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771). His arguments center on the public responsibilities of marriage. He writes, "This is true because legal marriage is a public institution, created by law to promote public policy and to further social interests" (Wardle, 2001, p. 771). He goes Continue Reading...
Even though some have suggested that the legalization is inevitable, I suggest that you and I together still have a chance to make a difference and to prevent this horrible turn of events from destroying our future and the future of our beloved chil Continue Reading...
That is simply not the case, and there is overwhelming evidence to support that this is not the case, and that even the original premise does not pass muster.
Conclusion
Same sex marriage should be legalized in the United States, at the federal le Continue Reading...
Some in the gay community itself offer arguments against same-sex marriage. Paula L. Ettelbrick offers a different view from within the gay community as she sees no reason for gays to pursue an institution that denies liberation rather than conferr Continue Reading...
Same Sex Marriage and Policy
Should Same Sex Marriage be Legalized
Should Same Sex Marriages be legalized?
Hunter, writing in 1991, described same-sex marriage as a possibility that "shimmers or lurks-depending on one's point-of-view -- on the hor Continue Reading...
Divorce is no longer taboo at all. It is not unusual, but almost expected, for couples to marry, have at least one child, and subsequently separate. About half of American children are being raised in single-parent households or in households where Continue Reading...
Married couples have statutory rights to represent one another's financial and other confidential interests and they have mutual decision-making rights in circumstances where either individual becomes incapable of making important decisions. By cont Continue Reading...
..In determining the meaning of any Act of Congress, or any ruling, regulation, or interpretation of the various administrative bureaus and agencies of the United States, the word 'marriage' means only a legal union between one man and one woman as h Continue Reading...
" In all other cases, out-of-state marriages are valid and accepted everywhere. Even where domestic partnerships are recognized, same-sex couples may not be able to reap any real benefits: "Domestic partnership laws provide even fewer protections tha Continue Reading...
Arguments Against Same-sex Marriage and Refutation of these Arguments
There are approximately four arguments by which opponents of gay marriage routinely use in their attempts to deny gays and lesbians their equal rights under the law. Routinely, Continue Reading...
" In other words, being gay was an "illness" but the gay person wasn't necessarily to be "blamed" because the origins of homosexuality were unknown at the time, Nugent continues.
By claiming that gay people had illnesses, that gave some organized re Continue Reading...
Gay marriage has become one of the most controversial public policy issues in contemporary Western society. In many respects, opinions on the issue follow two particular lines of ideological allegiance, such as to the religious roots marriage as a cu Continue Reading...
S. citizens. This is a popular argument offered by the same sex marriage movement and it is one that is compelling.
For many years homosexuality was considered illegal behavior in most jurisdictions in the United States but most such statutes have b Continue Reading...
California Proposition 8: Same Sex Marriage
The equal right to marry for same-sex couples in the United States has acquired growing public support over time, with a quantity of state-level laws passed and others presently up for debate. Proposition Continue Reading...
Same Sex Adoption
Why is the idea of a same sex couple adopting a child an anathema to some conservatives, evangelical Christians, and others that tend to lean to the political right? Is it because they are homophobic and basically believe that gays Continue Reading...
Until such time, however, same sex couples must be tread lightly and carefully in order to protect their relationship and parental rights.
Adam P. Romeo, et al., Census Snapshot: United States, Williams Institute (2007), available at http://www.law Continue Reading...
Children Raised by Same-Sex Parents have more Problems than Children Raised by Different-Sex or Single Parents
As more and more states legalize same-sex marriages, there is growing concerning among many proponents and critics alike about the effect Continue Reading...
These percentages are illustrated in Figure 3.
Interestingly, research has demonstrated that the when public opinion is sought between "gay marriage" and "civil union" the results differed greatly. Although the rights being suggested were similar, Continue Reading...
Gay Adoption
One of the more high-profile contemporary civil rights issues is the controversy over gay marriage. Proponents of the rights of same-sex couples argue that there is absolutely no basis for discrimination against gay marriage and that i Continue Reading...
Supreme Court of United States recently ruled that any state-level laws that ban same-sax marriage violate the rights of citizens under the provisions of the Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution. As a global leader and trendsetter regarding soci Continue Reading...
Marriage in Eastern and Western Nations
A Comparative Analysis of Marriage Rituals and Customs in the North America and Asia
Throughout the history of humanity, distinctions and differences between the Eastern and Western cultures had been studied, Continue Reading...
Marriage: this I call the will that moves two to create the one which is more than those who created it -- Friedrich Nietzsche.
Have you ever noticed that there are some phrases or expressions that their definition is not accurate enough for us? I t Continue Reading...
Homosexuality and Marriage
Argumentative Response
Controversial debates have been on the rise on whether gay marriages should be allowed in the society. Marriage is a key institution in the society. There are many reasons for marriage that may not Continue Reading...
In fact, the language specifically includes all people in an effort to create a place where all people are free. A law that infringes upon the rights of a citizen to be free is a law that must be changed.
The second part of the 14th amendment upon Continue Reading...
Further, the American government and political system was built on multi-cultural, multi-religious and multi-denominational principles (Marcel, 2004).
American is not a Christian nation, or at least it was not created on this ideology. Rather histo Continue Reading...
There are many reasons for accepting the rights and legitimacy of gay couples to marry. The most important of these is the right to personal freedom. The misunderstanding that homosexual stereotypes project are an element that prevents the understan Continue Reading...
Instead, give gay and straight couples alike the same license, a certificate confirming them as a family, and call it a civil union -- anything, really, other than marriage. For people who feel the word marriage is important, the next stop after th Continue Reading...
Coolidge" in response to learning that the prodigious reproduction of the male roosters involved access to many hens and not just one (Gerrig & Zimbardo, 2007).
Objective Evaluation of Criticism of the Polygamous Lifestyle:
Aside from the argu Continue Reading...
She is just one symbol in the novel that represents how the American family would change during this time, and would never be the same. Impressionable young men like Younger Brother would take up radical causes, Father's would fail to move forward i Continue Reading...
However, society's consciousness matured and grew in understanding of what a loving community is, and came to realize that to exclude other human beings based on prejudice is not God's love, but rather fear and ignorance (Conan).
According to Kohut Continue Reading...
Gay Marriage be permitted in the United States
Over the last several years, the issue of gay marriage has been increasingly brought to the forefront. Part of the reason for this, is because there has been a shift in social attitudes and beliefs abo Continue Reading...
American marriage would reflect American principles of liberty and self-government. Unlike the hordes of serfs, servants, and subjects in other parts of the world, American citizens were going to shape their own lives and determine their country's d Continue Reading...
Logic
Gay Marriage
Gay marriage has become a prominent issue in American politics and society in recent years. DADT (Don't Ask Don't Tell), states legalizing gay marriage (and those who did not) and legal challenges brought by the LGBT (Lesbian, Ga Continue Reading...
This is a highly successful use of logos because it directly appeals to the conservative viewpoints of marriage, but merely extends it use to the gay subculture.
Lastly, pathos persuades audiences by arousing the emotions. This is where Sullivan tr Continue Reading...
Civil Rights for LGBT
Gay Marriage
Stacy E. Kratz, LCSW, CAP
Issue, Policy, Problem
In socio-political countries such as the United States, the strategic and tactical choices existing to defend one's rights and advocate for social change are comm Continue Reading...
Just, Unjust and Laws of Conscience
Just a half a century ago, interracial marriage was still illegal in some states, and it has only been recently that same-sex marriages have been legalized across the country and cannabis has been decriminalized or Continue Reading...
On one hand, parenthood is tremendously rewarding for people who make the decision to become parents the right way. On the other hand, even in the best case scenario, child-rearing is also one of the most difficult and stressful of life's experience Continue Reading...
sex in advertising. The writer takes the reader on an exploratory journey into the use of sex in advertising. There were 10 sources used to complete this paper.
The world is becoming an increasingly competitive place. While the globalization proces Continue Reading...
Flapper Movement
The Effect of the Flappers on Today's Women
The 1920's in the U.S. And UK can be described as a period of great change, both socially and economically. During this period the image of the women completely changed and a "new women" Continue Reading...