Phi 103 Final Gay Marriage
Understanding Why Gay Marriage Should Be Legal
PHI103
EraniaSmallwood
Instructor Elisa Paik
May 31,2013
Gay marriage should be legal because as woman and man, all individuals have the same right in society; because same-sex couples can constitute a good based family; because it is just a way to make official a common union nowadays, even with the religious issue; because it is not related to polygamy; and because love matters and it does not differ in nature according to the sex of its object or the person who experiences it.
The first reason why same sex marriage should be legal is because it is fair for all individuals to have the same rights in society. With the end of sodomy laws, a recent decision of the U.S. Supreme Court, conservatives have lost their last excuse to write off gay lives and love as unworthy of social accommodation. But whatever ones feel about the reasoning of the decision, its results is clear: gay Americans are no longer criminals. Even if they were, as murderers on death row that have the constitutional right to marriage, they should have too. Marriage is a very sacred arrangement. It is a lifetime commitment said to be only between man and woman. These two people should love or be in love with each other. Over the years homosexuality has come to the forefront. The question of should homosexuals be allowed to marry each other has had the world in an uproar. Homosexuals, indeed should be able to marry each other with the same benefits as man and woman. Homosexual marriages was made legal for the first time in 2001 by the Netherlands. Canada was the first country to marry Homosexual couples from all nations to formally commit. Extending recognition to non traditional relationships is not an attempt to undermine the family. But rather an effort to recognize today’s realities and to end decimation.
Legalizing gay marriages help change and help the lives of so many struggling gay
PHI103
EraniaSmallwood
Instructor Elisa Paik
May 31,2013
Gay marriage should be legal because as woman and man, all individuals have the same right in society; because same-sex couples can constitute a good based family; because it is just a way to make official a common union nowadays, even with the religious issue; because it is not related to polygamy; and because love matters and it does not differ in nature according to the sex of its object or the person who experiences it.
The first reason why same sex marriage should be legal is because it is fair for all individuals to have the same rights in society. With the end of sodomy laws, a recent decision of the U.S. Supreme Court, conservatives have lost their last excuse to write off gay lives and love as unworthy of social accommodation. But whatever ones feel about the reasoning of the decision, its results is clear: gay Americans are no longer criminals. Even if they were, as murderers on death row that have the constitutional right to marriage, they should have too. Marriage is a very sacred arrangement. It is a lifetime commitment said to be only between man and woman. These two people should love or be in love with each other. Over the years homosexuality has come to the forefront. The question of should homosexuals be allowed to marry each other has had the world in an uproar. Homosexuals, indeed should be able to marry each other with the same benefits as man and woman. Homosexual marriages was made legal for the first time in 2001 by the Netherlands. Canada was the first country to marry Homosexual couples from all nations to formally commit. Extending recognition to non traditional relationships is not an attempt to undermine the family. But rather an effort to recognize today’s realities and to end decimation.
Legalizing gay marriages help change and help the lives of so many struggling gay
References: Boston Globe [Boston, Mass] 08 July 2003: A.18. FOR GAY MARRIAGE: [THIRD Edition] Maggie Farley and Andrew van Velzen. Los Angeles Times [Los Angeles, Calif] 02 Feb 2005: A.3. THE WORLD; Canada Proposes Legalizing Gay Marriage Across Nation; The government acted to prevent discrimination, the prime minister says. The clergy wouldn 't be compelled to preside over such unions.: [HOME EDITION] Mosser, K. (2011). An introduction to logic. San Diego, CA: Bridgepoint Education, Inc. (National Conference of State Legislatures) June 27, 2011 White, Amy. St. Louis Post - Dispatch [St. Louis, Mo] 15 July 2004: B.7. GAY MARRIAGE AND THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE: [Five Star Late Lift Edition]