Jennifer Sexton October 11‚ 2012 CHILDREN OF GAY FATHERSThere is a lot of controversy over the status of children of gay fathers. Some say the children struggle more than other kids. Yet‚ others say that the children excel more due to being put in the spotlight. Also‚ there has been some speculation over when the fathers should come clean to their kids. They worry about damaging their self-esteem and grieving over their loss of innocence. The fathers who don’t discuss this issue with
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not get distracted from what is essentially: an issue of the equal rights guaranteed to all Americans. Why should homosexuals be denied the privilege of marriage when extending it to them would do no damage to anyone else? Conversely‚ allowing gays to marry would have many positive benefits to society. Due to current tax laws‚ married couples tend to pay more taxes than singles. In a 2000 article in the National Tax Journal‚ James Alm and Leslie A. Whittington‚ economist‚ known for their work
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Abstract Gay marriage is a legally or socially recognized marriage between two persons of the same biological sex or social gender. It first became legal in the U.S. state Massachusetts in 2004 after many debates. Same-sex marriage supporters make several arguments in support of their position. They compare their struggles to the civil rights movement and the fight for women rights. Supports believe they have the right to marry whoever they chose as long as it doesn’t hurt anybody. Some Homosexuals
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Two editorials were posted in the “New York Daily News” and “Times of Trenton” pertaining to the subject of legalizing gay marriage. Both articles argue the position against gay marriage and use the same focal point in their articles: the negative effects that legalizing gay marriages will have on children being raised by same sex parents. Also‚ both articles contain logical fallicies in their argument and use many of the same tactics to argue their point such as scare tactics‚ statistics‚ and quotes
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Bibliography: "Gay marriages should be allowed‚ state judge rules‚" The Wall Street Journal‚ Dec. 4‚ 1996. Stoddard‚ Thomas‚ "Gay marriages: Make them legal"‚ Current Issues and Enduring Questions‚ Bedford Books‚ Boston. Wald‚ Michael S.‚ An Analysis of Proposition 22 – The "knight" Intiative; The Stanford Institute for
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will look back on in years to come and say‚ ’I can’t believe it took so long for us to recognize this.’ It’ll be like segregation and giving women the right to vote." says Julianne Moore‚ Golden Globe Award winner (“Gay Voices”). So‚ same-sex marriage: Is it unconstitutional or a right? Gay marriage should be recognized and legalized in all of the United States. A marriage is a personal thing so who are they to stand in the way of it being legal? Is it their business anyway and is discriminating against
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polygamy‚ and bestiality. The original purpose of marriage was to procreate. Since homosexuals can’t have children‚ they are only doing it for their own gratification. It also promotes the gay lifestyle which studies show leads to a lower life expectancy‚ psychological problems‚ and other problems. If the gays do decide to have children those children will grow up incorrectly. A perfect child is raised in a perfect home. Mother + Father = Good Child. Two dads or two moms don’t know how to properly
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there are two objectives in regards to gay marriage; those who say “green-light” and those who say “red-light”. In essence‚ when you consider the marriage battle between homosexuals and heterosexuals -- it’s like fire and ice; they both have the potential to overcome each other’s privileged power. “It’s this tug of war between whose gut feeling is better or morally correct that perpetuates the cycle of bitter feelings‚” suggests David Myers ‚ a spokesperson for gay rights (Myers & Scanzoni‚ 2005‚ p.
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Gay Marriage. It’s a controversial issue. There is much debate here in Australia on the issue and we constantly hear discussions‚ new reports and arguments on the subject. Australia plays host to one of the biggest gay and lesbian carnivals in the world‚ held in Sydney‚ every year bringing the issue to the fore in every media outlet in the country. The opinions are varied on the subject and often get treated with much emotion and passion‚ by both sides of the argument. I too‚ have an opinion. It’s
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Gay Rights Speech The word gay‚ in the common school setting often has a negative connotation associated with it. “Hey‚ homo!”‚ “Hey Faggot” and “That’s so gay” are some of the most commonly used slurs‚ degrading the meaning of those words to something one could instead call ‘stupid’ or ‘bad’. This presents the constant negative image of a different sexual orientation. There was supposed to be equality; Equality in marriage‚ and equality in lifestyles between all people of all sexes and all
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