Frank Sinatra sang the lyrics “love and marriage go together like a horse and carriage. You can’t have one without the other.” And this is unquestionably true. When two people are in love, they should be able to openly express their love in marriage. Nevertheless, some people do not have the right to be married. A love between two of the same sex should not be discriminated and endure the benefits of marriage that heterosexuals have. Same sex marriage has been a social issue since the late 1980s, when AIDS and HIV were first identified. Gays and Lesbians were refused service by businesses, churches, and even hospitals. Those of religious beliefs may think gay marriage is wrong because in the Bible, certain verses are to claim that homosexuals But this is not the case for the 3.4% of Americans who do not have the right to be married (Jost 783). In 1990, the government enacted a hate crime policy against discrimination against gays or people who have AIDS/HIV. This is a step toward free marriage rights, but not enough. To this day, gays still face discrimination, harassment, and violence in some churches and businesses. Gay couples still believe themselves as normal people, buying houses together, adopting children, and raising a family. Although Civil unions and domestic partnerships are available to gays, that does not mean they offer the same privileges that married heterosexual couples receive. Lesbians and gays are unable to have the protection that marriage guarantees during pension laws, survivorship rights, workers’ compensation rights, the tax system, and much more conservations for the wedded partners of America (Brown 37). Gay and lesbian people are not entitled to health benefits granted by marriage and do not receive the benefits that heterosexuals deserve. Would one call that citizens would not be discriminated due to race, gender, or religion. To this day, seventy-two percent of Americans think there is a religious influence within the government (Jost 937). There has been religious objections to gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people in the government (Jost 937,940). The Supreme Court of America refused to hear one last legal attempt by the National Organization for Marriage to overturn a federal judge 's ruling allowing gays and lesbians to marry in Oregon. The high court 's action came nearly a year after U.S. District Judge Michael McShane of Eugene on May 19, 2014, struck down Oregon 's voter-approved constitutional amendment prohibiting same-sex marriage.(Mapes, WEB). Religion has been the foundation of the U.S. government and apparently still supports it today. The United States Supreme Court also granted the Boy Scouts of America the ability to ban homosexuals to keep the main objective of their organization (Ciment 745). When this was ruled, there was a 55% increase of hatred of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender persons (Ciment 749). The American states have the right to make their own state laws for their citizens. Forty-one out of the fifty states has banned gay marriage to its citizens because of their religious beliefs and their definition of marriage (Ciment 749). Some states have banned gay marriage because the citizens fear that if gay marriage
With the economic support, the adoption rates rising, and the equality same-sex couples deserve, gay marriage deserves to be legalized throughout the nation and the world. Rejecting the right of marriage to these couples hurts them and the way they are able to live their lives. Everyone deserves marriage and life equality despite the person they love because we have equality rights based on us as an individual, not on who we decide to love.
Legalizing gay marriage has been a controversial topic in the past few years. In my opinion, gay people should be allowed to get married because it is a civil right. It shouldn 't matter what gender they prefer because they 're still regular people. Making gay marriage illegal, is the same as taking away someone 's freedom and civil rights. That is unethical and completely awful. There 's no harm being done by letting two people who are in love with each other get married. However, many religious fundamentalists are against this and believe gay marriage is wrong and needs to be stopped. Homosexual couples should have the right to get married because it 's a civil right and their sexual preference doesn 't make them any less human.
When heterosexual couples get married they get certain benefits such as employee, medical, and estate. Meaning they can leave work in case of an emergency with their spouse and also get insurance for themselves and their spouse. Married couples also get the benefit of bigger tax returns and also money transferred to their account if their spouse dies. Homosexual couples do not get the privilege of being married therefore they do not get the benefits that come along with marriage.
While the gay rights movement has been around for some time, the things that they fight for is forever changing. Currently it is fighting for the right to marry, and receive all the rights straight people get when they marry. Married privilege is like white privilege; married people have more rights then non-married people, no matter what sex a person is married to. These benefits include insurance coverage’s under a spouse policy, social security benefit inheritance, receiving pension and personal assets without taxation, visitation rights at the hospital without question and making health care decisions (LaSala, 2007). In addition to all that, there is a social benefit to being married; it represents a healthy, developed and normal relationship (LaSala, 2007). Before reading this article, I never thought about why married people are given all of these rights. I never thought about where they came from, who made them up, or why they were even made. Why are we fighting for legalizing same-sex marriage a...
Marriage is defined as “(1) the state of being united to a person of the opposite sex as husband or wife in a consensual and contractual relationship recognized by law (2): the state of being united to a person of the same sex in a relationship like that of a traditional marriage ("Marriage," 2003, p. 659). Despite the latter definition’s addition to dictionaries in the past decade, this definition of marriage is still debated. Being a touchy subject in both politics and religion today, it’s been very hard to come to an agreement. There are two main sides to this argument regarding the nature of marriage. Some stick to their conservative and/or religious beliefs, while others state that marriage is a civil right (Kim, 2011, p. [Page 38]). However, same-sex marriage is not legally recognized in North Carolina and thirty-two other states at this time ("Defining Marriage: State Defense," 2014). Homosexuals have been denied many of the rights given to those that are heterosexual. Same-sex couples are not able to receive other benefits as a heterosexual couple would. The lack of benefits is extremely unequal and unfair. This unacceptable treatment is unconstitutional and should not continue.
As a United States citizen who was born in the new millennium, I was brought up with the idea that, as stated in the Declaration of Independence, “all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” This statement was one of the main sources of fuel for the Civil Rights Movements in the mid 1950’s/60’s in the United States. Minority groups have often been mistreated in the United States culminating in movements much like that of the women’s suffrage movement, civil rights movements and now a movement toward equality for the LGBTQIA. In the last few decades a new minority group, lesbians, gays, bisexuals, transgender, queer/questioning, intersex and allies, and their struggle to attain their right to the pursuit of happiness. This small makes up roughly 4 percent of the US population. Though many say that gay marriage will weaken the moral foundation of our country, it should be legalized, not only because banning it is unconstitutional, but also because strips people of their human rights
America and many of the countries of this world have based their constitutions around basic human rights and rights achieved through the actions of their forefathers. We have strived, since the early colonization of our land, for equality and refuge for unjust prosecution. Despite this, in our advanced, 21st century society, there is a group of people who are still denied a basic natural right. The gay and lesbian community have been fighting for equality since the founding of the Society for Human Rights located in Chicago, formed in 1924. For 89 years these people have been denied their natural rights to be happy and wed in holy union. Historically people have fought, and won their freedoms and rights, and traditionally, gays and lesbians
Marriage, for years has been argued that the rights to it or strictly only between a man and a women. Both sexes are assumed to marry someone of the opposite sex. What if, however, an individual wanted to marry someone of the same sex? Why is this debate so heavily heated amongst individuals? Is it that religion is a large structure base that those in society are guided by? Or is it that individuals do not understand that marriage is a union between two individuals who are in love? Whatever the case may be, there is always someone who has to argue that homosexual marriage is “wrong.”
Although some states will give people the right to marry either sex, if you choose to marry the same sex you are denied many rights and benefits from the government. All U.S. citizens should live by the same constitution and receive the benefits acquired to married couples. Evan Wolfson, an attorney and gay rights advocate. He is the founder and president of Freedom to Marry. Mr. Wolfson has written books on gay marriage after previously attending Yale University and Harvard Law School. Recent census data studied by Wolfson shows that, “gay families live in every corner of the United States. Denied to freedom to marry,” (Wolfson 1). Although the Constitution says nothing on marriage, it does give freedom of religion. Some Religions allow gay
... made groups of people have a very hostile attitude toward the subject matter. The traditional view of marriage is also important because it influences future generations and teaches children the meaning of the special union of a man and a woman. Many people also argue that when raising a child he or she should be raised by a father and a mother. Not both of the same sex. Although the debate of same-sex marriage may not affect some people, this is a hot topic that has changed the opinion of many people around the world. The topic of same-sex marriage is a subject that needs to be discusses by individuals who are certain of what they stand for and are capable of providing others with true and convincing arguments.
Gay and lesbian unions have been for a long time a subject that no one liked to discuss. For the last few decades, gays and lesbians have come out and expressed their sexuality preferences. Many believe that same sex marriage should not be legalized because it's against the moral. It's against the definition of marriage, which is considered as the union of a man and a woman as a husband and wife. Same sex marriage should be legalized because the way society views the union of lesbian and gays can a change. Another reason why same sex marriage should be legalized is that children that are issued from a gay or lesbian couple will be loved and raised in a family that is legally recognized under the law. Lesbians and gays also deserve to have the same rights as heterosexuals.
In recent years, same-sex marriage has become a more controversial topic on whether it’s right or wrong. People should not feel coerced to agree with something they believe is wrong; clearly, same-sex marriage is immoral and unnatural. Many complications come with same-sex marriages including financial pressures, social pressures, moral pressures, and health risks.
Marriage and the union of couples regarding their sex has been a nationwide issue in the United States for quite some time. The Supreme Court case now known as Hollingsworth v. Perry took place in California but is very well known nationally. Naturally California, as well as the rest of the country, has battled with their marriage laws for many years but events leading up to this specific case did not begin until around 2000.
In conclusion I argue that banning same-sex marriage is discriminatory. It is discriminatory because it denies homosexuals the many benefits received by heterosexual couples. The right to marriage in the United States has little to do with the religious and spiritual meaning of marriage. It has a lot to do with social justice, extending a civil right to a minority group. This is why I argue for same-sex marriage. The freedom to marry regardless of gender preference should be allowed.
Should same sex marriage be legalized all over the United States? There are many pros and cons on the topic. Many people argue over how gay marriage is defined as a sin in the bible. Despite the cons to same sex marriage, people should be allowed to be with whomever they want without being controlled and told who they can and cannot love. People cannot control with whom they fall in love with and they cannot express their true selves if they do not have the opportunity to show who they really love. Around the 1660’s inter-racial marriage laws were being passed. They were discriminating from different race marriages. In the 1750’s most of the Southern Colonies had passed laws discriminating against racial marriages (Religious Tolerance). Virginia passed a law stating that, all marriages between a white person and a colored person shall be absolutely