Essays Tagged: "Civil Union"

Explains the controversial issues of Gay Marriage. Information is from the websites of Center of California Families (CCF), Marriage Equality of California (MECA), and CNN.com

let the states decide for themselves.According to the Marriage Equality California (MECA) website, "Civil marriage is a basic and fundamental right as well as a private and public commitment of love a ... sexual preference is similar to the 1950's, when African Americans were segregated from Caucasians. Civil Union is not enough. Civil Unions support the separate-but-equal system saying that they are n ...

(2 pages) 222 0 3.3 Feb/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues > Homosexuality

Gay and Lesbian Marriages in the United States

ians are people also and they have rights too. There are people who have said it should be called a civil union instead of a marriage but there are those that no matter what it is called view it as wr ... g him or her. If the relationship of these people were legalized no matter if it is called a civil union or a marriage then they would be entitled to all the rights of married couples everywher ...

(3 pages) 54 0 3.0 May/2005

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues > Homosexuality

Love and Marriage: Should marriage be between only a man and a woman?

ider a median.In July of 2000, the state of Vermont made it legal for same-sex couples to join in a Civil Union. A Civil Union is defined as a legal relationship that provides same-sex couples in Verm ... s are granted to spouses in a marriage (www.thefreedictionary.com). Some politicians support Civil Unions, but not gay marriage. What exactly does this mean? Some even say they support equal ri ...

(6 pages) 92 1 4.1 May/2005

Subjects: Law & Government Essays

Analysis of "paradise package" By Geraldine Brophy

ictim lets slip that she was considering "opting out". It touches on political issues including the civil union bill. It deals with the darker side of marriage but also the high that is new found love ... , a big vodka I think." (Paradise Package 54)As I mentioned earlier, this production deals with the civil union 'issue'. By putting in a homosexual couple, who are going to be having a 'celestial unio ...

(7 pages) 12 0 3.0 Oct/2006

Subjects: Art Essays > Drama

Persuasive Essay Same Sex Marriage- Should It Be Legalized?

hip. The states are: California, Hawaii and Vermont (in Vermont domestic partnership is referred as civil union).A homosexual couple who resides in Vermont have rights that are similar to the rights t ... that a married couple has (Definition of benefits, protections and responsibilities of parties to a civil union, 2009); however, if the homosexual couple moves to Ohio (which is a state that does not ...

(5 pages) 52 1 4.3 Nov/2009

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Communication Studies