... same sex couples second-class citizens; denying them their fundamental right to marriage, federal protection, and the benefits a heterosexual couple would receive if legally married. Just a few of these benefits are social security, federal pensions, bereavement leave, medical decisions on behalf of the partner, and tax breaks (about ... by the idea of two people of the same sex wanting to spend the rest of their lives together? The divorce rate in our country is getting higher and higher each year. For example, the divorce rate in Boston is 1.7 per 1,000 people, and Philadelphia's divor...

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... or divorced, enjoy certain financial, social, and legal rights that are unavailable to single adults. It is not that being single is bad and being married is good in any kind of moral sense; instead, marriage is necessary for the survival of civilization. For example, women in particular have the right ... don't agree on this. Because stability is the key to raising an emotionally and mentally healthy child; unmarried and homosexual partners simply cannot provide the stability that married heterosexual couples can give. Children need a role model, both male and female. Every child has th...

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... lesbian couple to live together forever, but in most states they cannot be recognized as a married couple. Why is it so important to be married, to have that "piece of paper"? To many people, being married to someone is more that just having it down in writing that you are with that person ... example, was widely broadcasted on the news for allowing gay couples to receive marriage licenses. Gay couples from around the country ventured off to California to get married. The couples undergoing the marriage ceremonies are making a statement to the nation that their rights should be heard. My ...

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... because they are black, or women, or Mormon, or of Irish ancestry because doing so would be unconstitutional"" (Stone). So the fact that the federal government provides special benefits to married couples but discriminates against same-sex marriages makes some people question if this is violating the constitutional guarantee of equal rights (Stone). Many people wonder why the federal government can ... marriage point out that a religious presence isn't required to perform a marriage and many marriages are performed by judges or civil servants (Kafka 34). Where is the sanctity when a cou...

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... not? I know how you would feel. You would feel horrible. That is exactly how homosexuals feel. Therefore homosexuals should be able to get married. Being married would give homosexuals benefits that have been enjoyed by many heterosexuals. Some benefits include special legal consideration when determining inheritance (www.k-state.edu/kstateresearch), ... benefits such as life and health insurances pension and profit sharing corresponds to 40% of a workers actual income. Homosexuals do not only want to get married because of the benefits. "Marriage is a fusion of law and culture- (Wedgwood...

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... bring up the issue of if same-sex marriage is immoral. The last matter I am going to talk about is whether two people of the same sex get married should they be able to adopt a child if they desire. The fact that same-sex marriage is illegal in twenty-nine states is wrong for many reasons. ... think that these same sex marriages are immoral. I personally don't see how. Their argument is that the reason people get married and have sex is to procreate and if two people of the same sex are getting married they defiantly cannot pro-create. John Finnis who is against it said, "Marriage, with ...

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... (Jefferson 327). People use marriage as a medium to express their relationship. Telling people of the same sex that they are unable to get married is further portraying the stereotypical view that if someone is not a heterosexual white male then you are considered inferior and have less rights. It is ... of happiness. Along with giving needy children homes, same-sex marriages also increase revenue for state governments. The cost of getting married in this country is expensive and is only getting more expensive. If not for any other reason, this is the one fact that gets the government's ...

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... opposing essays the authors have both given reasons why gays should or should not be given the right to be married. The essay Let Gays Marry by Andrew Sullivan states many reasons why the American government should allow gay couples to be married. One reason Sullivan states is that "They [gays] are citizens, entitled, like everyone else, to equal protection- no special ... raising families. If the only purpose of marriage were for procreation, then some would have a valid argument. However, marriage is a great deal more than that. You can ask any happily married couple. Although the str...

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... legal matters in our country. By allowing gay marriage homosexuals would develop more rights, therefore decreasing the youth suicide rate. It has been proven that an average of 50% of married couples get divorced in the U.S., meaning half of our entire country goes through divorce. We have, by far, the highest divorce rate in the entire world. Many anti-gay conservatives ... the sanctity of marriage, " but is this really the right way of doing so? Allowing gays/lesbians the right to wed, will increase marriage rates because less couples would be getting divorced due to incompatibility o...

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... individuals to decide who to marry. Why all the fuss about marriage? Why not just live together and call it marriage? There are several benefits that are awarded only legally married couples. The two most important are inheritance rights and hospital visitation rights. In heterosexual marriages, when one spouse dies, the other automatically inherits the house, the furniture, and any personal ... same legal benefits given to heterosexual marriages. Vermont stopped just short of actually calling the unions marriage, but a squabble over terminology is pointless. Many couples from out of st...

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... but also help with the foster care crisis. They can provide the love, care and nurture as a heterosexual couple could. Gay marriage is just as fair as any other couples getting married. Everyone deserves to be with who they love. As said by George Clooney, "At some point in our lifetime, gay marriage won't be an issue, and everyone who stood ... just as much if not more than a man does. Marriages shouldn't be based off of rational morals. This is not the pilgrim days anymore. If two men want to get married or two women why not. It's their business not societies. What makes society belie...

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... lustful eyes, lying about the smallest things, and being jealous is not any different than two people genuinely being in love and wanting to spend their lives together and get married. If those same religious groups believe being gay is a sin then before they cast the first stone their hands better be clean, meaning before they condemn a group they should ensure ... statistics about divorce, the prejudice of gays, and the religious intolerance of gay marriage, many gay citizens still choose to be open with their love and still desire to get married. So the legalization of same sex marri...

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Gay marriage is a topic that I am sure that most people frown upon on, and when hearing the news of a gay couple getting married, they would look at both of them in complete horror, with a look of disgust painted across their faces. There have been countless debates on gay marriage rights for many years, ... with the person they truly love. Gays should therefore have the rights to be able to marry their significant other and should deserve just as many rights as an 'ordinary' married couple have. Why should these people who are born a little different be treated differently? In today's socie...

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... become yet another way for us to discriminate. Can we see a trend forming? The current matter at hand is whether gays should be allowed to be married and have the same rights and privileges as a heterosexual married couple. "Under a 1996 law, the federal government does not recognize gay marriages,"" (MSNBC). Though this is federal law, changes can be made by individual states ... same-sex couples to wed,"" (CNN). When will the discrimination end? Probably never. There will always be something new and different that people don't like and will have a hard time getting used to. It seems a...

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... declares same-sex civil unions and domestic partnerships invalid. This is a very strong law that will just make people of this orientation, leave the state to get married. This will limit their rights. As a married couple, they are given more rights that husbands and wives are afforded, but by passing this ban, they lose these rights. In "A Times Policy on Gay unions ... Stirs press Waters" (Jerkowitz 2002) gay advocacy groups are getting on the backs of newspapers that are not willing to print the announcements of gay unions. Most newspapers have ... ...

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When I was five, my friend and I were dancing in my yard, announcing joyfully that we were getting married. "Having a wedding" was one of my favorite games of the moment. ...To me, weddings have something to do with love, but more importantly at the moment, something to do with ... . A lesbian or a male gay couple cannot procreate, but then, neither can a man and woman where one is infertile. According to the National Center for Health Statistics, the number of infertile married couples of childbearing age in Canada was 2.1 million. (Nelson) Also, some opposite-gender couples marry and decide...

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... by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (Pearson 182). It has been an ongoing fight whether gay marriage should be legalized in the United States And as time goes by we see homosexuals getting closer to their goal. On May 2012, many gay rights advocates applauded the change of president Obamas position even though at the present no-federal legislative proposal to ensure gay ... 2000 years because its truths speak to us even as we change through history. In that light, Scriptures give us no good reason why gays and lesbians should not be married." He uses this quote to give credibility to all ...

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... the biggest issues in the United States. Most of the states allow same sex-marriage but other states don't approve of this because some people believe that humans should be married with the other sex. They believe it's against a lot of things from religion, to the people's point of view. But I believe same sex-marriage should be allowed because we have ... and what he stands for. But many religious leaders support same-sex marriage so they had to challenge that church and see what the outcome would be. They ended up getting a lawsuit on the church. Same-Sex Marriage is rising in our nat...

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... person. People even go as far as saying that the purple telly tubby is gay, only because he is purple, and anyone who has rainbow colors is a homosexual. Seriously its getting a little ridiculous and though I am not particularly taking a side on this issue to argue today, I am going to express to you what I know about this issue so far as it ... pot of the world. I have grown up in an environment where it is ok to think for you, and to accept people as they are. Telling people they cannot get married because they are of the same sex is like telling a fat person they cannot marry a skinn...

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