Legalization of Same-Sex Marriages

With gay marriage becoming an increasingly popular discussion topic there exist constant feuding between which is right or not. We must think through it logically and ask ourselves: how does a homosexual couple not constitute as much of a family as a heterosexual couple? Gay marriage in American culture but more closely religious culture is primarily not accepted but in Evan Wolfson’s “What is Marriage”, what really constitutes a marriage these days

On June 26th 2015 the U.S Supreme court legalized gay marriage in all 50 states, and this was a historic change in how marriage was defined in the US (Procon.org). Over the past couple of decades the traditional definition of marriage and family have changed and includes various backgrounds, sexual preferences, and blended family systems.We find that there are several definitions of family such as the traditional family can include heterosexual couples, single parents, and families including blood relative, adoptive families, foster relationships, grandparents raising grandchildren, and stepfamilies (ceunit.com). Extended family can be

The conception that lesbians and gay men may be parents is frequently perceived in today 's society as impossible or immoral. Gay men and lesbians are often viewed as excluded from having children because sexual reproduction is related to men and women couples only. My approach to this uniquely controversial topic of gay parenting will be that of attempting to analyze the pro side. Gays and lesbians are human too and who is to say that they don 't deserve equal rights in society. Society has to realize that the modern family has developed into many different forms in recent years in that the traditional "nuclear family" is not necessarily the

By growing a family, it proves that as an individual you are independent and wise, branching off to share your wisdom to your kids. This being said, the right to marry and start a family should be an American right given to all citizens, yet it was until recently that the LGBT community was granted this basic right. This overdue accomplishment occurred in 2015 during the Obergefell v. Hodges case where the supreme court ruled that, “denying gay people the right to marry was unconstitutional under several provisions of the Fourteenth Amendment”( Gay Rights). This victory gave hope to the LGBT community as they were given access to one key sector of achieving the American Dream, marriage under protection of the law. However, even though same-sex marriage is now legal in all fifty states, the act of same-sex marriage is still looked down upon by individuals. Aside from marriage, another aspect of beginning a family is raising kids. Although same-sex couples may not be able to biologically produce offspring, the right to raise kids through adoption should be available to them just as it is to heterosexual couples. Yet, LGBT members are constantly being denied the right to attain a family through adoption due to discrimination by those influencing the adoption process. According to Rachel Stewart Johnson, “gay couples trying to

Legalizing gay marriage has given America a troubling debate throughout a majority of the states. With only thirty-seven states allowing legal gay marriage, the other thirteen have either banned it or are still deciding (unknown, 2015, para 1). Gay marriage is seen as different and wrong to so many people in America that is has become sickening. People do have their differences and as Justin Timberlake once said, “We’re people and we’re different, all of us. And we should be using our differences to bring ourselves closer together” and with this being said, everyone is equal to one another in different ways (Timberlake, 2014, 10). For example, two people could have two different religions, which is different, but also equal in the sense

Everyone has a different variation on what parenting should be. There are good and bad elements in every household. However, George Dent, law professor, argues that same-sex families have a lot of downfalls. Those downfalls include little to no ties with biological parents, lack of gender specific nurturing from a mother or father, confusion about their own sexuality, and increased instability. Dent also feels as if artificial reproduction technologies should not be used by same-sex couples to gain a family and they should have limited rights to adoption (Dent). Having little to no ties with their biological parents may cause a child to have a sense of lost identity. They may not feel as though they can fully understand who they are without knowing where they came from. This identity crisis may cause any child to act out and cause issues. Then when a child has a lack of gender specific nurturing it can cause them to be confused about gender roles. Along with gender role confusion, is the argument that children in a LGBT home may be deprived of what it is like to have a mom or have a dad, but at least they have someone who loves them. Other arguments say that children leaving with a homosexual parent(s) may experience confusion about their own sexuality. Basically, because they are surrounded by homosexuality every day, they may be more prone to also become a homosexual. Another concern about children being raised in a same-sex household is that it increases their chance at instability. Because same-sex marriage is still fairly new, a lot of stress can occur for anyone apart of a LGBT family. That stress can cause a lot of fighting and issues in the family, which is correlated to instability in the household (Dent). With all of that being said, many people argue that same-sex relationships are okay, but they

"Marriage isn't between a man and woman, but between love and love." Gay marriage should be legalized in every state because homosexuals deserve the same equal rights as heterosexuals. Nobody should be told who they can and cannot marry. Everyone deserves a chance to be happy and not legalizing marriage is taking that opportunity away from homosexuals who want to get married.

Of the many societal customs engrained in humanity, marriage may be one of the most prevalent. For most of history, man and woman have displayed their capacity for affection through this formality; and, for most of history, marriage has been limited to only man and woman. Like marriage, however, homosexuality too has existed for thousands of years. One could even argue that it is simply a part of human nature. Nonetheless, those who identify as anything but heterosexual have been persecuted for hundreds of years. In the United States of America, gay marriage has been legal since 2015 -- and although legal, the opposition persists to this day through politicians and religious groups. For example, while the Constitution of the United States

In today’s world, most of society still does not approve of gay couples being parents for a number of reasons. Some believe that by the parents being gay it will make their children gay too. Others believe that gay couples should not be parents, because the Bible only says that a child should honour their mother and father. However, others think that there is nothing wrong with gay people adopting children and becoming parents. The reasons that gay couples should be more welcomed as parents is that they have more stable relationships than most heterosexual marriages, they offer their kids two full-time parents, and being in a ‘family’ is better than the foster care system.

Background and Significance: Most debates concerning same sex parenting focus the attention on questioning the quality of such relationships and their capabilities to raise a child. In response to

The steadily increasing rate of heterosexual and homosexual couples living together, or cohabitating is changing the landscape of family formation in America. Marriage is no longer the most likely first step to creating a family that it once was. According to Smock and Manning (2010) “From today’s vantage point, it is clear that cohabitation has evolved to dramatically alter the ways that people form romantic relationships, live in them, parent, and marry.” (p. 139) We can no longer consider the nuclear family (a married couple with biological children) to be the definition of what a family is. Many more couples are also having children while living together, prior to marriage, this shows that marriage is quickly losing its place as a requirement for becoming a parent. The immense phenomenon is also not limited to any one ethnic group because “there are very few differences in terms of “who cohabits.” (Smock, Manning 2010 p.

As you know Mr. Prime Minister, one of the most relevant issues around the world these days is the legalization Gay Marriage. Many counties are beginning to allow same sex couples the right to marry out of understanding that all citizens have the right to be with who they love in a legal union. You are the Prime Minister of one of the most progressed, advanced and liberal country in the Middle East and I’d like to ask you to act on Marriage Equality for the gay community. Gay Marriage should be legalized all over the country because it will promote equal human rights, help decrease gay teenage suicide rates and increase the number of children adopted around the world.

In summation, the definition of family has had a drastic change in society throughout major movements in history. The feminist movement during the 1960s first began changing the feminine roles placed on women. It changed the economy and the state as more women began demanding equality in the work place, this demand of equality transferred over to the household as women demanded a more egalitarian relationship. The LGBTQ movement has broadened who is considered part of a family socially and legally. A family is no longer represented as a patriarchal ideology with the father having the power over the household, but an equal representation of parents without a large acknowledgment on gender. The study of homosexual marriages has presented knew

The Judicial branch told the states that it is unconstitutional to not allow same sex couples to marry or have a marriage license. The Fourteenth Amendment talks about the right for Due Process. The Fourteenth Amendment protects privacy rights. Obergefell vs Hodges talks about same sex marriage. Some states did not want to give marriage licenses to the same sex and that was part of the issue in Obergefell versus Hodges. In the 1980s, it was hard to be gay or lesbian. It was considered criminal in some states.

Nowadays, the question of gay marriage is one of the most heated and controversial. Over the years, same-sex couples are fighting for the legal recognition for their marriages and their right as parents. Parenthood is one of the most valuable experiences in a human life. After finding a partner, it is natural for people to want to raise children. Homosexual parent are the same in ability and commitment to raised healthy children. It would be a big step for improvement in our society to provide necessary support and rights for same-sex couples and their children.