Gay Marriage And Adoption: Good Or Bad?
Gay Marriage and Adoption: Good or Bad?
Gay marriage is one of the, if not the most, discussed topic in today’s society. Like every subculture, gays have their distinctive norms, social practices, and, vocabulary. Thus as caused them to be subject of discrimination throughout history. Conservatives and religious people who don’t believe that homosexual couples should be allowed to be united by law or any other institution have been putting pressure in on the government to prevent the creation of laws in favor of same sex couples.
If you look the word marriage in the dictionary this what you’ll get: “marriage (n). The formal union of a man and woman, typically organized by law, by which they become husband and wife” (Merriam-Webster, Marriage). …show more content…
From that time on, many states have taken actions to clearly define marriage as a relationship between a man and a woman and others have allowed same-sex couples to marry. Areas like California (2013), Connecticut (2008), Iowa (2009), Massachusetts (2004), New Jersey (2010) and, New Mexico (2013), have approved same sex marriage by court decision. Others like, Delaware (2013), Hawaii (2013), Illinois (taking effect during June of this year), Minnesota (2013), New Hampshire (2010), New York (2011), Rhode Island (2013) and, Vermont (2009), have approved it by State Legislature. Finally, in Maine (2012), Maryland (2013) and, Washington (2012) gay marriage was approved by popular …show more content…
First of all, in my personal opinion, as a straight person, the matter doesn’t affect me at all, so why would I ever be against a group of people who are just trying to consummate their love? Then, there is the fact that society would be better, without all the fights or prejudices from both sides. Little by little both subcultures would merge, eliminating differences and creating a society where everyone has the same rights and can share opinions without being judged.
What would be good for America? It would give strength to the meaning and mission of marriage. People will stop seeing marriage as a privilege and more like a spiritual action. Also the economy would benefit: the more same sex couples that get married, the more houses they’d buy, and therefore more taxes would be paid. And most important, government would stop worrying about this problem, which isn 't really a problem, and move on to the things that are actually affecting our nation, like poverty, homelessness, terrorism, and so
Gay marriage is one of the, if not the most, discussed topic in today’s society. Like every subculture, gays have their distinctive norms, social practices, and, vocabulary. Thus as caused them to be subject of discrimination throughout history. Conservatives and religious people who don’t believe that homosexual couples should be allowed to be united by law or any other institution have been putting pressure in on the government to prevent the creation of laws in favor of same sex couples.
If you look the word marriage in the dictionary this what you’ll get: “marriage (n). The formal union of a man and woman, typically organized by law, by which they become husband and wife” (Merriam-Webster, Marriage). …show more content…
From that time on, many states have taken actions to clearly define marriage as a relationship between a man and a woman and others have allowed same-sex couples to marry. Areas like California (2013), Connecticut (2008), Iowa (2009), Massachusetts (2004), New Jersey (2010) and, New Mexico (2013), have approved same sex marriage by court decision. Others like, Delaware (2013), Hawaii (2013), Illinois (taking effect during June of this year), Minnesota (2013), New Hampshire (2010), New York (2011), Rhode Island (2013) and, Vermont (2009), have approved it by State Legislature. Finally, in Maine (2012), Maryland (2013) and, Washington (2012) gay marriage was approved by popular …show more content…
First of all, in my personal opinion, as a straight person, the matter doesn’t affect me at all, so why would I ever be against a group of people who are just trying to consummate their love? Then, there is the fact that society would be better, without all the fights or prejudices from both sides. Little by little both subcultures would merge, eliminating differences and creating a society where everyone has the same rights and can share opinions without being judged.
What would be good for America? It would give strength to the meaning and mission of marriage. People will stop seeing marriage as a privilege and more like a spiritual action. Also the economy would benefit: the more same sex couples that get married, the more houses they’d buy, and therefore more taxes would be paid. And most important, government would stop worrying about this problem, which isn 't really a problem, and move on to the things that are actually affecting our nation, like poverty, homelessness, terrorism, and so