Did you know that the first legal gay marriage did not happen until 2004 while congress‚ the lawmaking branch of our nation’s government‚ has been around since it was created in 1787? It took our government two hundred and seventeen years to legalize gay marriage in just one state‚ one state out of fifty. Luckily‚ now there are 37 states in America that legalized gay marriage. But what is taking our country so long to end the struggle for equal rights in all of our states? There are still 13 states
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nature of marriage. Ever since the court case‚ Obergefell v. Hodges‚ in the summer of 2015 gay marriage has been documented as legal in all 50 states according to the Constitution. Nowadays‚ it seems as if those who hold pubic office are straying away from the founding fathers original intent‚ which was to build a nation based off of Judeo Christian values. Same sex marriage is one of the many issues that contributes to the downward spiral of the moral fiber of The United States. Same sex marriage should
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Microsoft | Legalization of Gay Marriage | Argumentative Essay | | Demontez Lander | 3/29/2013 | | Lander 1 Should Gay marriage be legalized? This topic‚ which is an issue of human rights and equality for those of all races‚ genders‚ religion and sexual orientation has recently become a hot media topic with everyone from celebrities to peers showing their support or opposition of the subject. With this issue recently moving into the major debate on capitol hill many
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Gay Rights: An Oxymoron A monumental moment in the gay rights movement was when the state of California passed Proposition 8‚ a bill of legislature that solidified a ban on gay marriage. Also referred to as “Prop H8 (Hate)”‚ millions of Americans were shocked to learn that even in the liberal state of California‚ bigotry seemed to prevail. Comedian Jon Stewart remarks “Recently‚ the highest court in South Africa handed down a decision ordering the country’s parliament to extend marriage rights to
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Gay Marriage in America America was built on the foundation of equality for all men; however‚ not until recently have gay and lesbian individuals inherited such civil rights. One of the largest and most pressing issues effecting the gay population is the issue of gay marriage. Marriage is defined as “the relationship that exists between a husband and wife or a similar relationship between people of the same sex” (Websters). Within the past ten years fifteen states have legalized gay marriage
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The Disadvantages of Gay Marriage According to Messerli (2009)‚ marriage is defined as a religious and allowed by low commitment between male and female‚ also the final expression of love. Most religious consider homosexuality as an offence against God’s laws. Every religious in the world that consider homosexuality is unacceptable. It is insulting and a swipe to most people freedom of religion to have to admit a relationship they wicked sinful. The evolution of the United States legal system‚ there
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Gay and Lesbian Marriage The ongoing debate on gay and lesbian marriage continues to become one of the most controversial topics in the world today. Clearly‚ we as a nation are undecided on this issue. Thirty six states have passed legislation banning gay marriages and other states are also in debate whether or not to allow these couples to marry. Unfortunately‚ the dispute has left the United States homosexual community in an awkward position. There are some people who think that gay people
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The Controversies Surrounding Gay Marriages: How Much the Fabric of Society Can Withstand Student’s name: Institution: Abstract The issue of gay marriages has been discussed for quite a while from a number of perspectives; however‚ its economic aspects are rarely touched upon. In their article Firms balk at gay weddings‚ Nathan Koppel and Ashey Jones shed some light on the controversy surrounding the provision of services regarding the arrangement of same sex weddings from the perspective of the
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Gay Marriage Many same-sex couples want the right to get married because they are in love. Many‚ in fact‚ have spent the last 10‚ 20 or 50 years with that person‚ and they want to honor their relationship in the greatest way our society has to offer. By making a commitment to stand together in good times and bad‚ through all the joys and challenges family life brings‚ and to show that off to the public‚ just like other married couples. Same sex marriage should be legalized because they have a right
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Gay Marriage Rights! The definition of gay marriage or same sex marriage is when two people of the same gender want to spend the rest of their lives together and want to make it official by getting married. A lot of people seem to disagree with this topic‚ and think it is utterly disgraceful‚ but in my opinion‚ those are the people who are the major disgrace in our society. Just think‚ if you really loved a person and wanted to spend the rest of your life with them but the law wouldn’t allow
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