Gay Marriage Should Be Legal

Homosexual marriage is one of the old but controversial issues around the world. Compared to the past, it seems to become a more open debate among people. At the same time, people seem to be more swayable than before, but towards the gay marriage, different voices have still been hovering in the air. Gay people and their supporters have been striving for their rights to get married legally, while others who against gay marriage have never stopped deterring it.

Opponents believe that same sex marriage is not right and you should be ashamed to be that way. While proponents say same homosexual couples should be able to publicly celebrate their commitment in the same way as heterosexual couples do. (pro-con,1) Many gay and lesbian couples want to marry because they are in love! Just because someone loves the same sex, does not mean they are different or love any different then heterosexuals. In fact, the Family Research Council shows statistics that gay and lesbians couples are proven to last longer and that they are much happier then heterosexual couples. (pro-con) They want to honor their relationship in the best way that society has to offer. They are making a public commitment to stand with each other in good times and bad, they are prepared to go through the joys and challenges life brings

“We’re here, we’re queer, get over it.” In 1990, these words, shouted and displayed proudly on signs waved by the activist group, Queer Nation, were revolutionary. Never, not since the Stonewall Riots, had non-straight, non-cis people been so vocal about their existence and demanded acceptance – something that straight people take for granted on a daily basis. However, in the years since the Riots, LGBT activism has become much more mainstream, no longer whispered about behind closet doors or something to be wholly ashamed of. Gay marriage is legal in all 50 United States, something that has been fought for since the conception of the LGBT movement. In fact, gay couples are routinely being featured on popular television and other forms of media. Some might say that in 2016, the dreams of the rioters in Stonewall have been realized. Marriage rights and the spotlight on nighttime television; equality seems to truly be right on the horizon.

It is distressing to me that we live in an age in which we still must fight to protect our civil rights as Americans, in which a hate crime perpetrated against someone based their sexual orientation can go unpunished, and in which discrimination is being written into our laws” John Conyers once said. Marriage is a sacred word that has been used through centuries to unite man and woman to become one through holy matrimony. This definition has been the same throughout time until recently. Recently society has come to the understanding that a marriage between man and woman is no longer the only form of marriage that can be performed. The definition has been elongated by also saying that the state of being united to a person of the same sex in a relationship is like that of a traditional marriage.

Attention Getter: Apparently Gay marriage will destroy the institution of marriage but countless divorced heterosexual marriages, celebrity marriages that can hardly last over 2 weeks are not? How can gay marriage possibly destroy a institution that is already failing?

What is marriage? Recently, people argue with respect to the definition of marriage. What happened to marriage? To get married is a very important event for almost everyone. Especially for women, marriage and giving a birth could be the two biggest events of their lives. Many people believe that getting married to the one whom he or she loves is natural. However, what do you think if you cannot get married to him or her because it is socially unacceptable? 100 years ago different colored people could not marry each other, or a Jew could not marry a Christian, now look how happy people are, marriage is based on love, between two people that truly love each other, regardless of sex and gender. Marriage is a basic human right for every individual and should not be denied to same-sex couples. Gay marriage should be legalized everywhere.

On June 26, 2015, the US Supreme Court ruled that the US Constitution guarantees the right for same-sex couples to marry. This is additional proof of something we have been taught in schools all our lives. America is the land of the free, which gives each legal citizen the right of privacy, freedom of speech, and freedom of religion. If you are Christian, Jewish, Muslim, or Buddhist, you are welcome in this country.

Same-sex marriage; why is it even an issue in this era? To put it into perspective, almost 9 million Americans are identified as a homosexual, meaning this is not just a minor issue. Also, with our society making significant movements toward equality in recent decades both in gender and racial issues, one has to think about sexual equality in the United States. I will explain to the reader why we should legalize same-sex marriage, especially in terms of justice and the benefits our society receives from same-sex marriage. Also, the consequences of the legalization of same-sex marriage, both for homosexuals and our society, will be examined. Finally, I will debate arguments against same-sex marriage.

Marriage is not precisely the same as it used to be interpreted. For example, women used to be their husband’s property. Sometimes the women were forced to marry whoever their parents wanted them to marry and most of the time they couldn’t leave the marriage. Nowadays women have more freedom. They can vote, they can run their own business, and they can marry whichever man they want to. The laws change as the people’s mind change. As they get more comfortable with the idea, they become more open minded with human rights. As of right now, there are ten states that allow gay marriages to be legal. Ten out of fifty is not a lot, but it’s progress.

June 26, 2015. A day many around the country will remember forever in their lives. Waking up early on that Friday morning and going through their daily routine which always finishes by checking the same-old news, but that morning, the news was different. The headlines varied from “Love Wins” to “Gay Marriage Legalized in all 50 States,” They thought all their worries were solved and maybe for the first time ever, they would be treated like normal citizens and not as obscurities. That freedom lasted for six days. Six days before a county clerk in rural Lexington, Kentucky decided that she had the right to go against the Supreme Court ruling and stop issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples. This would be the start of yet another fight that the LGBT+ community has to battle in order to gain their equal rights from government officials.

Not too long ago, homosexual man and woman were victims of physical and verbal violence. Just because they were born with a different preference, they were insulted, discriminated, beaten and isolated from society. They were the ones being shamed for what they were, and made to believe that what they felt towards another individual was morally wrong and against humanity. Over the past decades same-sex relations were never considered, until same-sex marriage was approved as law in all 50 states(). Today we begin to embrace the lifestyle of homosexuals, and acknowledge the struggles of these individuals. Although same-sex marriage is a new topic for all of us, we are open to comprehend how marriage may assist these individuals in practicing a truly satisfying and harmonious life. This journey of understanding is built upon different standpoints of society. One of which, projects same-sex marriage as a possible advantage that brings commitment in the relationships and the benefits of being a guardian. In contrary, others believe this subject has created great change, confusion and nothing but a trail of thoughts, such as, what are effects of such companionship? Will our society suffer due to the redefinement of marriage and homosexual rights? Same-sex marriage still seems to be speculated by such groups, although, no negative effects were ever imposed, both on adopted children and their marriage.

Imagine you have been with your better half for years and you have now decided that you want to marry that person and spend the rest of your life with them, but you can’t because you’re the same sex. For years this has been the struggle for many same sex couples. The same basic right to share your bond with your loved one for the rest of the world to see through paper and ring has been denied by law and church, until June of 2015. Some argue that they had the opportunity to combine in what is known as a civil union. But this type of marriage union only gives them legal protections as a couple but only on the state level. Which means no federal protections and move to another state and those same protections no longer imply to you. In this paper I want to show you the facts of why I feel same-sex marriage is the right thing to do. I believe that same sex marriage should be legal because couples should be able to show their commitment to each other regardless of gender, couples that are committed and have families should be legally allowed to claim each other, and religion should not be able to state who has the right to love whom.

Same sex marriage ought to be legalized on the grounds that it is uncivilized and unmerited. Marriage is a commitment between two people that cherish one another. In almost every country and culture, marriage is a commitment of loyalty and love. Marriage is an authority contract gathering two individuals together, furnishing them with profits of holy matrimony such as tax cuts and clinical privileges. The debate throughout most countries today is whether or not the rights of these profits and commitments should be legal to people of the same sex. My question is, Why not? Legalizing the same sex marriage is the right choice for most countries to make simply because it is socially, ethically, politically and economically the decision that will improve each country.

Marriage is defined as the union of a man and a woman and has been so for many years. Nowadays the controversial topic of same sex marriage or gay marriage is causing outbursts in the public and Government, especially those who are religious and find the union of two men or two women is a sin against God and the Church. The debate against legalizing same-sex marriage consists of arguments insisting that if two people love each other they should be able to marry, contradicting the current legislation of the union of a man and a women and ultimately comes down to human equality. Equality is defined as ‘the state of being equal, especially in status, rights, or opportunities’ (Oxford Dictionaries, 2015). Although not everyone

In the contemporary society, there are many arguable interpretations of rights that people should be aware and debate. Any arguable issues always have two or more different sides, so people have to think, and sometimes we have to put ourselves in “someone else’s shoes”. There are several arguable issues such as human rights in developing or third world countries, racism or animal rights. However, same-sex marriage can be considered as one of the most arguable issues nowadays. It has been debated all over the world for several years because it relate to cultural components such as cognitive, material or human rights (lang8). Same-sex marriage can be known as a marriage between two people of the same sex. It can be performed in normal marriage ceremony if it happens in the countries that legalized same-sex marriage. Besides, there were a few cultures that accepted same-sex marriage in the past but it was rare in other cultures. For instance, in 2001, Netherland was known as the first country that allowed the marriages between two people of the same sex (lang8). Even though many gay or lesbian couples have expressed widely their sexuality than before, there are several people are against same-sex marriage all over the world. Therefore, same-sex marriage is really important because this issue relates to people civil rights, religion and people’s freedom. In addition, every person has their human rights and freedom so they want to do whatever they want, if it is not illegal. This