The Big Gay Marriage Issue

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The Big Gay Marriage Issue

The Big Gay Marriage Issue

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Wendy Taylor

Kaplan College

Wendy Taylor

College Composition II CM220-E30

February 24, 2004

Peter Tatiner

First Draft

Civil marriage is simply the legal recognition of a couple's relationship. It is a legal, civil recognition - Not a religious one. Civil marriage is about a couple's love, commitment, and strengthening families--with or without children. We value their commitment, not their procreative capacity. The proponents of that argument are hard pressed to explain why, if that's the case, that infertile couples are allowed to marry. I, for one, would love to be there when the proponent of such an argument is to explain to his post-menopausal mother or impotent father that since they cannot procreate, they must now surrender their wedding rings. Such an argument fails to persuade based on the marriages society does allow routinely, without even a second thought.

While no one denies that love is what marriage is about, many people still absolve to see that same-sex marriage is wrong. This can be detrimental emotionally, financially, and legally to the homosexual community. There are many other countries in the world, past and present, that have legalized some form of same-sex marriage. Like many conservatives have claimed, this has yet to ever lead to the destruction of the country. Marriage is a legal bond between two people not a religious act unless you choose to make it that. The government has no right to judge lifestyles this is why I feel that same-sex marriages should be made legal.

The emotional issues of a gay marriage can be wrenching. "Conservatives have long rightly argued for the vital importance of the institution of marriage for fostering responsibility, [and] commitment..." (Sullivan, 2003) For emotional well being, you need loving and...