Marriage has changed throughout the years in how it is accepted in society. Years ago, divorc

Supporters of gay and lesbian unionization were furious with the results of the voting. Feeling stripped of their dignity and rights; homosexuals feel that the law is just one more prejudice against them. “I would like the ability,” says Laura Weinstock, a Californian citizen who is also a lesbian, “to have the equal benefits and protections of marriage … and respect.” As put by one political advertisement, “’It [Proposition 22] would legalize the discrimination against gay and lesbian families’” (Whemeyer, par. 1)

Other reasons verified for turning away the idea of same gender marriages is the issue of parenting and whether or not it is safe to raise a child with two homosexual parents. Those who are against the idea say “it is better for children to be raised by two opposite-sex married parents, claiming that children need parents of both sexes as role models” (Wald, sec 47). They believe that a child raised by a homosexual couple will not be happy or stable in a family situation such as that. However, debaters say that there are already hundreds of thousands of children all over the nation, living with single gay parents, or homosexual parents that do have a partner. It is to be argued that the child would benefit if the parent were to marry. The child would gain more of a family stability if the partners were to marry and the non- biological parent could adopt the child. This would give the child a more “traditional” and “normal” family value and lead to less confusion. (Wald, sec. 48)

One avid churchgoer stated of gay marriage, “It’s not a civil right, it’s a moral wrong.”

The state of California recently voted on Proposition 22, a law to ensure that the state will not tolerate or allow marriages of the same sex. It declares, "Only marria

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