married or reap the benefits of said marriage. Marriage is basic to the recognition as equals in society and any status short of this becomes inferior‚ unjust and unconstitutional. Our nation cannot live up to its promise of equality and the fundamental rights to life‚ liberty‚ and the pursuit of happiness‚ until the invidious discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation is done away with. Equality under the law extends to all persons. Legalizing same-sex marriage‚ a recognition of basic American
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The Issue of Gay Marriage Being married has always been something I have thought about since I was a little girl. From that time on‚ I have always seen and been taught that marriage is between a man and woman. With the way that society is changing every day‚ it now views many things differently than it did years ago. Recently‚ there has been a breakthrough on the idea of homosexual marriage‚ and all 50 states have agreed to allow two people of the same sex to get married. Homosexual
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heels of the landmark supreme court’s decision to make gay marriage legal; Houston held their annual gay pride parade hosted by Pride Houston Inc. Held in downtown Houston for the first time since its inception‚ was originally held in Montrose. With streets in downtown shut down for the event‚ parade goers were able to mingle and relish in the victory. "This year is a special celebration for the LGBT community in Houston. Not only is gay marriage legal nation wide‚ but we get the added bonus of a change
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is made of same sex couples ("YourOUTsource:YourLGBT").Of the 50 states‚ only six states allow gay marriage while the other states ban gay marriage due to religious‚ legislative‚ family‚ and cultural beliefs issues ("YourOUTsource:YourLGTB").These issues are why people believe that people of the same sex should not be together. Although traditional marriages have many positive attributes‚ gay marriage should be legalized because it has brought equality to those that are involved in a same sex relationship
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Others oppose believing that marriage should be between a man and a woman. This argument has gone on since ancient times. Anyone has the right to marry who they please‚ but morals and religion causes problems in this belief. There are many reasons why same-sex marriage is right‚ but there are many reasons why it is wrong. To begin with‚ same-sex marriage promotes equality and does not discriminate others in today’s society. Many homosexual couples want to have legal protections and benefits as heterosexual
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Should gay marriage be allowed in the United States? (Decision time (maybe)‚ 2012) recently published a piece of news that on November 6th‚ there was an unexpected parade in Los Angeles‚ fighting for the right of gays to marry. The marchers’ banners all said such words like “marriage equality” and “we all deserve the freedom to marry”‚ which victoriously drew attention of the media and the public. In fact‚ such kind of demonstration is not infrequent in America now. Even since last century‚ there
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the Union of Gay Marriage (My response to the e-mail article seen below) The Law can never protect marriage; neither can it prevent gay relationships. It is the law written on the heart‚ and conscience that either accuse us or tell us that we are doing right. Sexual behavior cannot be legislated‚ since the law does not prevent us from doing anything. If the law could‚ then there would be no need for salvation. The constitutional provision will be futile. The institution of marriage is threatened
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We need to change to way of Australia and its opinion of gay sexuality and marriage. Australia should not have anyone that is gay to be beaten down because of the way they were born‚ and should not be treated differently. They have equal rights as well and should be able to marry the one that they love. We should be using our time to change the face of Australia‚ and have equal rights in marriage. One reason why we should accept gay marriage is that there will be many more happy lives for children
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2011‚ gay marriage remains legal in the following states: Massachusetts‚ Connecticut‚ Iowa‚ Vermont‚ New Hampshire‚ New York‚ and the District of Columbia? Thirty states have constitutional amendments banning gay marriage. Did you know‚ Massachusetts‚ which became the first state to legalize gay marriage on May 17‚ 2004‚ had the lowest divorce rate in the country in 2008? Its divorce rate declined 21% between 2003 and 2008. These facts are just a minor part of why I personally am pro- gay marriage
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Battling for Gay Marriage Legalization In recent years gay marriage has become among the most debated topics. Many books‚ blog posts‚ editorials‚ and articles have been written by advocates of both sides of the argument. Andrew Sullivan‚ in his article “For Gay Marriage‚” supports the idea of marriage for homosexuals. He believes that the idea of marriage is constantly evolving and will eventually grow to accommodate homosexuals. The counterpart of the article‚ “Against Gay Marriage” written by William
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