Administration Formally Supports Nationwide Gay Marriage.” CNN Wire 7 Mar. 2015. Opposing Viewpoints in context. Web. 10 Mar. 2015 On March 6‚ 2015‚ the Obama administration filed a statement to the Supreme Court calling ban to gay marriage unconstitutional. This is another follow up to the statement made by then presidential candidate Obama before ascending into office back in 2012. When he was inaugurated in 2013‚ he states‚ “Our journey is not complete until our gay brothers and sisters are treated like
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Legalization of gay marriage Being gay is still not accepted by everyone‚ but homosexuality is spreading around the globe‚ even in the places where homosexual relationship is considered a crime. Nowadays‚ some countries as well as governments are against homosexuality‚ while in other countries are demanding for legalizing same-sex marriage. Eventhough gay marriage had been for so long a controversial topic‚ people are still not accepting the idea‚ and large crowds are still demonstration against
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Violence” is a response essay to a newspaper article‚ in New York Times‚ titled “Vicious Assault Shakes Texas Town”‚ written by James Mckinely. The New York Times article is about an eleven-year-old girl‚ who was gang raped by eighteen men. Roxane Gay mainly focuses on sexual violence and how the media badly presents it to their audience. In her essay‚ she informs the readers the way that‚ James Mckinely article only focuses on one side of the story‚ and that’s the men’s side. She explains that she
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Why do you think Frankenstein has become such an important reference in the modern world? As a 19th Century text‚ Frankenstein written by Mary Shelley‚ has remained remarkably relevant to today’s society. Due to the context written in the middle of the industrial revolution era‚ the novel embodies a strong message as well as a clear warning as to the dangerous repercussions of using science to continue or enhance life. The text has had the ability to play on societal fears towards scientific discovery
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true 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
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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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are completely against gay marriage; and many of liberals are fighting for equal treatment. The neo-Christian politicians are using religious arguments to establish that homosexuality is an abomination. While this may be their belief system‚ this country was founded on religious freedom‚ where the people are allowed to worship how they see fit. These two polarized views have created gay marriage to be a very coarse topic among Americans. Recently three states have legalized gay marriage. Can this be
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Gay and Lesbian Adoption Gay and lesbian adoption is a serious‚ yet controversial subject. It has become a major issue in our society. In certain states‚ homosexuals can adopt children just like any other married or single adult. A person’s freedoms should protect the rights of gays and lesbians to adopt children when they meet the same standards for parenting and home environment as heterosexual couples (Driscoll and Stingl). Today over 520‚000 children are in foster care and 127‚000 of those
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Gay Rights Two men walking are walking down a busy street peacefully and minding their own business until suddenly they decide to kiss one other openly in a public place. Many automatically stereotype and judge them and look upon this as weird while others view this as disgust. Some others‚ whom are known as homophobic actually get angry about it. Is there a problem with has just occurred? Should the couple be left alone or should something be said? The controversial discussion of gay rights is
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