The United States prides itself in the freedom of its citizens‚ yet gay marriage is still looked down upon and banned in many states. Why are homosexuals being denied the right of matrimony? Regardless of sexuality‚ two people who are in love should be able to join each other in marriage‚ and that marriage should be recognized and respected by government and society. Although some people oppose the legalization of samesex marriage‚ gay marriage should be legal in all states because everyone should have the right to marry the one they love
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Constitution’s guarantees of equal protection and equal dignity before the law cannot stand idle while this wrong continues. Any prohibitions on same-sex marriage‚ whatsoever‚ are entirely discriminatory. Gay rights are civil rights and all Americans should have the right to marry the person of their choice‚ regardless of their sexual orientation. Thus‚ same-sex marriage should be legalized in the United States. Sadly but moreover shamefully‚ the United States government discriminates among its citizens
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Gay Marriage in Costa Rica When it is time for us to discuss important topics in Costa Rica‚ many opinions arise on the matter‚ however‚ it is the ideal mechanism to address such issues; the topic of a homosexual’s right to marry could be considered one of those controversial topics‚ given that our society is not up to those developed countries that have allowed such unions legally. When we talk about a country example of democracy for the world as Costa Rica‚ we assume that it is where
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Argument Analysis on Gay Marriage There are many controversies surrounding today’s world‚ such as abortion‚ animal testing‚ and social reform issues. It seems that no one can come to a common agreement on the legitimacy of these topics. Personal characteristics‚ such as upbringing‚ culture‚ religion and ethnicity‚ all play a role in determining one’s feelings on a given controversial issue. However‚ one of the most protested and discussed issues in current political debate is same-sex marriage. There
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impact on society. In my opinion there is nothing wrong with being gay. Although‚ I believe homosexual marriage is unlawful and immoral‚ and negatively impact society. Same-sex marriage is legal in Canada‚ Sweden‚ Norway‚ Netherlands‚ Belgium‚ Spain‚ Portugal‚ Mexico‚ Iceland‚ and South Africa. In the United States it is legal in Massachusetts‚ Connecticut‚ Iowa‚ Vermont‚ New Hampshire‚ and Washington D.C. States that recognize out-of-state gay marriages are New York and California. These states grant
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cultures around the world‚ and has also been recognized as significant or official by the national government‚ but now this very unification is being diluted and disgraced by many people who think that this bond between man and woman is insignificant. This movement to change the definition and value of marriage between a man and a woman is morally wrong if you believe in Christianity‚ bad for family values‚ bad for society‚ and bad for marriage. Marriage between man and woman is the most structured
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focus on the section titled “The Baby Boom for Gay Parents.” This part of the article aims to dispel negative connotations about gay parents and their children. Historically‚ gay parents were deemed unsuitable as child takers (Angier). Some gay parenthood critics believed that children will suffer due to social stigma‚ and lack of conventional adult role models (Angier). In the findings from early studies of gay parenthood‚ it stated that “children with gay parents were prone to have lower grades‚ conduct
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The gay community didn’t help prevent the spread of AIDS in many ways. The first reason being‚ bathhouses were very popular in the 1900’s especially gay bathhouses. During the 1980’s ( when the AIDS breakout began ) gays were being discriminated against and looked down upon by a great amount of people. When the AIDS epidemic started entered within the gay community‚ the government initiated that a way to prevent this from happening consisted of shutting down all bathhouses. However‚ the
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In recent years‚ the debate over gay marriage has grown from an issue that occasionally arose in a few states to a nationwide controversy. People have opposing viewpoints on whether gays should be allowed to marry or not‚ and the sub topics that coincide with gay marriage. People wonder if it is okay for gays to marry‚ and if so‚ should it be legal everywhere? In the United States I 2009‚ some states like Iowa‚ Vermont‚ and Connecticut allow gays to marry‚ while states like California‚ Florida‚
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heterosexual married couples. ?I love you. Let?s get married!? These words have been spoken many times‚ by many people. Most often a man to a woman‚ sometimes a woman to a man‚ and most recently‚ and man to man and woman to woman. However‚ in those last two cases‚ getting married isn?t just a cheap flight to Vegas for the weekend. It?s been a struggle for over 40 years‚ since the gay rights revolution. There are a numerous amount of reasons as to why people oppose gay marriage‚ but basically it comes
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