Gay Marriage: Moving Away from the Blind Confines of Christianity Whether or not to sanction gay marriage has become an intense political debate‚ especially over the last decade. In his essay “Gay Marriages: Make Them Legal‚” Thomas B. Stoddard argues in favor of gay marriages – saying it is a fundamental personal freedom‚ not one that should be controlled by the government – and I support his stance. In Lisa Schiffren’s “Gay Marriage‚ an Oxymoron‚” she argues that same-sex marriage can’t be understood
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difference in society their rights have been restricted. The thought of whether or not gay marriage should be legalized in the United States has been an on going debate. I personally do not understand why it hasn’t been legalized already; Not allowing homosexuals the right to marriage‚ their rights to freedom of speech have been taken away. It is wrong to treat them with such inequality for being different. Marriage should not be just between a man and a woman‚ if same-sex couples are together and in
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Take a Stand: Gay Marriage Homosexuality is an attraction to individuals of the same sex. Some individuals believe gays shouldn’t exist and especially gay marriage shouldn’t be legal. So far‚ only nineteen states have legalized same sex marriage‚ while thirty-one states banned same sex marriage. Many people judge gays like they’re another race‚ but they are human too just like everyone else. Gay marriage should be legal because‚ who are people to deny others their right to love? Discrimination is
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Why Gay Marriage should be legalized Why is it okay for a criminal to get married but two completely innocent people of the same gender can’t? According to the Supreme Court case Loving v. Virginia‚ marriage is a basic human right and same-sex marriages should be treated equally. Just because you believe same sex marriage goes against your religion is not a fair argument because everyone has different beliefs. You ask why it should be legalized but I ask why should someone be able to chose who marries
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There has been a heated argument over allowing gay marriage since the 1970’s. There have been propositions‚ bans and legalizations from state to state on same-sex marriage. Some states allow gay marriage but some do not. The individuals in each of these states are also conflicted. Some people believe in the traditional definition that marriage is solely between one man and one woman. However there are other people who feel that love does not have a gender and everyone has the right to marry whomever
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What would you do if you were not allowed to marry the one you love? How would you feel if you had to live the rest of your life without being allowed to marry the one you love? I believe that gay marriage should be legalized. Gay marriage should be legalized because it is uncivilized. According to the constitution‚ every American is entitled to happiness. If homosexual people cannot be married to the person they love‚ it violates their freedoms. Why should other people be able to choose who marries
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From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia "Marriage equality" redirects here. For other uses‚ see Marriage equality (disambiguation). Legal recognition of same-sex relationships [hide]Marriage Argentina Belgium Brazil Canada Denmark1 France Iceland Netherlands2 New Zealand†3 Norway Portugal South Africa Spain Sweden Uruguay† Performed in some jurisdictions Mexico: DF‚ QR United States: CT‚ DC‚ DE†‚ IA‚ MA‚ MD‚ ME‚ MN†‚ NH‚ NY‚ RI†‚ VT‚ WA‚ 3 tribal jurisdictions Recognized
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Vickrey ENG 112.4203 14 February 2012 Why Same Sex Marriage Should Be Legalized Same sex marriage is a topic that a lot of people seem to have an opinion on. In his essay‚ “Gay Marriages: Make Them Legal‚” Thomas B. Stoddard‚ a former director of the Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund‚ which is a gay rights organization‚ address the issue of why same sex marriage should be legalized and why they government should not be involved. Stoddard begins his essay by introducing the reader to a couple
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People who oppose gay marriages fit into this category. People against gay marriages say that it is not natural to be a homosexual. Even by ignoring the biological belief that homosexuals are born with a different sexual orientation‚ this is still an absurd argument. The world is full of "unnatural" things‚ but most of the time we just look the other way. Along with the development of civilization came the concept of tolerance. It was not long ago that interracial marriages were considered
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Legalize Gay Marriage All men are created equal and therefore there should be no discrimination. They all have individual rights. These words were written over two hundred years ago‚ and even then‚ the people believed in the importance of equality. In the United States Constitution‚ which provides us with many liberties‚ one of our civil liberties being the pursuit of happiness‚ which we are depriving the homosexual people. According to Wood‚ Peter B.‚ and John P. Bartkowski. "Attribution Style
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