Same Sex Marriage

True, a small number of relatively conservative gay spokesmen do consider the social effects of gay matrimony, insisting that they will be beneficent, that homosexual unions will become more stable. Yet another faction of gay rights advocates actually favors gay marriage as a step toward the abolition of marriage itself. This group agrees that there is a slippery slope, and wants to hasten the slide down.

In the article “Same-sex marriage protects Families and Children in Many Way” the author points out that “Parenting by same-gender couples is an established and growing part of the diverse structure of families in the United states.” (same-sex, 2015). Therefore embracing Americans diversity and promoting differences have lead to same-sex marriage being permitted and eventually accepted. Promoting same-sex marriage will financially support couples because it will allow both parties to put both names on title to a home, etc. In previous studies, 34.3% of lesbian couples and 22.3% of gay couples are raising children nationwide. Researches have proven that children who grow up up with married parents benefit that the relationship is recognized by the law. Arguing that being a good parent is not based of whom each other love, but on how on is treated and cared for. Also proven in studies shows that married couples have higher levels of happiness and less sickness than those who are unmarried. By promotion of same-sex marriage finacial support will increase, children will grow, and same-sex marriages will live happily and

The predominant talk of "same-sex marriage" separates marriage from childbearing and, as anyone might expect, prompts more out-of-wedlock births in the populace all in all. The way that generally couple of same-sex couples will get hitched blocks from the start any significant constructive effect on gay person conduct. Those that do get hitched will at present experience exceptionally high rates of outside sex accomplices and divorce, inferable from the nonattendance of reciprocal male-female motion. The outcome will be a further debasement of monogamy and perpetual quality for the foundation of

The global divide of same-sex marriage remains a controversial and convoluted topic across North America. The civil rights of human beings were put into question against the underlying discriminatory issue of homosexuality within the state in the New York Washington post article, “As Rulings Are Announced, Cheers and Tears Among Waiting Crowd”. Wednesday June 26th, 2013 at 10:00am marked the official ruling that the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which defines marriage as a union between man and woman, was unconstitutional. History was made as gay spouses were given the legal right to social security benefits such as, shared health cares plans without tax penalties and gay foreigners married to Americans were given access to

Same sex marriages have both pros and cons. With this issue, it seems society is more concerned about the physical and moral issues behind it. Same sex partners are trying to seek the same benefits as heterosexual couples. By keeping the DOMA in effect in all states, same sex partners will be

There are roughly 313,900,000 people living in the United States and within those people roughly 9,000,000 people categorize as either lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender (gates). This statistic was calculated throughout many surveys issued in 2010 throughout all states in the United States. These statistics were presented in an article written by Gary J. Gates in April of 2011. Now that it is currently almost the year 2014 the number of homosexuals have only risen in the past few years due to the legalization of same sex marriage throughout some states. Same sex marriage is becoming a well-known controversy in the United States due to complete opposite opinions. Society often examines the changes throughout the years in terms of consequences rather than in benefits. The legalization of same sex marriage is often portrayed as consequential to society however when examined more closely there would be more benefits to society if this controversy was viewed in terms of positive change. Benefits society could achieve from legalization of same sex marriage are providing new economic and business opportunities, and encouraging equal opportunity and a non-discriminatory society.

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

“Demographic information gleaned from the registered licenses also shows the newlywed same-sex couples were older and better educated than the average American household. More than 74 percent were over age 35, while 69 percent had at least one college degree” (Murphy). Although marriage between same-sex marriages interferes with the traditional purpose of marriage, procreation; gay marriage should remain legal in California because it justifies equality by allowing them to be socially accepted in society, it creates equality economically for taxes and finances, and reiterates that religious beliefs in all faiths should not dictate society.

A couple from a same sex marriage is placed into different category in the eyes of the federal government. The federal government does not view this relationship, even in a state that deems it legal the federal government withholds benefits that heterosexual couples have. In 1996 “The federal Defense of Marriage Act” was passed. This brought more problems for LGBT who were not allowed to add their spouses The langue in the federal Defense of Marriage Act stated that marriage is "a legal union between one man and one woman as husband and wife". This shows the complete disregard to the rights of a group of people, having no sympathy for any parts of their lives; this not only

The introduction of Defense of marriage act in May 1996 (DOMA) was passed both houses of Congress by large, veto-proof majorities and was signed into law by President Bill Clinton in September 1996. By defining "spouse" and its related terms to signify a heterosexual couple in a recognized marriage, Section 3 organized non-recognition of same-sex marriages for all federal purposes, including insurance benefits for government employees, social security survivors' benefits, immigration, bankruptcy, and the filing of joint tax returns, as well as excluding same-sex spouses from the possibility of laws protecting families of federal officers. The Defense of Marriage act provides the Definition of ‘marriage’ and ‘spouse’:

Gay marriage has been a recent controversy for many reasons. Many people (religious conservatives) believe that same-sex marriage is immoral, sinful, and threatens the traditional structure of a family. But gay and lesbian supporters feel marriage is a right that everyone should have, backed by the Due Process and Equal Protection of the Fourteenth Amendment. It has been proven that the outlook on gay marriage has changed drastically based simply on the fact that younger people had supported it and it just took time to gain enough approval from enough of the country to legalize it. Since most of 18-29 year-olds of 2006 supported same-sex marriage, “two-thirds of Americans think that same-sex marriage will eventually be legal in the United

This article discussed two opposing positions on whether or not same sex marriage should be legal. Theodore Olson argues for legal marriages while Lyle Denniston argues against. Theodore Olson viewpoint uses the US Constitution and the belief that all people are created equal as the support for his argument. He believes that same sex marriage is the natural evolution in equal rights and calls it “the last major civil-rights milestone yet to be surpassed in our two-century struggle” (McKee & Taverner, 2013, p. 118). Additionally he attempts to refute the justification behind California’s anti-gay marriage position. Specifically, he discredits the explanation of the tradition of husband and wife and the state’s interest in preserving procreation. As far as tradition he believes that traditions does not allow for progression or change and for procreation he argues that allowing same sex marriage would not reduce the number of heterosexual marriages and therefore would have not reduce the number of children. This sentiment was echoed by Justice

According to David Moats, "by the late 1980's an increasing number of lesbian couples around the country were having babies" (83). Rauch, validates Moats by saying, "Of the 594,000 same-sex couples counted by the Census Bureau in its 2000 survey of American households, 28 percent - just over a third of lesbian couples and just over a fifth of make couples - had children" (74). A major consequence of homosexual couples that engage in long-term relationships is the danger to children because children need the stability of married parents. In a heterosexual relationship, marriage laws protect children in case something happens to the parents such as death. If the mother dies in a traditional marriage, the father will have custody of the children, whereas in a homosexual relationship, the partner who may have raised the child from birth is not entitled to the protections and benefits that marriage brings. Thus, the child not only has to deal with the loss of the parent that died, but also the parent that does not have legal rights to gain custody. Rauch adds, "Everything we know about children suggests they do best in stable homes, and everything we know about homes suggests that marriage makes them more stable" (75). The security of a family greatly impacts the development of a child. The legal rights that marriage offers would protect homosexuals in their

Marriage equality seems so simple when first spoken of. Either people should be allowed to marry someone of their own gender or they shouldn’t. However, like so many seemingly black and white issues, marriage equality is an exceedingly complex issue involving several levels of government and a confusing patchwork of bandaid-like laws that serve as points of contention in every community in which they exist. Somewhere around 15.8 million American’s can be classified as gay or lesbian and untold others consider themselves bi-sexual (Gates). Estimating the number of American’s affected by the limitation on marrying someone of the same gender at 16 million, conservatively, could hardly be considered an over-estimation by anyone’s standards.

Same-sex marriage nationally has become more and more common now than it used to be in the nineteen-eighty’s. There are many organization groups that help spread the word about lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender issues and why it is wrong to discriminate against them. The Republicans and Democrats have also started to change the ways they think about same-sex marriage. The Republicans support has grown the most throughout the years, but the Democrats have always been more ok with same-sex marriage. This was one of the most rapid growing changes in the U.S. It has constantly changed and the majority of American’s are for same-sex marriage.