Reaction to Car's Gay Divorce

On June 26, 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court removed the ban on same-sex marriage nationwide. On July 15, 2015, Kenneth Jost published an article named “Will there be more gains after marriage ruling?” In this article, Jost discusses the viewpoints of the general public and argues that there may still be a struggle to gain full rights and respect for lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, and transgender (LGBT) people. The article covers the reaction of the public on June 26, along with politicians stand-points on the subject, and the Caitlyn Jenner controversy. Jost’s main argument is that LGBT people are not being protected by the government, even though they have gained the right to marry.

Katha Pollitt’s, “What’s Wrong with Gay Marriage,” is an article about why Gay Marriage should be accepted without question. Pollitt views what “social conservatives” (530) have to say about marriage, and how their belief that marriage is all about procreation isn’t persuasive to those outside of the “right-wing think tank, Catholic marriage tribunal, or ultra-Orthodox rabbi court.” (Pollitt 530). Pollitt tells her readers to scratch procreation and then examines the theory that, “marriage is the way women domesticate men.” Continuing with well known right-winger George Gilder’s theory, she uses his statistical support that married men are much less likely than single men to take drugs, steal a car, murder someone, etc against

There are many different topics in the world that split people’s opinions. Some stronger than others. These views and opinions are often swayed by one’s political views, and one of the biggest topics that sparks controversy are the rights of all people. Some of the bigger groups are Black Lives Matter and feminists. While these are very big and prominent, the one that sparks the most controversy is the LGBT community, and one of the biggest claims they make is that they don’t have the same rights of marriage as straight people. The LGBT community have protests and parades to try to spread the message that homosexuals should have the same rights of

Hodges concluded that the right to marry is a fundamental right inherent in the liberty of a person protected by the Constitution. The Court has long afforded the right to marry constitutional protection. But the standard test for identifying a fundamental right under the Due Process Clause is that the right must be “deeply rooted in this Nation’s history and tradition (Washington Post)”. However, the majority opinion went further to find that “the liberties implied within the Fourteenth Amendment Due Process Clause have stretched to certain personal choices central to a person’s dignity and autonomy, including their intimate choices that define personal identity and beliefs (Washington Post)”. Using this idea, the majority opinion concluded that the liberty interest to marry extends to same-sex couples. The ruling has helped gay rights advocates fight more than a hundred and fifteen pieces of legislation that were introduced in state legislatures that were targeting gay people. The majority opinion agreed that the Constitution contemplates that democracy is the appropriate process for change. “In addition to clearing the way for same-sex marriage nationwide, Friday’s decision may help end discrimination against gays and lesbians in other matters, such as adoption and custody rights, legal experts say (LATimes)”. Gay couples can now have no problem matters when wanting to start a family because of the great decision made by the Supreme Court. Justice Kennedy’s majority opinion in the United States v. Windsor, which struck down a federal law denying benefits to married same-sex couples, and exactly twelve years after his majority opinion in Lawrence v. Texas, which struck down laws making gay sex a crime.“In all his decisions Justice Kennedy embraced a vision of a living Constitution, one that evolves with societal changes (NYTimes)”. Kennedy makes a great point that the generations before wrote and ratified the Bill

In excluding people attracted to the same sex from marriage, it sends out a message to people stating that discrimination of sexual orientation towards gays

While there have been many successes for promoting and enacting laws to help support gay and lesbian rights there still much more to be done to ensure such. In reading the Saylor text the first thing discuses is the “unique obstacle” in helping attain civil rights (Saylor 179). Civil rights for gay men and lesbians, is something that has been greatly opposed by religious groups where it sex marriage and in all homosexuality is deemed “flawed behavior” and not an “innate characteristic” (179). In regards to exit polls it is also regarded that only 4 percent of public voting is made have up so lesbian, gay men, and bisexuals. Other opposition for gay rights came in the 1950s with the anti-communist scare where gay people where “harassed” and mocked by politicians and police departments. Latter opposition that is extremely current today would be same sex marriage, which has brought in huge opposition between the federal and state courts. In all, while there have been many accomplishments in gay rights there is still more that must be accomplished regarding equal rights for

But despite all of these accomplishments, there are still many people who oppose the LGBTQ community and many LGBTQ community members who feel they must suppress their feelings. Many people who oppose the LGBTQ community align with the Republican party, and this often makes it very difficult to get any laws protecting their rights to be passed in Congress. Even though the Republican party presidential nominee Donald Trump supports the protection of the LGBTQ community, the party platform adopted an anti-LGBTQ plank. Some people believe being gay can make men more feminine and women more masculine. This stereotype further brings a negative connotation to the LGBTQ community and causes many people to fear coming out, which can then create the problem that there are fewer LGBTQ role models creating a sort of an unstoppable reaction. The LGBTQ community needs an increased acceptance before they will be able to have much more social equality. This means there needs to be a change in the way many people view the LGBTQ community or at least an understanding that many people will live differently than the so-called conventional way of life without effecting everyone

In today’s society there are items of public interest that will always be debated among the political parties. Some of those topics get quite heated in the debates. Gun control, gay marriage, civil rights, and healthcare to mention a few that are hot topics among the political debates. Gay marriage has been a topic that has been talked about in the last several years. Only twenty years ago it was on the law books in every state that it was illegal to marry someone of the same sex. Just twenty years later the rulings have been reversed. The church has spent a lot of time fighting to keep what we believe to be a moral issue and a stronghold for the family unit of having a husband and a wife to care for

Surely, ensuring the physical safety of LGBT people is more immediate than marriage rights, and while gay and trans people are still killed every day simply for existing as themselves, nothing else should take priority than working towards safety. This does not mean, however, that marriage rights are not important. By accusing proponents of same-sex-marriage rights of being assimilationists, these critics are implying that being abnormal and illegal is an inherent part of being gay, and that establishing a normal, loving, stable relationship such as a marriage is something that is foreign to the gay experience. This concept is perfectly in line with the homophobic stereotype of gay people engaging in exclusively sexual, short-term relationships. Brandzel even states that she “believe[s] that “queer” and “citizen” are antithetical

In the article “For Gay Marriage” Andrew Sullivan claims that withholding marriage from homosexuals is perhaps the most social attack concerning their social likeness. Sullivan reasons that regardless of one’s sexual preference, one has the entitlement to marry a significant other. Likewise, Sullivan reinforces the idea of marriage by claiming that a contract such as marriage is, “...an emotional, financial, and psychological bond between two people; in this respect heterosexuals and homosexuals are identical” (30). In addition to discussing the definition of marriage in our society today, Sullivan enlightens the conservative idea that domestic partnerships diminish the idea of marriage (31). If a person

In Zach Wahls speech “about family” he talks about the legalization of gay marriage. Zach Wahls attempts to convince his state representatives that they should vote against an amendment to the Iowa constitution which would ban gay marriages. Wahls attempts to prove that being raised by gay parents has no impact on the kid's life. Wahls takes a personal direct and respectful approach to address this problem. While Zach Wahls efficiently utilizes ethos and pathos as well as an appropriate engaging delivery to connect to his audience, his argument is weakened by his logos.

John expresses that as a society couples are pushed towards marriage and divorce is highly discouraged. Gallagher, a same-sex opponent, holds that by endorsing same-sex marriage one also endorses same-sex families and this goes against children being with both biological parents. John recognizes that this argument has been created with good intent that children should have both a mother and a father. John also admits that the argument is not vulnerable to either “infertile couples” rebuttal, or the “compared to what” rebuttal. Still John sees this argument as a weak one. John points out that no research has been done to see if children do better in heterosexual stepfamilies or adoptive families than they do in same-sex families. To conclude, John asserts that in denying a group to marry sends a message that one is less than a full citizen and in excluding couples from marriage children are not

He then ties his introduction back into the writing by again inferring that future generations of Americans will feel the most profound effects. Furthermore, he made a sub-claim that supports his argument by contending that gay men would undoubtedly be more adulterous and prone to divorce, which would, in turn, hurt divorce's institution. He then supports his claim with evidence from Swedish gay marriage statistics that show divorce rates since the legalization of gay marriage have jumped well over 100 percent.

The political aspects of whether same-sex couples should be allowed to federal and government recognized marriages are a very complex issue. There are basically two sides to the political argument of whether same-sex couples should be allowed to marry. On one side are the liberals who feel that marriage is a civil right that should be denied based on the basis of a person's sexual orientation. On the other side you have conservatives who feel that marriage is an institution in which should only constitute one man and one woman. In this report we are going to examine how the issue of same-sex marriages are affecting our current political environment, how politics is affecting the movement for

The proposed legalization of same-sex marriage is one of the most significant issues in contemporary American family law. As a heavily campaigned development currently discussed in law assessment; these extremely confrontational and debatable political questions are facing present day American courts. If same-sex marriage is legalized, its affect on the parents, children, same sex couples, families, and the social and political world will be astronomical. The arguments surrounding the issue though confrontational nonetheless are easily seen from a wide array of perspectives. One of the perspectives states that marriage is a promise to a spouse to stay loyal and faithful in all