Gay Marriage

When a person thinks about marriage, they usually think of a man and a woman. With more and more people getting married, it is all opening the door to gay marriage. No matter whom the person is, or what sex they chose to marry they should be treated the same. If a man and man want to unite in marriage and announce their love to each other, they should be able to and it should be accept in our society. If a female and another female are inmate it is considered arousing however, if those same woman want to make a commitment to each other it is then deemed unacceptable. Why should society be able to dictate who gets to marry whom, and how they get to live their lives?

A traditional marriage is between a man and a woman, if a gay person were to get married; someone that is opposed to it could say that they will devalue the meaning of marriage. In an article written by ProCon.Org they stated that, “In the Oct. 15, 1971 decision Baker v. Nelson, the Supreme Court of Minnesota found that "The institution of marriage as a union of man and woman, uniquely involving the procreation and rearing of children within a family, is as old as the book of Genesis.” (ProCon.Org, 2013) a traditional marriage is supposed to be between a man and woman however, with it being the 20th century the times have changed and a marriage should be based on the love the two people share, and what gender they are. Gay couples should have the same benefits as heterosexual couples. According to an article written by Jessica Madrid, Stephen Rice, “cynical attitudes were considered to be those that leaned towards reasons involving monetary advantages, spousal benefits, increased ease of business transactions, and so forth.” (Madrid & Rice, 2013) A heterosexual marrie...

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...ld help the government if gay couples get married by means of raising the revenue. “Revenue from gay marriage comes from marriage licenses, higher income taxes (the so-called "marriage penalty"), and decreases in costs for state benefit programs.” (ProCon.Org) The only thing the government has to lose by not accepting a gay marriage is money, they are going to lose out on money from the extra revenue.

Works Cited

ProCon.Org (2013) Gay Marriage Retrieved from http://gaymarriage.procon.org/

Madrid, J., & Rice, S. (2013). Examining Cynicism in Regards to Reasons for Gay Marriage. Review Of European Studies, 5(1), 45-51. doi:10.5539/res.v5n1p45

Murphy, T. F. (2011). Same-Sex Marriage: Not a Threat to Marriage or Children. Journal Of Social Philosophy, 42(3), 288-304. doi:10.1111/j.1467-9833.2011.01534.x

The Truth About Marriage. (2013). Commonweal, 140(13), 5-6.