The Pros And Cons Of Gay Marriage

“I think people feel threatened by homosexuality. The problem isn't about gay people, the problem is about the attitude towards gay people. People think that all gays are Hannibal Lectors. But gay people are sons and daughters, politicians and doctors, American heroes and daughters of American heroes” (Stacy).

My intent was to not flaunt it, but I wanted to be open and truthful fully with my friends and family. It is very hard to come to terms about this huge decision. I remember on a hot and humid Monday morning I decided to tell my best friend. The air was fresh with a small hint of blooming flowers. I pulled up to my friends house in my car, and she was waiting outside on the front-step. I remember the bird were chirping, and there were many lingering sounds of bugs in the distance. I got out of my car and I could sense the feeling of eagerness. With the help of my gut I finally spit out the words to her that I was gay, and she accepted me whole-heartedly. The feeling felt so amazing, like thousands of butterflies escaped m stomach at once. The reason why I was very scared to tell her was because I thought she was against the whole ordeal of being gay. I feel like overcoming that fear of losing a best friend is just a hard decision because you want to be real and upfront with them. With this certain situation I felt like a triumph that I made was conquering my worst fear of not being fully honest with a person. I hate having white lies and making up certain parts of a story to impress someone. Having this mindset led me to achieve the ultimate goal of coming out to

Most people believe that they deserve the rights they are granted by the government. An upstanding citizen who pays their taxes, serves their community and abides by the law should be afforded the rights of an American. However, not all citizens are afforded equal rights. Gay and lesbians are consistently denied rights that are typically taken for granted by the average American. Specifically, gay and lesbians couples are denied the right to marry even if they are upstanding citizens. They are held at an unfair disadvantage solely because of their sexual orientation. This discrimination must stop because gay and lesbian couples are law-abiding citizens too, who should be afforded the same rights as heterosexual couples.

The term “coming out of the closet” is from the 20th century. It is hard for the person to come out with who they really are. Although the decision to come out is a personal one, disclosure has been facilitated by a variety of institutions and social movements: The re appropriation of stigmatizing labels, (finding words that are less pejorative to describe a stigmatized group) advocacy and support groups (a second social phenomenon that facilitates disclosure is the advocacy and support groups made up of people who are out) and outing (a third phenomenon related to disclosure is outing). (Corrigan, P .2003) According to Rosario, Schrimshaw, Hunter, Braun (2006), "the development of a lesbian, gay, or bisexual (LGB) sexual identity is a complex and often difficult process. Unlike members of other minority groups (e.g., ethnic and racial minorities), most LGB individuals are not raised in a community of similar others from whom they learn about their identity and who reinforce and support that identity. Rather, LGB individuals are often raised in communities that are either ignorant of or openly hostile toward

“My thoughts on gay marriage are that everyone has the right to love and be loved, and that's the position I take” (Nick Jonas). Over the years, some courts of the United States have ruled for the denial of marriage licenses to same-sex couples. “The movement to obtain civil marriage rights and benefits for same-sex couples in the United States began in the 1970s.” (LGBT) During the 21st century, while several countries elsewhere in the world were opening marriage for same-sex couples, public support in the U.S. for same-sex marriage has grown but not yet fully developed. Our civil rights and the Constitution give us many liberties. One of our civil liberties is the pursuit of happiness should be to marry who we want. Although, all that was

Marriage, commonly known as a form of commitment between two individuals, is a loving, honest, and personal connection. Marriage is something that should not be taken advantage of. It is something special and heart filling knowing you share with a partner till death do part. The time leading up to a marriage is one factor that makes a marriage so special, but the main aspect of a marriage is having someone to support you no matter the circumstance. There are so many people in this world that would totally disagree and describe marriage the total opposite. In different parts of the world and different cultures, marriage pressures individuals into relationships with another person that they have no feelings for, often known as arranged marriages. Marriage can now be classified and performed between two of the same-sex. The traditional marriage began thousands of years ago between a man and a woman and now it has evolved into something so diverse today. Marriage is the legal or religious ceremony that formalizes a man and a woman as partners in a relationship that each partner contributes love, communication, and compatibility through thick and thin.

I am straight and I have had some gay friends but not many growing up in South Texas if you were gay you better not be flaming because that would be a problem. My family is accepting I don’t know how happy they would be to have someone who is gay in the family, but I think they would come around it just might be a shock depending on who is coming out of the closet.

We live in America on the land of the freedom, where citizens are promise liberty. Today, I would be explaining the pros and cons of constitutionality of marriage equality. As many things happening in our world, marriage equality has been an issue for many years. Where LGBT community were not allowed to get marry under the law. Is one of the most recognized topic in the United States. Drastically it has caused a mass of controversy among society and the government. Socially there is a part of the world that agrees and others oppose.

Though the physical attraction to someone of the same sex may be genetic, acting upon that is caused by numerous factors. For example; an adolescent feels homosexual tendencies. The household from which they come is accepting, and the community they live in is very open minded and equally accepting. In this type of situation, the adolescent would be less afraid of their homosexual tendencies, caused by their genetics, and they would probably be more likely to come to terms with it. Being from accepting households and communities, coming out of the closet would probably be the best thing for them and much less complicated to do. The greatest feeling for any gay or lesbian is to come out of the

Research has suggested that teenagers or young adults that are openly and not ashamed of being gay or lesbian have a better relationship with their parents, family and friends. When a person has support behind them it is always good for their self-esteem and mental health. Researchers believe that gays & lesbians always have a better chance at a happier well balanced life if they don’t have to hide their sexuality/ gender identity. When you are hiding the real you then suicidal feelings, substance abuse, and dangerous unprotected sex may occur. When teenagers/ young adults have a sense of comfort it definitely will help strengthen their character as a lesbian women or gay man. However if you have really religious strict parents who are reluctant to change then I don’t know if you should rush to tell your parents. It may bring more stress on than joy as crazy as that may sound. Everybody can’t handle the truth even when it’s right in their face. I believe that people are more understanding of gay and lesbian people in 2017 however some parents still disapprove of their children when they come out. Some parents kick their children out of the house, stop helping them out financially, turn cold towards them or even become violent. Teenagers & young adults who contemplating out may have a hard time handling others reaction.

First, people say that same sex marriage is not a real marriage that it lacks procreation. From my point of view, procreation is not a categorical imperative of marriage.

Coming out as being a gay, starting a movement and then progressing to wanting to become parents is a strenuous procedure starting from the very first day the decision is made. With societal pressures, having to take a U-turn from what is considered the “norm” in the community, dealing with friends and family, coming to terms about the desire to

Words panned across the bottom of the screen and my young brain was filled with these negative preconceived notions about homosexuality and same sex marriage. Sitting on the edge of my parent’s bed, I was enthralled by the Fox News’s coverage over the topic of legalizing same sex marriage. Right then was first time I truly became aware of the social issue but I was too young to formulate my own opinion; I didn’t know enough about the topic so I trusted the authority of the show. By the time the segment wrapped up, the idea of homosexuality and having same sex parents seemed weird to me. These people must just be weird. I never met someone who was homosexual, and at that point I wasn’t planning on it.

Though current day California is home state to an extensive multi-racial population, the government did not uphold the state’s egalitarian values until a mere fifty years ago. When the pool of the California ethnic population began to broaden in the 20th century, many newcomers were denied the right to equal opportunities. Minorities suffered under the heavy hand of segregation, lacking basic constitutional rights and adequate political representation.

It is hard to say whether we still live in a heteronormative world as there are good arguments for both sides. In my opinion, I think that most people still believe that heterosexuality is the norm, but I also believe that most people no longer think of homosexuality as something negative. While homosexuality is not the standard sexuality, it is becoming more accepted because it is now more common for gay people, bisexuals, and transgenders to make others aware of their sexual orientation and tell their stories.