Gay Marriage Debate By Eric Paul Scarabin Though many arguments against gay marriage are based in homophobia‚ even people who otherwise support the rights of gays and lesbians have advanced arguments against gay marriage. One main concern is that allowing two people of the same sex to marry will devalue the concept of marriage. Those against gay marriage argue that marriage is between one man and one woman and allowing gay marriage would destroy the traditional family‚ which defenders of this
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Gay Marriage Rights! The definition of gay marriage or same sex marriage is when two people of the same gender want to spend the rest of their lives together and want to make it official by getting married. A lot of people seem to disagree with this topic‚ and think it is utterly disgraceful‚ but in my opinion‚ those are the people who are the major disgrace in our society. Just think‚ if you really loved a person and wanted to spend the rest of your life with them but the law wouldn’t allow
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My Speech Good Morning Miss Read and class! Today I am going to talk to you about gay marriage and that it should be legal in every‚ why all citizens show have equal rights for marriage and why I think gay marriage should be legal! Gay marriage should be legal in every country! Gay marriage should be legal because there people to. Being gay doesn’t make you any less of a human then straight people‚ they sleep‚ eat‚ walk‚ talk‚ work‚ drink the same and any other human‚ but just because they
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Gay Marriage: Why I support the Issue Gay Marriage has always been an issue with society. There are those who are opposed of it and there are the ones who support the idea. I for one will and always support the idea of gay marriage. In the essay I will be writing on the arguments why people are not supportive of the idea and why I do support the idea. Gay Marriage is such a big issue to many people and their reasons why they don’t support the idea are that Marriage is an institution between
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the Bible exemplifies marriage as a union between a man and a woman‚ but the Bible was written thousands of years ago‚ this is the future‚ and things are different. And since when did the Bible come to overrule the Constitution when it comes to Law? Everyone in Washington is constantly having the debate over the “definition of marriage”. Do we really need a definition? The only word that should come to mind when talking about marriage is love. If two people love each other why can’t they get married
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Microsoft | Legalization of Gay Marriage | Argumentative Essay | | Demontez Lander | 3/29/2013 | | Lander 1 Should Gay marriage be legalized? This topic‚ which is an issue of human rights and equality for those of all races‚ genders‚ religion and sexual orientation has recently become a hot media topic with everyone from celebrities to peers showing their support or opposition of the subject. With this issue recently moving into the major debate on capitol hill many
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Gay Rights: An Oxymoron A monumental moment in the gay rights movement was when the state of California passed Proposition 8‚ a bill of legislature that solidified a ban on gay marriage. Also referred to as “Prop H8 (Hate)”‚ millions of Americans were shocked to learn that even in the liberal state of California‚ bigotry seemed to prevail. Comedian Jon Stewart remarks “Recently‚ the highest court in South Africa handed down a decision ordering the country’s parliament to extend marriage rights to
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nature of marriage. Ever since the court case‚ Obergefell v. Hodges‚ in the summer of 2015 gay marriage has been documented as legal in all 50 states according to the Constitution. Nowadays‚ it seems as if those who hold pubic office are straying away from the founding fathers original intent‚ which was to build a nation based off of Judeo Christian values. Same sex marriage is one of the many issues that contributes to the downward spiral of the moral fiber of The United States. Same sex marriage should
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Gay and Lesbian Marriage The ongoing debate on gay and lesbian marriage continues to become one of the most controversial topics in the world today. Clearly‚ we as a nation are undecided on this issue. Thirty six states have passed legislation banning gay marriages and other states are also in debate whether or not to allow these couples to marry. Unfortunately‚ the dispute has left the United States homosexual community in an awkward position. There are some people who think that gay people
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Mediation 3/27/12 Same-Sex Marriage Mediation Since the 1970’s‚ same-sex marriage has been the forefront of the equal rights movement In America. The nation wide acceptance of homosexuality has risen from nearly a fraction‚ to over half of our countrie’s population in the past 30 years. The accomplishments that benifit same-sex rights have been astounding in such little time. While still‚ the opposing party is fighting at equal rates to endeavor the sanctity of marriage. Why has this become "the" debate
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