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...
Brilliant and Refreshing.
How amazing to find such a well written, reafreshingly unprejudiced essay on this site! Well done! You have a well-structured, well-presented essay. Your arguments are clear, valid and well thought out. I imagine it must be frustrating to live in a country with so much homophobia and stupidity surrounding such a simple issue as a gay marriage (for example, that ridiculous argument that 'gay marriage denies all semblance of morals'). Keep up the good work (that is, educating people out of their ignorance and prejudice).
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