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Same Sex Marriage Should Have A Huge Impact On A Global Level

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Sergio Yruegas
Leann L. Baldwin
PAD 201 A
Thursday, November 19, 2015
Same Sex Marriage
One of the most controversial topics in the world to date is that of same sex marriage. It is no surprise to anyone that eventually society would evolve to accept this social change phenomenon. The United States can be seen as being amongst the top two most powerful countries in the world, but if we were to look solely at a countries sphere of influence, there is no doubt USA would come out on top every time. Due to this we can assume that a major decision such as that of legalizing same-sex marriage will have a huge impact on a global level. Besides looking at this topic from an international perspective, this essay will mainly focus on the internal social turmoil that legalization of same sex marriage has had on the political, religious and social aspects due to the previous conservative atmosphere which clouded American judgment in the past. Same-sex marriage has now been legitimized in the USA, but there are still groups that are against it and continue to deny the rights of the gay community (Baunach, 2011).
Homosexuality is becoming more and more common in the modern day. Individuals are more open about their sexual orientation and are not afraid to be publicly gay or lesbian. The prevalence of homosexuality in American males can be said to be 6.2% of the population while the prevalence for American females is 3.6% of the population (Smart, 2007). However, these numbers refer to

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