Gay Marriage Rights
A hot topic in our world today, is whether or not gay couples should have the same rights as heterosexual couples. The biggest issue at hand, is whether they should have the right to marry. There are strong opinions on each side of this debate. There are some valid points to consider, but ultimately, I believe that gay couples should have the same rights as heterosexual couples, because they deserve to receive the same benefits, there shouldn't be discrimination based on your sexual orientation, and everyone has the right to be happy.
Homosexuals deserve equal access to all the benefits available to heterosexuals, including the right to marry and have that marriage recognized by the government. (Gay Marriage p.1). There are benefits to being …show more content…
But while the gay marriage debate continued throughout the country, many states began to legalize civil unions, which guaranteed domestic partners in homosexual relationships access to many of the benefits that partners in a heterosexual relationship were allowed. But it wasn’t until 2013 that the supreme court ruled that homosexual couples could be entitled to the same federal benefits as other married couples. By 2015, the supreme court required all states to issue marriage licenses to same sex couples. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote that “under..fourteenth amendment couples of the same sex may not be deprived of that right and that liberty.” (Gay Marriage p.7). In fact, most supporters of gay rights argue that gay people should have all the same rights that other people have, including the right to …show more content…
In 1996, 27% of Americans supported it. In 2015 however, 61% of Americans supported it. I believe that in order to allow homosexuals access to the same benefits that heterosexuals receive, and in order to avoid discrimination, and to allow them the all encompassing right to be happy, we should allow gay couples the same rights as heterosexual couples, including the right to marry. As President Obama said in 2015, following the ruling that all states issue marriage licenses to same sex couples that seek them, “when all Americans are treated as equal, we are all more
Homosexuals deserve equal access to all the benefits available to heterosexuals, including the right to marry and have that marriage recognized by the government. (Gay Marriage p.1). There are benefits to being …show more content…
But while the gay marriage debate continued throughout the country, many states began to legalize civil unions, which guaranteed domestic partners in homosexual relationships access to many of the benefits that partners in a heterosexual relationship were allowed. But it wasn’t until 2013 that the supreme court ruled that homosexual couples could be entitled to the same federal benefits as other married couples. By 2015, the supreme court required all states to issue marriage licenses to same sex couples. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote that “under..fourteenth amendment couples of the same sex may not be deprived of that right and that liberty.” (Gay Marriage p.7). In fact, most supporters of gay rights argue that gay people should have all the same rights that other people have, including the right to …show more content…
In 1996, 27% of Americans supported it. In 2015 however, 61% of Americans supported it. I believe that in order to allow homosexuals access to the same benefits that heterosexuals receive, and in order to avoid discrimination, and to allow them the all encompassing right to be happy, we should allow gay couples the same rights as heterosexual couples, including the right to marry. As President Obama said in 2015, following the ruling that all states issue marriage licenses to same sex couples that seek them, “when all Americans are treated as equal, we are all more