that is simply overlooked by most people today. It is difficult to fathom all the way people are denied their rights. Problems such as marriage‚ child custody‚ and the right to have and raise children are just a few pieces to the giant puzzle of gay rights acceptance to the public. This puzzle must simply be solved. Homosexuals should have the same human rights that the Founding fathers of our country promised us in The Declaration of Independence. “All men are created equal.” Same sex couples
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Did you know that the first legal gay marriage did not happen until 2004 while congress‚ the lawmaking branch of our nation’s government‚ has been around since it was created in 1787? It took our government two hundred and seventeen years to legalize gay marriage in just one state‚ one state out of fifty. Luckily‚ now there are 37 states in America that legalized gay marriage. But what is taking our country so long to end the struggle for equal rights in all of our states? There are still 13 states
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the child‚ and a court could refuse to hear her claim for visitation. (2) A once happy family has been split up‚ and the child may never see her non-biological‚ non-adoptive (NBNA) mother again. This hypothetical situation could also be a reality for gay couples living in Arkansas‚ Florida‚ Mississippi‚ and Utah. These are the only states with statutes explicitly prohibiting homosexuals or homosexual couples from adopting children. (3) Without the ability to establish a legal relationship‚ the NBNA
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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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In it’s role as a moral of teacher‚ the law now misleads America about the true 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
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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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Gay Rights and the Constitution “I ’m a supporter of gay rights. And not a closet supporter either. From the time I was a kid‚ I have never been able to understand attacks upon the gay community. There are so many qualities that make up a human being... by the time I get through with all the things that I really admire about people‚ what they do with their private parts is probably so low on the list that it is irrelevant.” ~Paul Newman Can the courts or the law tell the people in what
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Gay Rights Two men walking are walking down a busy street peacefully and minding their own business until suddenly they decide to kiss one other openly in a public place. Many automatically stereotype and judge them and look upon this as weird while others view this as disgust. Some others‚ whom are known as homophobic actually get angry about it. Is there a problem with has just occurred? Should the couple be left alone or should something be said? The controversial discussion of gay rights is
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for the children? Around the United States gay adoption has been severely put down‚ but not many states have an actual law stated in their constitution against it. The more the conservative the state is‚ the higher chance of them having a law against gay adoption. Though not many states have a law against gay adoption‚ it is still hard for gays to adopt. Nebraska‚ Florida‚ Michigan‚ Oklahoma‚ Mississippi‚ and Utah all contain a ban against gay adoption. The United States does not include any type
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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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