5 Word count: 1816 For a number of years same sex marriage has been the topic of debate for many reasons and throughout many groups of individuals. In the past 12 months the topic of same sex marriage in Australia has become even more significant especially with more and more countries around the world legalising same sex marriage‚ with New Zealand‚ Australia’s neighbour country becoming the latest country to legalise same sex marriage. Gay rights activists around the world have also brought
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about is gay and lesbian marriage. Although it isn’t an issue that has an effect on me personally‚ it does have a direct effect on my friends and many people around me. People argue that same sex marriages will destroy the sanctity of marriage‚ when there isn’t even any sanctity to destroy. It doesn’t make sense to me that people can be so shallow and look at people for being what? Being different? For being gay? No one said that just because same sex marriage isn’t against the law everyone
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Gay Marriage: Social Implications There has been much controversy on the subject of gay marriage for a long time‚ and in several different areas. There has been conflict in the educational‚ the legal (governmental rights)‚ and the religious aspects‚ among others. Amidst all the confusion and chaos that comes from the usually rather passionate opinions on this issue‚ the question that seriously needs to be considered is this: How would legalizing gay marriage ultimately affect American society as
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SHOULD SAME SEX MARRIAGE BE A CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT? Same sex marriage is currently not an option in 39 states. It has been frowned upon by the church for decades‚ yet the 14th amendment makes “the elusive promise of equality a reality”. (p.255) In 1996 congress passed DOMA to define the word marriage as a “legal union between one man and one woman” (p.253) This preventing any couples married in one state that allows gay marriage to move to a state without‚ and receive recognition of their union
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Gay marriage ought to be official because it is uncivilized and unjust. Our civil rights and the Constitution give us numerous authorizations. One of our civil liberties is the search of contentment‚ which homosexual people are not allowed to pursuit. They cannot be married to the person they love and it disrupts their self-determinations. In Alaska‚ Nevada‚ Montana‚ Oregon‚ Utah‚ Nebraska‚ Missouri‚ Michigan‚ North Dakota‚ Ohio‚ Kentucky‚ Oklahoma‚ Kansas‚ Louisiana‚ Arkansas‚ Georgia‚ Mississippi
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Most people believe that marriage is a sanctified institution‚ and should only be between a man and a woman‚ and that it ’s wicked for marriage to exist between same sex couples. I believe marriage should be legal for a man and a woman that truly love each other‚ with the intentions of wanting to unite their lives together. Should homosexuals be able to marry? I intended to explain my reasons for homosexual and against homosexual marriage. Some people believing that marriage should be between a man
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Legalization of Same-Sex Marriage Yu Wen School of Public Administration Southwestern University of Finance and Economics #555 Liutai Ave‚ Wenjiang District‚ Chengdu‚ China 611130 Anita.wenyu@gmail.com Abstract: The thesis mainly deals with legislative claims against Same-Sex Marriage. The importance and complexity of the issue are presented‚ and reasons for and against legalizing Same-Sex Marriage are given‚ largely put in a legal perspective. Key words: Same-Sex Marriage legalization
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Marriage has been one of the most fundamental principals of human society since the beginning of time. Traditionally understood marriage is restricted to two people‚ particularly a women and a man. Since the nature of marriage is changing with modern times and people are marrying for love not just social needs should the notion that is reviewed by society and this long- confirmed definition be reconfigured and opened in order to make same-sex marriage suitable in society or refuse same-sex marriage
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no doubt that there are many different points of views when it comes to same-sex relationships‚ and today we will discuss this controversial topic. But first‚ what is a same sex relationship? A same-sex relationship is defined by Wikipedia as “A same-sex relationship can take on many forms‚ from romantic and sexual‚ to non-romantic close relationships between two persons of the same gender.” (same-sex relationship) Same-sex relationships have been frowned upon by the church since the beginning of
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Same-Sex Marriage In the past couple of years‚ studies have shown that 1 out of 10 individuals are homosexuals. One of the biggest controversies among the people in the United States is same-sex marriage. Should same-sex marriage be legal or not? Not everyone has the same opinion when it comes to this topic. When it comes to same-sex marriage it should be legal. Different views and opinions have caused for this to be a major issue. Same-sex marriage should be legal because even though it does not
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