and provides them with the same legal rights as couples in heterosexual relationships” (Same-Sex Marriage). “Opponents of same-sex marriage argue that the institution of marriage should apply to only unions between one man and one woman. Allowing gay and lesbian couples to marry‚ they say‚ undermines the institution of marriage” (Same-Sex Marriage). Where the Issue Stands Today “In America‚ six states plus D.C. allow same-sex couples to marry‚ three more respect marriages of same-sex couples
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Argumentative Essay: Should Gay Marriage be Legalized? Gay marriage has been a critical topic in many countries since 1924. Around the year 2000‚ countries such as America and the UK started approving gay marriages‚ although not everyone agreed with this decision. Still in 2013‚ homosexuals are fighting for their right to get married to someone of their same sex. People against gay marriage feel that if it was to be legalized‚ the importance of marriage would fade away and some people would
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our lord then why would we try to stop it. Gays should be given the same rights as everyone else. Gay marriage would allow same sex partners to enjoy the benefits of being married‚ for example‚ insurance coverage for their partner‚ the legal right for the partner to inherit their partners assets upon death. Things like in the US- according to its constitution and laws (all men are created equal‚ equal rights‚ etc) - there should be a "union" were the gay couple should have all rights that a married
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50 Shades of Gay: Humans Are Not One-Dimensional As a human being I can definitely say that in our life ----we search for people that resemble ourselves. We start off by interrogating people to make a mental resume on them; what’s your name‚ where are you from‚ how old are you ( Wright)? We go in personal‚ like have you had any diseases‚who are you into‚ what gender do you like to sleep with (Wright)? In fact‚ we seek out environments that enforce our personal choices (Wright). We are
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Well‚ that’s the most often heard argument‚ one even codified in a recently passed U.S. federal law. Yet it is easily the weakest. It seems to me that if the straight community cannot show a compelling reason to deny the institution of marriage to gay people‚ it shouldn’t be denied. And such simple‚ nebulous declarations are hardly a compelling reason. They’re really more like an expression of prejudice than any kind of a real argument. The concept of not denying people their rights unless you can
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article I read was on anti-gay comments in Canadian schools. Two university professors of Manitoba conducted a national survey of both homosexual and heterosexual teens. Out of 3‚700 students across Canada‚ hear insulting comments on a daily basis. The survey found that seventy per cent of students heard phrases like “that’s so gay” and forty eight per cent heard derogatory terms like “faggot‚” “lezbo” and “dyke” every day. The article recommends that school boards should apply gay-straight alliances such
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doing my presentation in a fictional persona called Alyssa. Hi everyone my name is Alyssa‚ and I’m Gay. It’s not such a big deal; I’m just like all the other women in the world‚ except I prefer women over men. One day I would like to marry a woman‚ but at the moment the government is restricting me from doing so. We live in a democratic society where we believe in equal rights don’t we? Well why don’t gay couples have the same rights as heterosexual couples? The Law is obviously old and out-dated‚ as
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truly best for children and society as a whole. Advocates claim that homosexual adoption is a wonderful remedy‚ which will elevate the number of foster children in America while creating diversity and combatting homophobia. However‚ I propose that gay adoption is far from a healthy remedy for combatting homophobia or a medicine for the current welfare of the state. Children of homosexual homes are theoretically proposed to express higher incidences of homosexuality and gender atypical behavior‚ which
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For the first topic‚ there were three different articles from three different writers about the Gay Rights Movement that had turned into a riot between the drag queens‚homosexuals and the police after the police had raided the bar in Greenwich Village whilst the homosexuals were having a carefree time due to receiving a search warrant telling them to search the bar for liquor that was being sold illegally that had resulted in homosexuals‚drag queens and policemen being injured; but with thirteen
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Bibliography: Diane Silver et al.‚ The New Civil War: The Lesbian and Gay Struggle For Civil Rights (New York; New York:1997)‚ 25-26 Andy Humm‚ "The State of gay rights in New York‚" Available http://www.gothamgazette.com/iotw/gayrights/ (Accessed May 16‚ 2005).
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