... have equal access to government benefits, and equal protection of the law. They are people just like us. People fail to realize the values that gay couples exhibit in their daily lives are often indistinguishable from those of their straight neighbors. They"re loyal to their mates, are monogamous, and ... equal access to government benefits, and equal protection of the law. They are people just like us. People fail to realize the values that gay couples exhibit in their daily lives are often indistinguishable from those of their straight neighbors. They"re loyal to their mates, are mono...

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... than merely a commitment to love one another As we all know, recently the Massachusetts second judical court ruled that it is unconstitutional to deny gay couples the right to be married. This ruling is another step towards the absolute legal recognition of the GLBT community as valid members of ... relationships mean the same in their sphere as heterosexual marriages do in our sphere. Homosexuals would like to see their marriages legalized. In 1991 three gay couples filed a lawsuit, in Hawaii, for denying them marriage licenses. They claim that the refusal amounts to gender discriminat...

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... for marriage rights again. Many others have resigned themselves to participating in their own ceremonies, sanctioned by their friends, families and spiritual communities. One interesting fact is how much the gay community itself is divided over the issue. This community is one with people of every conceivable race, age, lifestyle, religion, income and opinion. It would be impossible to unify ... license did not need to be issued for what they proposed was not a marriage. In 1970 to 1975 the United States saw the passage of the first statewide and local "gay rights" legislation. This legi...

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... government, or anyone for that matter, should restrict marriage to a predefined heterosexual relationship. Because it is the right of the homosexual legally, socially, and economically, matrimony between lesbian and gay couples should be accepted in the United States. The United States was founded on the Constitution in which all men are created equal; A class of individuals cannot be denied the ... was struck down as a violation of the 14th Amendment, which guarantees all persons the equal protection of the laws (19). Even though marriage should not be denied legally to gay and lesbian ...

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... Marriage is a fundamental Right that, it is time for the marriage statues to incorporate fully the concept of equal protection of the law by extending to the many millions of gay Americans the right to marry. (Creating America, pg.# 241). "In sickness and in health; til death do us part."" (Creating America, pg.# 240) Millions of people are married each year ... , that is a man and women, so why is it illegal in some states for gay couple not to marry? It should be there right to marry whom they want to, as it is for a man and women. How would this world be if each individual ... cannot...

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