Make Gay Marriage Legal What is so wrong about gay marriage? It’s just two people‚ like you and me‚ who want to spend the rest of their lives with the person that they love. Same-sex marriage couples should have access to the same marriage benefits and public acknowledgement enjoyed by heterosexual couples. Prohibiting gay marriage is unconstitutional discrimination. A law shouldn’t stop two people from being happy and doing what they want freely. As of July 17‚ 2013‚ gay marriage has been
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Do you think gay marriage should be legalized? 25 states in the United States have legalized gay marriage. The first amendment of the constitution clearly states that a person’s religious views or lack thereof must be protected. Gay marriage should be allowed and recognized by each state because every individual has the right to be with the one they love. The definition of love‚ according to dictionary.com is as follows: “Very strong affection: an intense feeling of tender affection and compassion
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members of a community must speak up‚ be able to conduct dialogue and understanding‚ model compassionate behavior and create safe and supportive environments for our troubled youths. The Arguments Against Gay Rights A decade ago‚ 59 percent of the interviewed population thought that gay and lesbian couples should not be able to marry. Ten years later‚ the percentage of people against marriage lowered from 59 to 36 percent. Arguments against include: Most religions consider it a sin. It would
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Gay Wedded Bliss Erica Pickering SOC 120 David Strand June 24‚ 2013 I chose the topic Gay Marriage‚ and I chose this one‚ because I have such a strong view and opinion on this topic. I wish that one day we could all live in a world where everyone is accepted‚ no matter who that love‚ that is my idea of a perfect world‚ that and no violence. Gay Marriage I know though will never be 100% accepted everywhere‚ and it does not have to be‚ everyone has the right to their own opinion and freedom
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the right to get married. Gays’ desire of marriage conflicts with the values and the concepts of marriage. But marriage is really about a union‚ a union in which two people support‚ love‚ and care for one another. Homosexuals should be able to marry and the definition of marriage should be redefined. Same sex couples should be allowed to publicly celebrate their commitment in the same way as heterosexual couples. By not allowing same sex couples the right to marry‚ gays and lesbians will be stigmatized
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Gay New York: Gender‚ Urban Culture‚ and the Making of the Gay Male World‚ 1890-1940 George Chauncey Publisher: Basic Books‚ 1995 Length: 478 pages ISBN: 0465026214‚ 9780465026210 Book Review: Gay New York brilliantly shatters the myth that before the 1960s gay life existed only in the closet‚ where gay men were isolated‚ invisible‚ and self-hating. Based on years of research and access to a rich trove of diaries‚ legal records‚ and other unpublished documents‚ this book is a fascinating
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religious ceremony during which this act is performed; a wedding. Gay marriage has been a topic that has been discussed in the United States for several years now. You have people that have different viewpoints on how they feel about gay marriage more so the big question everyone argues is whether it is right or wrong. We will be discussing gay marriage in this paper focusing on the ethical problems this issue faces. We will look at gay marriage from the deontology theory and then contract the theory
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Sally R. Young Young1 Professor Carol Lawson Religion 101 March 25‚ 2013 GAY MARRIAGE ISSUES Gay Marriage is a controversial topic both in society and in churches in the United States today. Proponents for gay marriage believe that same sex couples are entitled to all the rights and benefits bestowed on traditional couples allowed by law and church to marry. Today‚ more states and churches are agreeing with this position and allowing civil unions between same gender couples;
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Gay Rights Gay rights cover a plethora of topics from same sex marriage‚ adoption‚ and gays and lesbians partaking in the military. Many believe that gay and lesbian marriage is untraditional and others disagree. Many think gay and lesbian adoption puts children at risk while others think that it is a chance of happiness and hope for a kid that doesn’t have a home or a family. Many think that gays and lesbian in the military is wrong and affects the bonds and effectiveness of our military
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Yet today regardless of our freedom some people choose to discriminate and judge those with a different style of life because they do not see those different groups equally compatible with their same values in life. One of the many reason that the gay and lesbian group grabbed my attention‚ is the fact that they are discriminated every day of their lives‚ which is something that a lot of people identify themselves with‚ such as myself. Discrimination has been a part of my life because this country
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