Gay Couples Be Allowed to Term Paper

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Like many other positions that have been presented in opposition to gay marriages, this argument is also largely defective. In the past, several studies have clearly demonstrated that children of heterosexual couples are no different from children raised in a same-sex marriage setting. In one such study, "no differences were found between children raised by heterosexual or same-sex parents in the following four areas: Cognitive development, psychological adjustment, gender identity, or sexual preference partners" (Fiona 36). For this reason therefore, same-sex couples can also "bear" children via adoption and proceed to raise them in a familial environment that is no different from that of a heterosexual couple. As Wardle, Strasser, Duncan, and Coolidge note, in some ways, i.e. when it comes to appreciating the diverse world in which we live in, children of same-sex parents could be better off than those from heterosexual households (37).


Conclusion

Approximately 4 decades ago, the U.S. Supreme Court made a ruling that effectively led to the legalization of interracial marriages which until then were deemed illegal. In permitting marriages between interracial couples, the Supreme Court dealt a fatal blow to one of the worst forms of discrimination thus further expanding the civil rights of individuals in the society. The legalization of gay marriages will be yet another blow to minority discrimination. For the reasons presented in this text, the relevance of legalizing gay marriages cannot hence be overstated.

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