The main argument here is if under the constitution all people are allowed to marry or only men and women. ... Many will argue that because same sex marriage was not originally written into the constitution that it has no place to be disputed. ... I also have and uncle who decided to move to Canada because the government is much more accepting there. ... They first point to the constitution and say that it does not explicitly state gay marriage is legal knowing full well that amendments are made to laws all the time. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

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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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

This landmark case ruled that the Constitution protected a right to privacy. ... The one time where legal precedent should protect the rights of a person, it fails to adhere to the constitution. ... The majority vote argued that the Constitution did not confer a fundamental right to engage in sodomy and oral sex. ... In this case a same-sex couple residing in New York, were lawfully married in Ontario, Canada. . ...

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Furthermore, recent studies done by the Canadian Psychological Association have shown barely any difference in sexual preference or in "psychosocial development" for children of same-sex parents.# Rather than conclude that gay parents nurture homosexuality in their children, it should be expected that parents, whether gay or straight, nurture their children. ... However the use of the word sacrament automatically includes the notion of a lingering Christianity that should not be attached to the constitution in any way: "I always thought that freedom of religion implied the right to freedom f...

• Word Count: 1420
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• Grade Level: Graduate

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. ...

• Word Count: 2296
• Approx Pages: 9
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate