The current Marriage Act of 1961 defines marriage as an exclusive union between a man and a woman. Many relationships fall outside this definition and those in a serious relationship would often desire to solemnise their love for each other. The Marriage Equality Amendment Act 2013 that I would like you to consider only needs some semantic amendments. The objects of this Act are: to remove from the Marriage Act 1961 discrimination against people on the basis of their sex‚ sexual orientation or
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Rogerian Argument Daisy Velasco Professor Hubbard Same-Sex Marriage Imagine waking up to the sound of the phone ringing late at night. It’s the hospital calling to let you know that your loved one has gone in a coma due to a crash by a drunk driver. You rush to the hospital‚ panicked you plead to see your loved one. The nurse asks “Ma’am are you a spouse or a relative?” “No‚ but we have been together for 35 years‚ we are partners.” The nurse replies‚ “Sorry only spouse or relatives can see
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Xylina Groos 04-30-13 Same Sex Marriage What is marriage? Marriage is when two people love eachother and want to spend the rest of their lives together. So if that is what marriage means does that mean two people of the same sex can get married and live happily together just as an opposite-sex marriage can. Well people have different views on this topic‚ whether its stereotyping‚ religious‚ or because it’s the law. Everyone has a right to their own opinion but does that mean they can tell two
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Pierre Research Proposal For my semester project I am doing a photo essay on same sex marriage and children. I am choosing This topic because I know same sex couples who are going to/already have children together. This topic also interests me because I have recently become very close with moms of a friend of my 2 year old daughter. Before this relationship flourished I did not have a close relationship with anyone in a same sex relationship‚ therefore I do not feel like I had an opinion on the matter;
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Same Sex Marriages Introduction From the day we are born to the day that we die the one thing EVERYONE is looking for is that one person that they could spend the rest of their lives with. Each person dreams about their one true love‚ someone they can marry‚ have a family with and live happily ever after. We were all taught this at a very young age watching the adults around us‚ and Disney movies about finding our prince charming‚ but what if you fall in love with someone you never expected? What
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[WHEN IS THE RIGHT TIME FOR SAME-SEX COUPLES TO RECIVE THEIR RIGHTS?] What effects does DOMA have on same-sex couples while they try to receive their martial rights? How does it hold same-sex couples back from reviving their legal rights and benefits? What moral effect do conservative republicans take? Civil unions and partnership don’t with gaining same-sex couples their rights. They only hinder them. "Proposition 8 fails to advance any rational basis in singling out gay men and lesbians
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Same-Sex Marriage in Canada Brooke Welsh 0829252 POLS*1400: Issues in Canadian Politics Professor Mohan Friday November 15th‚ 2013 Until fairly recently‚ same-sex marriage laws prohibited homosexual couple’s from married‚ resulting in difficult times for many couples until the early 2000’s when Bill C-38 passed‚ enabling same-sex couples the right to marry. Suzanne Lenon wrote a journal article relating the same-sex marriage era to that of the civil-rights movement‚ outlining the implied
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10 reasons why Same-Sex Marriage is a Bad Idea: 1. Gays & lesbians make poor parents. Assertion: The State of Hawaii and court petitioners representing the Roman Catholic Church and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints claimed that gays and lesbians in committed relationships make inferior parents. The best way to assure that children get the best possible upbringing is to require spouses to be of different genders. Rebuttal: All of the witnesses in Baehr v. Miike -- both for the plaintiffs
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If two people of the same sex were supposed to get married‚ there would have only been one sex created on this Earth. It is constitutionalized that a man and a woman are to get married. Some may bring religion into the reasoning behind this opinion. Religion does in fact play a big part in something as touchy as this. Here’s some facts and opinions on the topic of gay marriage. From what I’ve researched‚ mental health is at stake. People from all around the U.S. and media all have negative
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issue. Same-sex marriage‚ which can be defined as marriage between two people of the same sex (“same sex marriage)‚ has been a controversial issue for many years now. In this paper I will explain the opinion of the supporters of same-sex marriage‚ the opinion of the opposers of same-sex marriage‚ and my opinion of same-sex marriage. The amount of supporters of same-sex marriage is constantly growing. During the year 2012‚ we have seen the first every President come out supporting same-sex marriage
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