Katha Pollitt counters arguments against marriage between homosexuals in her essay “What’s Wrong with Gay Marriage?”. I think the main purpose of this essay was to convince the reader that there is absolutely nothing wrong with gay marriages. The author starts her essay with a question because she disagrees that gay marriage threatens the so-called institution of marriage. Pollitt jumps from one argument to another and looks at the institution of marriage from various perspectives‚ such as history
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had the chance to marry once? This is real for almost all same sex couples. I am all for making same sex marriage legal nation wide. People focus to much on their genders and not so much the love the two have for each other. Not letting a couple get married based on their sex is discrimination. I don’t think letting them get married will ruin the reputation of marriage. When it comes to marriage‚ I’m sure most people can agree that love is the only factor that should matter. Many same sex couples suffer
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By: Valerie Tickles Soc 215 Business Ethics December 4‚ 2008 Gay and Lesbians Marriages What is “Gay”? Some would say that it means being happy‚ joyful‚ merry‚ lively‚ and full of sprit. But the topic that I speak of refers to a person’s sexuality‚ having a sexual attraction to persons of the same sex. Is this ethical? As a nation
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Gay and lesbians are consistently denied rights that are typically taken for granted by the average American. Specifically‚ gay and lesbians couples are denied the right to marry even if they are upstanding citizens. They are held at an unfair disadvantage solely because of their sexual orientation. This discrimination must stop because gay and lesbian couples are law-abiding citizens too‚ who should be afforded the same rights as heterosexual couples. One common problem that plagues gay and
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What is marriage? People argue with respect to the definition of marriage. To get married is a very important event for almost everyone. Especially for women‚ marriage and giving a birth could be the two biggest events of their lives. Many people believe that getting married to the one whom he or she loves is natural. However‚ what do you think if you cannot get married to him or her because it is socially unacceptable? It is unfail to homosexuals in our society‚ aren’t we all suppose to be seen
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Issues: Gay Marriage In America Jared English Professor April 29th 2011 Diversity Issues 2 Diversity Issues: Gay Marriage In America The director and founder of the Marriage-Equality organization Freedom to Marry‚ Evan Wolfson‚ says that when the term “gay marriage” is used it suggests that homosexuals are asking for special privileges or are expecting to get them. However‚ I could not disagree with that statement more. Marriage is marriage‚ when you call it a “gay marriage” it takes
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Gay Marriages Stephanie Smith SOC 120 Eugene Kaufman April 3‚ 2012 Gay Marriage is defined as a union of two same-sex partners‚ same gender‚ and homosexual marriage. Gay or same sex marriages have been in existence since ancient times. There two types informal and highly ritual unions. The recorded mention of same sex marriage was in early Roman Empire. At that point‚ they were common like attending heterosexual marriages. These gay marriages continued until Christianity became the religion
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It’s not a choice to be gay. You don’t chose who you love‚ you just do. Using the Bible as a reason to be against same sex marriage is complete non-sense. God created everyone equal. Even Pope Francis called for the integration of gays into society‚ remarking that even as leader of the world’s 1.2 billion Catholics‚ he has no right to “judge” gay people. The leaders of 313.9 million Americans must realize‚ as the Pope did‚ that they must stop judging gay people and denying their given rights. Why
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However there are many oppositions to gay marriage which can be looked into. Most religions consider homosexuality a sin‚ Virtually every religion in the world‚ including the major ones in this country‚ consider homosexuality unacceptable. It is offensive and a swipe to the religious freedom of the majority to have to recognize a relationship they consider sinful. The gay lifestyle is not something to be encouraged‚ as a lot of research shows it leads to much lower life expectancy‚ psychological
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it has to deal with the topic of Gay marriage. Some are debating that it should be legalized while others believe it should not be. Over the years many people believe that same sex marriage should be banned ‚ so what changed our minds as the years go by. Is it that our minds are now open to change? or‚ is it just to please people that do believe in same sex marriage? Based on many religions in the world today‚ may people strongly do not believe that gay marriage should be legal. According to the
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