Movement and some are for the Anti-Gay Marriage Movement. Personally‚ I am for the Pro-Gay Marriage Movement. I feel as though everyone has the right to marry whoever they would like to whether it’s of the same sex or opposite sex. Many states have been debating within the courts all over the United States. There are two states that
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Negative | Affirmative | The institution of marriage has traditionally been defined as between a man and a woman. In the Oct. 15‚ 1971 decision Baker v. Nelson (186 KB) ‚ the Supreme Court of Minnesota found that "The institution of marriage as a union of man and woman‚ uniquely involving the procreation and rearing of children within a family‚ is as old as the book of Genesis.” | Varnum v. Brien‚ 763 N.W.2d 862 (Iowa 2009)‚ is a unanimous decision of the Iowa Supreme Court dated April 3‚ 2009
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WHY GAY MARRIAGE SHOULD BE LEGALIZED. Try to imagine life in a society that refuses individuals to marry who they love. Imagine people being around their partners‚ but not having the legal rights to call them their wives or husbands. The fact of the matter is one does not have to try to imagine this because this is the state of current society. People can argue about whether church and state should be separated‚ the banning of polygamy‚ and not legalizing gay marriage‚ but the major
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in a persuasive and informative speech. First‚ a persuasive speech means to influence your listeners to change their way of thinking to yours through factual and logical information. A persuasive speech will get your listeners to re-evaluate their view on a topic and change their beliefs. A persuasive speech is not to deliver complete information but to use information to make a convincing argument. An informative speech has the purpose to inform your listeners to a specific topic. An informative
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recently‚ California‚ gay marriage has been a growing trend in the United States. In the 8 months since the legalization‚ more and more gay couples have been rushing to California to tie the knot. However‚ California and Massachusetts are not the first to make an effort to strengthen the bonds of homosexual couples some European countries including Denmark‚ Holland‚ some Scandinavian countries‚ and others have legalized same-sex marriage and have found the results positive. Gay marriage has been a contradictory
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Legalization of Gay Marriage What is the definition of marriage? The dictionary states it as being the legal union between a man and a woman as husband and wife. However‚ times are changing as the gay life style becomes more accepted by society it is time to allow all couples regardless of sex to enjoy equal protections‚ rights and benefits under the law. Perhaps‚ it makes the most sense to consider arguments against same sex marriage to realize why it should be legalized; these arguments touch
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September 2013 The Irrelevancy of Gender in Marriage Gay Marriages: Make Them Legal is an article written by Thomas B. Stoddard‚ an executive director of a gay rights organization called the Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund. In the aforementioned article‚ he painfully illustrates the injustices and imbalance of the typical “traditional marriage” and its impact on average‚ devoted homosexual couples. More than just state his opinion on marriage between homosexuals‚ he emphasizes the injustice
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