Legalizing Same sex marriage in Texas There are many reasons why same sex couples deserve the right to have a legalized union in marriage. By denying same sex couples one is violating their religious freedom as well as minority discrimination. It is unfair to say who a person can and cannot marry same sex marriage should be legalized in Texas because no matter what ones sexual preference is‚ one deserves the right to marry. Religion‚ medical/health insurance‚ financial concerns‚ concern for the
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Legalizing Same Sex Marriage The debate on gay marriage is an ongoing argument in the United States. Andrew Sullivan and William J. Bennett are two people who wrote on the topic. Sullivan‚ an advocate of gay marriage‚ was the first to write a national cover story in favor of equal marriage in 1989. Sullivan published his book “Virtually Normal: An Argument about Homosexuality” in 1995. In 1996‚ Bennett responds to Sullivan’s book by writing a rebuttal as an op-ed column in the Washington Post. These
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THE LEGALIZATION OF SAME SEX MARRIAGE AS ASSESED BY CITHM STUDENTS S.Y. 2011-2012 A Thesis Presented to the Faculty of the College of International Tourism And Hospitality Management LYCEUM OF THE PHILIPPINES UNIVERSITY In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Science in Tourism By Ang‚ Dianne Marie M. Bayot‚ Donalynne B. October 2011 CHAPTER 1 THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND INTRODUCTION In our generation today‚ homosexuals
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Legalizing Same Sex Marriage Our country’s forefathers made a promise to create a free country and give the rights to the people. Are they going to live up to that promise? I support same sex marriage and I believe that everyone should be given the freedom to marry whomever they chose‚ including man and man‚ or woman and woman. Same sex marriage was first legalized in the state of Massachusetts in 2004. It then led to the legalization of same sex marriage in eight other states‚ including Washington
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Marriage Equality Legalizing Same-Sex Marriages Shawndra Emery Westwood College- Northlake Campus Abstract In recent years‚ the issue of gay rights has become more heated than ever. Same-sex couples have been fighting for equal treatment under the premises of the law and the church since as far back as the 1950’s. The LGBT (lesbian‚ gay‚ bisexual‚ transgender) community has come far in their fight‚ but still has an uphill battle ahead of them. Though today’s society is more tolerant‚ our community
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he legalization of the marriage between same sex couples will permanently change the rite of marriage in our society. The legalization of homosexual marriage will quickly destroy the traditional family. Marriage is the institution that forms and upholds for society‚ the cultural and social values and symbol related to procreation. That is‚ it establishes the values that govern the transmission of human life to the next generation and the nurturing of that life in the basic societal unit‚ the family
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evolution" of marriage: legalizing homosexual marriages. Not allowing homosexual marriages to be recognized by the government and to be legal would prevent changing a fundamental institution‚ would prohibit breaching the Charter of Rights and Freedoms‚ and would prevent unthinkable consequences. Marriage has been around for as long as anyone can remember. And after all this time‚ it has changed very little in the eyes of the law. Every major religion and culture has embraced marriage as a unique relationship
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The policy I will I make you guys aware of today is about Same-sex marriage. The law on Same-sex marriage right now has been left to each state. The Federal government is allowing each state to make their own decision to allow same-sex marriages within that state. Now this policy is causing great controversy within our society. Within both supporting and opposing groups the main arguments have been parenting‚ religious‚ and individual concerns. In this policy there are two opinions. On the supporting
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Same Sex Marriage Disagreement The definition of marriage is the state of being united to a person of the opposite sex as husband or wife in a consensual and contractual relationship recognized by law (Merriam-Webster). This dignified act is under constant threat by lesbian and gay couples protesting for equal rights in marriage. Same sex marriage should be prohibited in the United States because the act will evoke multitudes of problems that will be impossible to manage. The plentiful list of arguments
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Senator Ed Murray as his state became the 7th state to legalize same-sex marriage. Washington had joined six other states- Connecticut‚ Iowa‚ New York‚ Vermont‚ New Hampshire‚ and Massachusetts- in legalizing same-sex marriage. Now‚ marriage for gay and lesbian couples is also legal in Washington‚ D.C. Isn’t it time that Florida became one of those states? Ladies and gentlemen of Congress‚ what we NEED is a bill to legalize gay marriage in our state. First point: Society is slowly becoming more liberal
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