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iii. Rise of Christianity iv. First laws against same sex relationships v. National awareness and rise of the Gay Movement b. Religion and same sex marriage i. Procreation 1. Having children is main reason for marriage ii
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guide to those working to loosen similar shackles of fear. More importantly it opens the door for conversation and action of parting from universal ideologies to more diverse and unique ones. Lynn‚ both a transgender person and advocate for Lesbian Gay Bisexual
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complete their family. Due to age and health factors‚ the women decided that Mary would become pregnant using an anonymous sperm donor. During the pregnancy‚ Martha supported Mary and attended birthing and parenting classes with her. When the child was born‚ both women were listed on the birth certificate. They sent out birth announcements to friends that listed both women as the child’s mother. Because they lived in Florida‚ Martha was unable to adopt the child formally‚ but the two women signed
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Gay Marriage: Right or Wrong? Kristina Waltmire SOC 120 Introduction to Ethics & Social Responsibility June 13‚ 2011 Dr. Eva M. Ananiewicz Ashford University Abstract This paper will give a look into the religious‚ social ethics‚ and rights of a gay couple wanting to get married. Gay marriage debates are very emotional and important to many people and there are many sides to every argument. Religious leaders want to state what the bible is saying and saying that same-sex marriage is
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surrounding sexual orientation would include something such as the gay rights and if it is choice or nature. This debate has gone on for many‚ many years and still continues today. This includes scientific research being done and others opinions on the subject. Many people today argue the facts of whether this is up for debate or not. On one hand people think it’s a choice and will not accept the fact of who the person is and how they were born or they think that it’s something they have no control of and
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everyone. I am here today to present to state my stance on gay marriage rights around the world‚ and I hope that I will be able to change your current views to match mine. Gay marriage is a topic that I am sure that most people frown upon on‚ and when hearing the news of a gay couple getting married‚ they would look at both of them in complete horror‚ with a look of disgust painted across their faces. There have been countless debates on gay marriage rights for many years‚ but it hasn’t come to an
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other‚ people who oppose homosexual marriage feel the need to ostracize those who chose to love and pursue someone of the same gender on a level more than just a partnership. In Webster’s Dictionary the definition for marriage reads: “the state of being united to another person as a usual contractual relationship according to law or custom; a wedding ceremony and attendant festivities; a close union.” With having read the definition‚ one can see that it says nothing about having to be a heterosexual
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Danielle Wright Nancy Cassano English 1301- 3C2 November 25‚ 2014 Gay Marriage Gay marriage should be legal in every state and not half of the United States because everyone should be entitled to their own right to be happy. Our unalienable rights are life‚ liberty and pursuit of happiness‚ which means to be happy. The unalienable rights are rights are rights that we are given and cannot be taken away from us. It is up to the individual to give up their rights. It was a never ending fight for
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Gay Marriage Soc 120 Amy Lyons June 27‚ 2011 Just because someone doesn’t love the same way as you do does not make them wrong or make them crazy‚ it makes them unique. Majority of people around the world feel that marriage should be between a man and a woman and that gays should not have that right because they believe being gay is morally wrong. If being gay is morally wrong then why are their gay people? That is like saying being white is morally wrong. People honestly who believe this don’t
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