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Gay Marriage Essay

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Gay marriage has been a controversial topics for years, especially during the 2004 presidential debate. Political figures, churches, and citizens seem to have their own views on this subject. People should be able to marry whomever they want and they shouldn't have the fear to be judged and have the same rights of everybody else becasue they are people just like us. Gay marriage has affected the country in many ways. It was legalized just two years ago by the Supreme Court ruling it (www.theatlantic.com). I chose this topic because people should do what they want and marry who they want so they have the same rights as everybody else. There was 14 states that did not allow gay marriage before it was legalized but when the supreme court …show more content…

Some cops are gay or are transgender. In May 2013, Monica Jones accepted a ride from two undercover officers to a bar in her Phoenix neighborhood. She never offered any sexual acts, but her limited interaction with police and the cops’ suspicions were all they needed, under city law, to arrest her for “manifesting prostitution” (www.vox.com).
The legalization of gay marriage has been looked over in the supreme court since 2004. It was then legalized in 2015 to all 50 states. In a long-sought victory for the gay rights movement, the Supreme Court ruled by a 5-to-4 vote on Friday that the Constitution guarantees a right to same-sex marriage. Outside the Supreme Court, the police allowed hundreds of people waving rainbow flags and holding signs to advance onto the court plaza as those present for the decision streamed down the steps. Although gay marriage is protected by the supreme court, it remains secure as long as Justice Anthony Kennedy remains in office but there were rumors that kennedy was planning on retiring.If Kennedy retires then the president would likely replace him with John Roberts and Roberts might recognize the malice inherent in same-sex marriage bans and strike them down.
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