Gay Marriage And Same-Sex Marriage

The year is 2015 and I can’t imagine not having the freedom I do today. Marriage equality is a very recent topic in history. It wasn’t very long ago that laws prohibited the marriage of same-sex couples. I have decided to investigate the history of marriage equality and the organizations that helped make the dream come true. In order to fully understand the changes that occurred, and to comprehend the level of discrimination that was felt in the homosexual culture, one must first understand the history of the LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer) community. The harsh history of the LGBTQ community, and discrimination that was imposed on them and the organizations that strived to advocate for the LGBTQ community on a local, regional and national level is what eventually lead to the Supreme Court ruling on June 26th, 2015, stating that states cannot ban same-sex marriage.

History has an ironic way of repeating itself at times, the phrase “separate but equal” has rang through the ears of black culture millions of times, only for it to resonate itself within same-sex couples again. The debate of Civil Unions vs. Marriage was on the minds of many before 2015, when the Supreme Court ruled same-sex marriage legal nationwide. These Civil Unions that had existed only until recently was just the rationale used over a century ago for the same purposes. Both had the intention of having equality, but through corruption and misunderstanding, it was never fully achieved. Thankfully, just as the African Americans protested for their rights, the LGBT community also followed suit and won their rights, but not after a long

A major victory was won by the LGBT community when the Supreme Court ruled that same-sex marriage was legal on June 26th of 2015 across all of the United States. This ruling effectively states that any state-law restricting marriage to male-female is unconstitutional. This had been a fight since the 1970s when the issues of same-sex marriage first began to gain steam. Over the years, various states have legalised same-sex marriage to certain degrees, however it wasn’t until after 3 decades that the issue was finally acknowledged on a national level. This change furthers the ideology of freedom and equality of the american constitution and will invoke the betterment of

The Supreme Court legalized Same Sex Marriage on June 26, 2015. Same Sex Marriage is all the homosexual people in United States now can legally marry. Homosexual people has hard time with their family, people who didn't come out not dare to tell their family, so they will find some who is hetersexual and marry without telling the truth. Once hetersexual person find out about it or homosexual person sick to live with it , they will be divorce. The article “ 10 reasons why Gay Marriage should be legalized” the article stated “More than 50% of married couples in America get divorced. Allowing gays the opportunity to get married will increase marriage rates because less couples will get divorced due to incompatibility or infertility.” We can see from the evidence that half of people in America get divorced. Once they passed the Same Sex Marriage Law, the situation will become better also the percentage of getting divorced would be decrese. American people rejoice with wild excitement not only because this, it also prove that human has improved. To homesexual people is accomplishment of equal rights. The article “ 10 reasons why Gay Marriage should be legalized” the article stated “In the 50's, interracial marriage was illegal. But now, modern society understands this to be an unjust law that denied equal rights to couples who loved each other.” Mind

“Civil marriage between individuals of the same-sex is therefore an issue in which fundamental human rights are at stake “(Love Is a...). If people are of legal age they should be able to be with whomever they would like. “The denial of equal civil recognition of same-sex relationships prevents many people from accessing other rights, such as rights to housing and social security, and stigmatizes those relationships in ways that can fuel discrimination and other human rights abuses against people

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 recent Supreme Court ruling in favor of Same-Sex Marriage has caused great controversy in the United States. People from both sides of this argument are still feeling the backfire from this decision. It is not easy to justify same-sex marriage, an institution that some same-sex couples consider to be a political act (Kimport, 2013). Despite the contemporary understandings of marriage as a personal union based on love, this implicit collective identity can easily be misinterpreted as a dislike for such unions. In fact, it is the exact opposite.

Homosexuality or gay marriage is refers to the union between people of the same gender or biological sex. Homosexuality has been made legal over the years in some European countries like Belgium, Iceland, Netherlands, Spain Portugal, Sweden and Denmark among others. Among many organizations in today’s society, homosexuality has been a source of constant conflict. The most prominent disputes on the issue perhaps is within the disagreement of same sex relationships from the perspectives of the homosexuals, the society, the scientific biological theories and the Christian church.

A New York Times article honors that on June 26th, the United States declared same-sex marriage a right nationwide. “Love wins,” chanted the crowd outside the Supreme Court (Liptak). The Supporters of same-sex marriage celebrated the new feeling they received of love equality. For many years, homosexuals companions have been deprived from their right to become legally united. This decision will change the lives of homosexual people in future generations and it is an event that will be eternally appreciated by the people who are affected. “Marriage is a “keystone of our social order,” Justice Kennedy said (Liptak).” The

The legalization of same-sex marriage has been a battle that has been raging since the late twentieth century. By not allowing same-sex marriage, the United Sates is creating discrimination against same-sex couples. People of faith are the biggest advocates against same-sex marriages. Seeing that there are many rights and responsibilities associated with marriage, same-sex couples are denied these and are being discriminated against. Same-sex couples are denied the right to make decisions regarding their partner’s health and medical treatment. The inability to adopt one another’s children is experienced by same-sex couples every day. Although many states have adopted civil unions, they are separate and unequal. Same-sex marriage should be legalized to create equality and eliminate the injustice involving same-sex couples. Marriage is a basic human right for every individual. Same sex marriage should be legalized everywhere.

Some more examples of our freedoms being expanded include the second amendment and the recent law on same sex marriage. With the second amendment which is the right to bare arms, citizens now have the option to carry a firearm on them always. This plays a huge role in our society today due to the many terrorist attacks that are happening around the world. With more people carrying weapons on them, we can now defend ourselves from dangerous situations and help defend others during these terrorist attacks. Now with same sex marriage finally legal, many individuals can now marry and finalize their marriage with their significant other of the same sex. This became legal with the help of the Obama administration when he attended office during the years 2008-2016.

In this article Mr. Phillips is going against David Mullins and Charlie Craig in a supreme court case about Mr. Phillips not selling them a wedding cake because they are a gay couple in the state of Colorado. Mr. Phillips isn't going to sell the cake because it goes against his religion.

Since before the public ratified the Constitution and adopting the Bill of Rights and even prior to Marbury v. Madison establishing the doctrine of judicial review, the clergy solemnization power existed as an embedded feature of this nation’s marriage traditions. The power both allows Solemnization laws grant officials near unbridled discretion within the statutory limitations in deciding who they will perform marriage ceremony, and to ministers who perform religious marriages to marry couples legally under the civil law. Also, the Fourteenth Amendment recognizes same-sex marriage in all 50 States; It described marriage as a purely secular institution, which serves governmental interests. In the light of, Justice Kennedy highlighted that religious organizations can advocate base on the belief that same-sex marriage should not be condoned (Horwitz, P. 2014).

Same-sex Marriage is a question that comes across my path on a consistent basis. The agency where I work advocates this practice, which requires yearly training videos to ensure everyone understands the rules of the practice. Although our society bends the laws to support this practice, I will argue that government laws do not hold true to God’s law or even the law of nature. Additionally, I will argue that marriage, by natural law, is designed for procreating purposes.

“People should be treated equally, regardless of who they are or who they love…” said former president Barack Obama (Dennis, Steven T.). Same-sex marriage has produced a debate for the longest time. People have disciminatied against same-sex couples and transgenders. The world needs to relize people cannot change who they are. Times are changing, and the world needs to change too. Same-sex marriage and transgenders should have rights and not face discrimination.