... 18th, 2003. Among these arguments that Charalambous defends are the following: although homosexuality has been practiced and accepted since ancient times, homosexuals were never considered to be on the same level as or as an alternative to marriage and the biological family; the primary significance of marriage is sexual reproduction, an age old solution to survival; and gay parents pose more ... straight, are equally capable as human beings of enjoying the tangible and intangible benefits that marriage entails. Perhaps one of Charalambous" weakest arguments is that which considers marr...

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... down upon. However I believe they do nurture the children, fulfil the functions mentioned by Murdock and do have children, then why are they not accepted as family by him? The answer is that in 19th century/20th century it was forbidden in some societies and gravely looked down on. Nowadays homosexuality is frowned upon by society however it is approved of ... ...

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