Gay marriages - as this idea is a life style‚ its effect on all walks of life and beliefs of people in a country shall be studied to judge this question. No doubt in the past 50 years‚ social life has been under continuous change with the introduction and propagation of globalization. ’Gay (same sex) marriages’; is one of those topics which has come up often for discussion. India is no exception to this but as a country which has a significant cultural history; this question shall be investigated
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Marriage is universally understood to be the legal union between a man and a woman. This acknowledgement‚ however‚ has recently generated dispute and controversy in certain individuals‚ primarily homosexuals and supporters of homosexual marriages. This opposition‚ due to this mainstream view‚ exists because certain states such as Minnesota deny same-sex marriages. In Thomas B. Stoddard’s article "Gay Marriages: Make Them Legal‚" Stoddard begins by defending homosexual marriages through partners
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love with each other should be able to get married or not. Yet twelve years and 3 months is the time that has passed since the first homosexual marriage was made official in a Canadian province. Since 1996‚because of the Defense of Marriage Act which prevented-and still does- homosexual couples from receiving benefits traditionally conferred by marriage ; states have scrambled to define their own stance on the issue. The restriction of marriage to heterosexual couples should be abolished because
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Gay Marriage in the United States The debate between whether gay marriage should be legalized or not has been a controversial topic recently. In the past twelve years‚ equal marriage rights have been legalized in 6 states of the U.S.. Eighteen states do not allow gay marriage and do not recognize civil unions. The other twenty six states allow civil unions‚ and some are debating legalizing gay marriage. Gay marriage should be legal across the United States. Not allowing gay marriage in any state
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Ethic Theories on Gay Marriage Outline 1. Introduction 2. History of Gay Marriage a. First Gays to sue for right to marry b. 1991 Hawaii ban on Gay Marriage c. Vermont’s Stance on Gay Marriage d. Gay Marriage is the responsibility of the states 3. Utilitarian View e. Best for the Majority f. Who is the Majority 4. Relativism g. Cultural views h. Benefits to gay marriage 5. Which Theory do I fit into 6. Conclusion
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The Endless Controversy of Gay Marriage Gay marriage has been the cause of intense debate in the United States for years. Sexual activity within the same gender was something that was considered normal in Greek and Roman times but in today’s society‚ there is a great amount of controversy concerning sexual activity between homosexuals and same-sex marriage. A couple of reasons why gay marriage has become so controversial is because of religion‚ the issue of procreation‚ and the concern for children
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Jewish religion (Wikipedia‚ 2008). Where does gay and lesbian fall? Is this a class or group? This is a sexual preference and one that has become about ten percent of the population (Lamannna/Riedmann‚ 2008). It is no surprise that the gay community has been fighting for the right to marry and gain the benefits as a heterosexual married couple would. Gays believe it is a violation of their civil rights
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but you can’t.Gay marriage is currently legal in all 50 states‚ but it has been the base of a lot of discrimination negativity and unacceptance ‚ leading to numerous fights and protests in the search for all equal rights. In my perspective‚ gay marriage should be legal‚ because everyone should be allowed to love the person of their choice. Although many people argue marriage should be between male and female‚ we all have the right and freedom to love anyone we want. “Gay marriage is protected by the
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Hendrix Hertzberg “Marriage should be between a spouse and a spouse‚ not a gender and a gender” ----------------------GOOD AFTERNOON-------------------- Same-sex marriage has been a controversial social issue but public opinion on this topic seems to be evolving. Same-sex marriage should be legalized in the Philippines because the government has no legitimate reason to limit marriage to opposite sex couples only. All citizens of the Philippines deserve to have equal access to marriage and the benefits
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last of the "I do" questions asked during marriage creates a morally strong state of matrimony‚ which may take hard work and tears. The concept of marriage was introduced thousands of years ago in the Bible as "two fleshes becoming one" creating certain standards in our country endorsed by our founding fathers. Since America is viewed as a dominantly Christian country‚ why would it use some of today’s non-Christian concepts like homosexuality to distort marriage? This would create a myriad of contradictions
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