The purpose of this paper is to defend the rights of homosexual couples to marry, have children, and enjoy the same rights that the constitution states for heterosexual couples. ... As of May 21, 2013, 13 states and 13 countries such as Vermont, Connecticut, Sweden, Canada, and South Africa allow same sex couples to be legally married. ... Same-sex marriage became a reality in the United States in 2004 in the wake of a ruling by the Massachusetts Supreme Court that it was required under the equal protection clause of the state's Constitution (Dematteis/Reuters, 2012). ...

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Unenumerated rights are entitlements that are in addition to those that are specifically listed, or enumerated, in the Constitution. ... In 2008 The Supreme Court of Massachusetts decreed that the state constitution assures same-sex couples equal right to marriage. ... In 2005, both Spain and Canada legalized same-sex marriage. ...

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