Legalizing Gay Marriage Homosexuality is everywhere. You can see it in books‚ on television‚ in the media; it is rapidly becoming a social norm. Given this trend of greater acceptance of gay marriage‚ the issue of whether to legalize same- sex marriage naturally arises. Massachusetts has led the way by legalizing gay marriage. Responding to this example‚ some states have taken steps towards accepting gay marriage while others are considering laws and constitutional amendments banning gay marriage within
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acceptable. Given this trend of greater acceptance of gay marriage‚ the issue of whether to legalize same-sex marriage naturally arises. Massachusetts has made great strides by legalizing gay marriage. Responding to this example‚ some states have taken steps towards accepting gay marriage while others are considering laws and constitutional amendments banning gay marriage within state borders. President George Bush has proposed a ban on gay marriage in the U.S. Constitution (Hulse). If Americans take
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Gay Marriage Should Be Legal Gay marriage is a hot topic in the U.S. right now. Many people believe that being gay is wrong; therefore they are against gays marrying. Marriage should be about love and the desire to be together‚ not about who’s marrying who. Same-sex marriage should be legalized because they deserve equal rights‚ their marriage doesn’t affect the heterosexual community‚ and more children will become successfully adopted. Homosexual people‚ like blacks and women did not long
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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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Homosexual marriage? Others might ask why gay marriage should be legalized‚ but my question is this: why should other people be able to choose who marries who? If a man and a woman get married‚ no one seems to care. They are just people who love each other so much that they want to spend eternity together. If we change the scenario a little bit and a man and a man‚ or a woman and a woman‚ try to get married it causes uproar and for no logical reason they are not allowed to be married or raise a
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Gay marriage is becoming a hot topic in these years‚ and it got both pros and cons in the world. Different people have different ideas. Some people claims that homosexual opposes nature‚ and others said that it is freedom. However‚ I agree with Quindlen that we could tolerance our children because we love them so much and gay marriage is respectable. Here are some reasons why gay marriage can be accepted. First‚ people have the right to choose who they marry to. As old saying goes: “Marriage
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find an approval for same sex marriages. Although the Declaration of Independence says that every American has the right for the pursuit of happiness‚ for some reason neither the government nor the people in the US seem to understand that happiness can and should be different for every individual. As time goes by and news show up‚ I am more than convinced that same-sex marriages are not harmful for the society and therefore‚ should be approved right away. Many people see marriage as the culmination
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Citations: http://www.hrc.org/laws-and-legislation/federal-legislation/respect-for-marriage-act?gclid=CPKnzqXWwrYCFRFt6wodCi8AEA - This site profoundly represents what the DOMA act truly stands for and represents by stating that legally married couples of the same sex do not have the same marital rights that a man and a woman would have. http://www.glaad.org/resources/doma - This site states when the law was represented and the then president who passed it into law (Bill Clinton) and also it’s
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Marriage Equality in the Military Marriage Equality in the Military Introduction When Don’t Ask Don’t Tell was repealed‚ it opened a huge doorway for the lesbian‚ gay‚ bi-sexual‚ transgender‚ and queer (LGBTQ) community in the military. However‚ it did not open the door all of the way. Even though LGBTQ people are now allowed to openly serve in the military‚ they still are not afforded the same benefits and recognition that heterosexual married couples have. The 1996 federal Defense of Marriage
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the person you truly desired? So while the majority of the population can enjoy the privilege of marriage‚ you and others like you are casted away in society as different. This issue of same sex marriage has been alive for years now‚ and it is time we finally make a decision. Recently‚ California passed Proposition 8. This is an amendment to the California constitution which simply states “Only marriage between a man and woman is valid or recognized in California.” It is tragic how these mere fourteen
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