December 2013 Legalizing Gay Marriage Imagine being in love with someone and not being about to show your true affection by marrying them. Gays and lesbians have to deal with that everyday. As an article states "In the 2000 census it was found that there were 601‚209 committed gay couples in America." So why not just let these couples get married? Not letting them is going against human rights. Many people say that gay couples should not have kids .. why not? Marriage is suppose to be about love
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It was Frank Sinatra who sang that “love and marriage go together like a horse and carriage. You can’t have one without the other.” Frankie is right. When two people—any two people—are in love‚ they should be able to openly express their love for each other by becoming married. However‚ not everyone is legally able to get married. A love shared by two people of the same sex cannot be binding because of petty laws that prohibit gay and lesbian couples to get married. It is ridiculous that two people
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The idea of gay marriage is what I would call a recent phenomenon. I say recent because it has only been in the past few years that activists in the country have become extremely vocal about legalizing gay marriage. What got the ball rolling was the first legally gay marriage in the United States which was performed in San Francisco in 2004 between Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon who are gay rights activists. After this first marriage the idea of homosexuals marrying became a trend that swept across
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Adriane Millershaski Hildebrand Sophomore English 14 January 2013 Gay Marriage Have you ever imagined or planned out your dream wedding? As a sixteen year old girl‚ I know I have. Most people will find the one they love‚ and happily marry them with the intent they will be together for the rest of their lives. However‚ some people do not get this luxury. Gay marriage has been a highly discussed subject for the past few years‚ causing tension in places of work‚ churches‚ and even at home. It
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March 2012 Gay "Marriage": Societal Suicide The gay community has been fighting for the right to marry for quite some time now and over the years I have heard a variety of different opinions on the issue. In the passage “Gay “Marriage”: Societal Suicide”‚ written by Charles Colson he argues against gay marriages. Colson states in the passage that allowing same sex marriages is like committing social suicide and gives many points to back up his claim. Colson feels that if society accepts gays getting
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Chanise Sessions Writer’s Workshop Persuasive Essay Gay Marriage According to the American Gay Rights Movement: A Timeline‚ gays have been fighting for rights since the 1920’s‚ and today those pleas for rights and equal opportunities still go unheard. I do not believe it is fair to discriminate against gays for being together. America is a free country and people should be able to be in a relationship with whomever they desire. Banning marriage amongst a certain group of people is unfair and it is
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burrows‚ but flamboyantly celebrate their identities. The gays are now a people willing and ready to be heard. It has come to all of our attentions that in the light of marriage they have been depraved and deceived. Homosexuals cannot allow this persecution to continue‚ as they are constantly forfeited equal rights. The arguments are of lifestyle differences and the legalized discrimination of these people. It encompasses same-sex marriage as a cause worth fighting and defending so that we all may
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Gay marriage nowadays has become a serious issue to talking about. In most culture across the global‚ gay marriage and homosexuality was forbidden‚ not accepted by the law. In my opinion‚ I think granting gay marriage would threaten the stability of family‚ pillar of our society. First of all‚ what is marriage? The institution of marriage is defined as between woman and man. God first created two kinds of people‚ which were woman and man. I believe the reason why god did that was he
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of all the unfair treatment. Gays have been fighting for rights since the 1960’s‚ maybe even before then‚ and yet today in 2012‚ those pleas for rights are heard‚ but ignored & lashed at. We should allow same-sex marriage because banning it is unfair‚ love is all that matters in marriage‚ & gay families have certain family values that some straight marriages lack. Banning an issue doesn’t make it go away. The fact of the matter is‚ it’ll always be there: gay people will always exist &
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Same-sex Marriage In the articles “It Takes a Family” and “What is Marriage”‚ Rick Santorum and Evan Wolfson both approach their ideal ways of how marriage should appear in the view of society in the United States. Although Wolfson has various arguments where one’s opinion may contradict his beliefs on the issues he is delivering‚ he informs his readers on the roles men and women should have when dealing with the responsibility of their relationship. Wolfson has valuable points; however‚ he argues
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