same-sex marriage I want you to imagine a life where you’ll never be truly equal‚ a life where you will never have the same rights as the majority. You may find love‚ but you will be denied the same fundamental rights every heterosexual couple has. You will be unable to marry because both law and society do not accept who you are‚ who you were born as. This is the issue that plagues homosexual couples not only in Australia‚ but in the majority of the developed world. Same-sex marriage has been
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Why I Support Gay Marriage Doug Mainwaring’s September 21 editorial for the Washington Post‚ entitled “Why I oppose Gay Marriage” is a gay marriage opinion piece unlike many others. Mainwaring opens his piece explaining how a past Maryland petition opposing gay marriage has recently been brought back into the spotlight. The names of the people who had signed said petition were released‚ much to the shock of the general public‚ who were in awe to see the names of friends‚ neighbors‚ and family members
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Gay Marriages should be Legalized The government says that every citizen of the United States shall receive equal rights. Then‚ why did they pass the Defense of Marriage Act? The Defense of Marriage Act prohibits the federal government from recognizing same-sex marriages; in my opinion this act is unjust and immoral because it restricts the rights of gay and lesbian citizens. Many of the reasons offered for opposing gay marriage are based on the assumption that gays have a choice
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Denial of Gay Marriage: Macro Theories and Effects on the Population Introduction and Effects For thousands of years heterosexual couples have been wed into the institution of marriage. Until recently‚ the population of same sex partners who are denied equal familial rights was primarily only an issue within the gay‚ lesbian‚ bisexual and transgendered (GBLT) community. Same sex relationships parallel those of traditional marriage such as commitment‚ sacrifice‚ and sharing of responsibilities
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students are gay or bisexual. We have 26 students in our class. So theoretically‚ there is at least one gay person in this room. Are we going to deny that person the chance to get married and lead a life like the rest of us? That’s why I think New Zealand needs to legalise gay marriage. You might say‚ "yeah I’ve got no problem with gays." But think‚ when was the last time you called someone gay? or faggot? And I bet you said it without even realising it. We use the term gay as if its something
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for the very promise of America. —Lord L. Jean‚ executive director‚ Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Center‚ 2000^ The gay rights movement has been an ongoing struggle dating back to the 1920s. Still in 2014 there is still a stigma attached to gay and lesbian relationships. Our country was founded on equality for all people‚ yet we still have such bigotry towards gay and lesbians. Everyone has the right to pursue their happiness no matter what
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Benefits of Gay Marriage in New York Just recently our nation has taken initiative into changing the gay rights that our nation lacks by repealing the Don’t Ask Don’t Tell policy that was established in 1993 by our former president Clinton. In the United States there are only five states‚ not including District of Columbia‚ that have legalized same sex marriage. Lawmakers ignore the fact that legalizing gay marriage has economical benefits. If the state of New York were to make gay marriage legal
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support gay marriage‚ I do believe that domestic partnership should remain allowable‚ giving a person the right to date and share their lives with whomever they so choose‚ but the sanctity of marriage should remain exclusively between one man and one woman. II. Body paragraph #1 – Topic Sentence #1 Before the passing of Prop 8‚ California was only the second state to allow same-sex marriage. In fact up until 2004 same-sex couples couldn’t wed anywhere in the country. Many gay couples
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The debate of Pro Life versus Pro Choice has been debated for many years. The people who believe in Pro Life believe that abortion is murder and should be outlawed to protect the lives of innocence babies. On the other side‚ the people who believe in Pro Choice believe that women should have the right to choose a safe‚ legal abortion and that women should be able to control their own thoughts‚ feelings‚ bodies‚ and futures . Although both sides have been trying to persuade the other that its position
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Pro Life vs. Pro Choice Abortion is one of the most divisive moral issues of America today. The Roe vs. Wade court case in 1973 made the debate national. This case was filed by a pregnant woman‚ Norma McCorvey‚ against Henry Wade‚ the district attorney of Texas. In Texas‚ abortion was illegal. This court case overturned the previous law on abortion and made it a right to privacy between a woman and her doctor up until the third trimester in order to coincide with the 14th Amendment and also balance
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