Equality And Marriage Equality

My grandmother has spent many years in the Middle East, working on the sick because she was a doctor. While she was there she had to escorted by her husband to go to work. Also, people were harsh towards for the way she dressed. In the Middle East such as Iraq and Afghanistan, the government has the ability to decide what the citizens get to know what's going in the world. Also, women do not have the same rights and they are not educated. In America, we get the privilege and the right to know what's going on in the world and women have equal rights as men. I am very glad I have the privilege to be equal as every else unlike many people in different countries around the world.

As a caucasian teenage citizen of the United States of America, I am part of a privileged race. I am able to observe discrimination and segregation to other races and members of my country, as most of it is not being done to me individually. However, knowing that LGBTQ people and people of color are being dehumanized, even though the year is now 2015 and same-sex marriage is legal in all fifty states, infuriates me on a very high level. Equal rights in the United States is important to me because I strongly believe that everyone should be treated equally and with respect, no matter your sexual-orientation or race.

What does it feel like to not have the right to vote, work, or even marry? Thousands of Americans through the centuries have experienced this, solely due to the way that they were born. America has fought for equal rights for hundreds of years. America has battled for the equal rights of slaves, segregation, women’s right to vote, and the right for men and women to marry the same gender.

In addition to the hostility and embarrassment that homosexuals face every day, they also encounter political and legal policies and practices that prevent them from living a normal life like heterosexual people. For example, there are laws that prevent people of the same gender to be legally married to each other such as proposition eight in California. Gay people just want the right to be able to be happy with a significant other, make a family, and show their loyalty in each other through marriage. There is no difference whether that significant other is of the same gender or opposite, at the end of the day they just want that chance of happiness just like everyone else. Unfortunately, there are laws in places that prevent that from becoming true. Not allowing homosexuals to marry can affect many people’s lives and can even be detrimental to one’s health. For example in the article “The Case of Sharon Kowalski and Karen Thompson: Ableism,

Equal rights is possibly the biggest issue in the United States. For the common good, people who are drafted are responsible to fight regardless if they want to or not. Sometimes a soldier goes to war for the common good but in return the people may be angry at the solder for doing what they had to do. People should fight for individual rights because everybody deserves to have a choice to go to war or not. One soldier once said “My Country asked me to go, I went. I did what was expected of me as an American(Memories of Vietnam).”

As of Nov. 20, 2014, in 35 states it is legal to marry someone of the same sex; leaving 15 states where it still isn't (1). Hold this in mind. A majority of people look forward to growing up and accomplishing their dreams. Some of whom marriage is a big part of their dream. Dreams of starting a new family and to forbid two people who love each other to marry is immoral. Therefore anyone straight, lesbian, or gay should have the right to marry.

The inequality for same-sex marriage has been one of the biggest struggles that the LGBTQ community has encountered. This has been an issue since 1996 when president Bill Clinton signed “the Defense of Marriage Act”. This bill basically stated that marriage is between a woman and a man with no exemptions. Traditionally marriage has always been between a man and a woman but times have changed and now more same-sex couples want to get married and should be allowed that right. Why can heterosexuals get married with no questions? No one should be able to say who anyone should love or be with due to gender. Massachusetts was the first state to legalize same sex marriage. Their first same-sex marriage which was between two women took place in 2004 after the ruling. The fact is that everyone should have equality regardless of sex, age, race, or sexual preference. Marriage is a right not a privilege among the heterosexual population. Why is it that there are people who can marry multiple partners due to their religion but a gay/lesbian man can’t marry the person they love. That just shows how much inequality there is when it comes to this topic. As of June of 2015 same sex marriage was legalized in all 50 states. This was the biggest celebration and triumph for the LGBTQ community. Progress finally seemed to be in favor of the community and those who support it. About 100,000 same-sex

I strongly believe that marriage equality should be legalised in Australia because everyone should be able to have a chance at love. Same sex couples from Australia are forced to get marriage in a different country just because Australia wont legalise marriage equality. I think that if the couple is happy thats all that should matter. In public when i see a gay couple it makes me uncomfortable but i don't mind because they are just people too and they are also happy and thats all that matters. Marriage equality is a on going ethical issue that should be taken more seriously.

The LGBT community has made new laws each day to bring equality to all. “Throughout its, America has symbolized equality of opportunity for people of all races, origins, religions and creeds, serving as a beacon of hope for anyone seeking a better life. However, despite its founding principles of equality and acceptance, the United States also has a long history of denying basic rights to certain people” (LGBT Equality). When the US discriminates against a certain thing people retaliate and rise up and try to make new laws to help their cause. The LGBT community has been striving to bring equality in many ways. The LGBT community has made great strides in gaining equality of same-sex marriage, gay adoption, and transgender equality.

Same-sex marriage and straight marriage do not have the same rights. Same-sex couples are denied equal access to civil marriage. If same-sex couples enter a civil union they are denied equal access to all the benefits, rights, and privileges provided federal law to married couples. Being denied to all these rights they should have may harm people who also experienced discrimination based on age, race, ethnicity, gender, and religion. The APA (American Psychological Association) believes it is unfair to discriminate and deny same-sex couples legal access to civil marriage and all of the benefits, rights and privileges. (Wikipedia)

Over the years in our country’s history it has been apparent that the idea of same sex marriages is becoming much more popular, however in most states there is still one thing stopping them. That one thing stopping two people from the pursuit of happiness which they desire is a social injustice. Social injustices are situations where a person or group of people is treated unfairly due to certain factors for example discrimination, prejudice, racism, heterosexism, sexism, and so forth. In the case of same sex marriages, the factor playing a major role in this social injustice is where most people believe that opposite sexes attract, but in the case of a same sex couple wanting to be married, this brings about many topics to be discussed by

The equal right to marry for same-sex couples in the United States has acquired growing public support over time, with a quantity of state-level laws passed and others presently up for debate. Proposition 8 was a ballot proposition and constitutional amendment that was passed in the November 2008 state elections in California. The measure added a new provision, Section 7.5 of the Declaration of Rights, to the California Constitution, which provides that only marriage between a man and a woman is legitimate or recognized in California. By limiting the acknowledgment of marriage to opposite-sex couples, the proposition reversed the California Supreme Court's ruling of In re Marriage Cases that same-sex couples have a constitutional right to get married (Newman, 2010). The wording of Proposition 8 was exactly the same as Proposition 22, which had passed in 2000 and, as an ordinary statute, had been nullified by the State Supreme Court in 2008. California's State Constitution put Proposition 8 into instant effect the day after the election (Scotto, 2010).

The fight for equal marriage rights has been one of great length. Although this topic only brought to attention of the Supreme Court in 2015, gay marriage has long been a topic of interest in American society. Prior to 2015, gay marriage was only acknowledged and legal in select states, not nationwide. This caused great distress and heartache. One case in particular, the case that was brought to the supreme court, is very representative of such dejection. The subjects of such case are James Obergefell and John Arthur of Ohio. In 2013, the two were legally married in Maryland. Shortly after, however, Mr. Arthur grew terminally ill, and eventually passed away. Due to Ohio state laws, the state refused to put “married” on Mr. Arthur’s death

According to Webster’s Dictionary, the definition of marriage is “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” (“Marriage” def. 1), but is that all there is to it? A marriage should be based upon compassion, trust, acceptance, and most importantly, love; marriage has nothing to do with your gender, so why portray it to be? Marriage equality or having only opposite sex in order to have a happy and successful life has been a controversial issue in America for the last twenty years. Now, one state at a time, America is finally coming around to realize that everyone deserves love, regardless their sexual orientation.

The number one reason that heterosexuals marry is not to establish legal status, allow joint filing of taxes, or protect each other in medical decision-making. They marry because it is the ultimate expression of a person's love for another. Marriage is a commitment that says "I love you so much that I want to live the rest of my life with you. I want to share the ups and downs, forsake all others, and be together until death do us part." Should it matter that the couple doesn't fit into what society is used to? What matters is that they love each other. Some people talk about living wills and other legal contracts that can give homosexuals essentially the same rights as a married couple. If that is the case, why don't all heterosexual couples use these legal maneuvers instead of marriage? Just maybe there's something more to it. This whole act denies them their right to show affection and denies them religious freedom.