By: Valerie Tickles Soc 215 Business Ethics December 4‚ 2008 Gay and Lesbians Marriages What is “Gay”? Some would say that it means being happy‚ joyful‚ merry‚ lively‚ and full of sprit. But the topic that I speak of refers to a person’s sexuality‚ having a sexual attraction to persons of the same sex. Is this ethical? As a nation
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Gay and lesbians are consistently denied rights that are typically taken for granted by the average American. Specifically‚ gay and lesbians couples are denied the right to marry even if they are upstanding citizens. They are held at an unfair disadvantage solely because of their sexual orientation. This discrimination must stop because gay and lesbian couples are law-abiding citizens too‚ who should be afforded the same rights as heterosexual couples. One common problem that plagues gay and
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There are numerous opinions and standing views on gay marriage. The argument regarding gay marriage should be legalized or not is extremely controversial. According to an article from the Human Rights Campaign‚ there is nothing wrong with allowing homosexuals to have the same rights as those who are heterosexual. Every individual person should be granted equal rights‚ regardless of sexuality. Gay marriage should be legalized in all states and countries‚ it has been held off for too long. Moreover
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had the chance to marry once? This is real for almost all same sex couples. I am all for making same sex marriage legal nation wide. People focus to much on their genders and not so much the love the two have for each other. Not letting a couple get married based on their sex is discrimination. I don’t think letting them get married will ruin the reputation of marriage. When it comes to marriage‚ I’m sure most people can agree that love is the only factor that should matter. Many same sex couples suffer
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It’s not a choice to be gay. You don’t chose who you love‚ you just do. Using the Bible as a reason to be against same sex marriage is complete non-sense. God created everyone equal. Even Pope Francis called for the integration of gays into society‚ remarking that even as leader of the world’s 1.2 billion Catholics‚ he has no right to “judge” gay people. The leaders of 313.9 million Americans must realize‚ as the Pope did‚ that they must stop judging gay people and denying their given rights. Why
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However there are many oppositions to gay marriage which can be looked into. Most religions consider homosexuality a sin‚ Virtually every religion in the world‚ including the major ones in this country‚ consider homosexuality unacceptable. It is offensive and a swipe to the religious freedom of the majority to have to recognize a relationship they consider sinful. The gay lifestyle is not something to be encouraged‚ as a lot of research shows it leads to much lower life expectancy‚ psychological
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it has to deal with the topic of Gay marriage. Some are debating that it should be legalized while others believe it should not be. Over the years many people believe that same sex marriage should be banned ‚ so what changed our minds as the years go by. Is it that our minds are now open to change? or‚ is it just to please people that do believe in same sex marriage? Based on many religions in the world today‚ may people strongly do not believe that gay marriage should be legal. According to the
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Gay Marriages Yea or Nay Tehila Haverlandt Michael Kellam Soc 120 11/15/2012 Whether or not to allow “Gay Marriages” or Same-Sex-Marriages is a question that brings up a lot of theories and debates. It all starts with whether or not people chose to be homosexual or if it is in their genes. In this paper I will touch on a few of these theories and questions. I will try to decide for myself if it should be legal or not. I am riding on the line in between the two and at this very moment unsure if
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Same-Sex Marriage America; the first thing that should come to your mind is a nation of peace and equality. Sadly‚ our nation has taken a long time to live up to the promise of equality. Regardless of how completely their lives are entangled‚ individuals in same-sex relationships are treated like strangers under the law - and none are afforded full equality in this country. So why is same-sex marriage not legal in 45 states? The explanation mentioned most often is tradition. Simply because something
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Marriage is a social institution under which a man and woman establish their decision to live as husband and wife by legal commitment‚ religious ceremony‚ etc. This is the kind of marriage that we are all used to. Nowadays‚ in reality‚ there are some people who found love not to someone that are the opposite sex‚ but to those who are the same sex. A lot of people have been debating about the legality of gay marriage. From relating it to religion and its affect on the traditional family values‚ there
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