Essays Tagged: "Same-sex marriage"

Same-sex Marriage

x marriage should not be legalized because it is against the moral. 1 They maintain that legalizing same-sex marriage would force Americans to accept behavior of which the majority does not approve. T ... rimarily among the very young. On the contrary, it will promote responsibility and family values. 4 Same-sex marriage would award gays new legal and economics rights, among them jointparental custody, ...

(3 pages) 331 4 4.3 Apr/2002

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sex & Sexuality

Legality of same sex marriages

Legality of Same-Sex MarriagesThe proposed legalization of same-sex marriage is one of themost significant issue ... estions facing lawmakers, and one of the most provocative issuesemerging before American courts. If same-sex marriage is legalized, itcould be one of the most revolutionary policy decisions in the his ... toryof American family law. The potential consequences, positive ornegative, for children, parents, same-sex couples, families, socialstructure public health, and the status of women are enormous. Giv ...

(10 pages) 813 0 4.6 Apr/2002

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Human Rights

Same Sex Marriages? (Homosexual marriage)

Persuasive Paper for Engl 102 More SupportSame Sex Marriages? By definition, it cannot exist.What is marriage? This word has different meanings for dif ... n, it cannot exist.What is marriage? This word has different meanings for different people. To some marriage means a commitment between two people in holy matrimony, or religious marriage. To others i ... atrimony, or religious marriage. To others it is just a legal contract between two people, or civil marriage. In actuality there is only one definition for a marriage. According to Webster's Dictionar ...

(3 pages) 457 2 3.7 Jan/1997

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science

Constitutionality of Same Sex Marriage (Homosexual Marriage) in the United States

The proposed legalization of same-sex marriage is one of the most significant issues in contemporary American family law. Present ... stions facing lawmakers, and one of the most provocative issues emerging before American courts. If same-sex marriage is legalized, it could be one of the most revolutionary policy decisions in the hi ... ry of American family law. The potential consequences, positive or negative, for children, parents, same-sex couples, families, social structure public health, and the status of women are enormous. Gi ...

(11 pages) 837 2 4.4 Jan/1997

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law > Issues

Should Same-Sex Marriage Be Legal?

Should same-sex marriage be legal? It is already legal in some areas, but most of the world doesnot allow i ... ouples are so free todo like get insurance benefits and even adopt children.Many people are against same-sex marriage. Their most common arguments are that theBible forbids it and they are not fit for ... tement and then changed the subject to the weather.The Bible does not actually address the issue of same-sex marriage. The authors of theBible seem quite unaware that some people had a homosexual orie ...

(3 pages) 217 0 3.4 Jan/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sex & Sexuality

Legalization of Same-Sex Marriages

Legalization of Same-Sex MarriagesToday one of the most advocated reforms discussed in law reviews and one of the mo ... views and one of the most explosive political questions facing lawmakers is the issue of legalizing same-sex unions. If same-sex marriage is legalized, it could be one of the most revolutionary policy ... y of American family law. The potential consequences, positive and negative, for children, parents, same-sex couples and families are enormous."Webster's Dictionary and Thesaurus Deluxe Edition" defin ...

(10 pages) 447 0 4.7 Apr/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues > Homosexuality

Same Sex Marriage, Acceptance in the United States.

o what they believe is "normal" by their traditions and religious beliefs. Many people believe that same-sex marriage is not "normal." The simple fact is that banning same-sex marriage is discriminati ... human and legal right of marriage to a class of individuals due to their sexual preference. Banning same-sex marriage has already been declared a violation of the constitution in the state of Hawaii. ...

(8 pages) 444 0 3.2 Jul/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Sociology

Essay is about leaglizing same -sex marriage .and how it is already leagal in Canada

ve in establishing the rights for same sex couples to Marry in Canada and across the United States. Same-sex rights in Canada have come a long way since 1965. It was then that the Supreme Court of Can ... nt unveiled draft legislation that would change the definition of marriage to include the unions of same-sex couples. This issue has caused an great uproar among certain church leaders and traditional ...

(9 pages) 197 1 3.8 Nov/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays

Gay n lesbian marriages.

should always be happy with who we are and what we believe in.As of June 10, 2003, Canada legalized same-sex marriage. "Between the June 10 court ruling, 590 gay and lesbian couples had taken out marr ... initiatives prohibiting gay civil-rights, ordinances, and custody rights and state laws prohibiting same-sex marriage."Marriage by definition is between a man and a woman. But for many years the word ...

(4 pages) 183 2 4.8 Nov/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sex & Sexuality

Research paper

Martin Luther King, Jr., in his argument for interracial marriage, perhaps sums up the argument for same-sex marriage when he maintained that "races do not fall in love and get married. Individuals fa ... America stated were "self-evident" and "unalienable" in its Declaration of Independence. Therefore, same-sex partners should be allowed to marry. Gay marriages also reflect family life as well.To some ...

(6 pages) 412 4 3.5 Dec/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays

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

become a big issue with many Americans. Many are persuading the courts to make laws for and against same-sex marriage. Those who are for gay marriage say that laws against gay marriage are unequal and ... to the time when African Americans were not equal Caucasians. Those against gay marriage argue that same-sex marriage is a robbery of traditional marriage. President Bush had once said, "Our nation mu ...

(2 pages) 222 0 3.3 Feb/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues > Homosexuality

AGRUMETIVE ESSAY AGAINST SAME SEX MARRIAGE

ew of marriage as the union of men and women, and virtually no official endorsements of the idea of same-sex ?marriage?? For centuries religion has been a significant part of human societies and it ha ...

(5 pages) 374 2 2.4 Feb/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community

Counter-Hegemonic Displays of Power & Love in San Fransisco.

through acts of transformative deviance to alter existing norms. Though some actions in support of same-sex marriage are transgressive forms of deviance, which do not change norms, the establishment ... n or transform social reality. The escalating transformative deviance displayed on behalf of and by same-sex couples is a direct result to hegemonic heterosexist norms which have been prevalent throug ...

(5 pages) 42 1 4.8 Apr/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Sociology

Gay Marriages

Gay MarriageGay marriage is one of the most controversial issues facing this country. Many argue that it ... gious principles and morals; however, this should not be the justification for prohibiting same sex marriage. From a legal standpoint there is no justification in the Constitution for a law that would ... all unions except between a man and a woman. However, there is a federal law, the DOMA (Defense of Marriage Act), which defines marriage as a union between a man and a woman. There are financial, eco ...

(5 pages) 293 5 3.0 Apr/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues > Homosexuality

The Legalization of Gay Marraige

that:1. Marriage is an institution between one man and one woman.2. Marriage is for procreation.3. Same-sex couples aren't the optimum environment in which to raise children.4. Gay relationships are ... 5. Marriages are for ensuring the continuation of the species, and gay unions do not ensure this.6. Same-sex marriage would threaten the institution of marriage, because it is traditionally a heterose ...

(3 pages) 76 0 4.3 May/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays

Same Sex Marriage

along with the older generations of American who were taught that homosexuality is a sin, feel that same-sex marriage would threaten the institution of marriage. They came up with the Federal Marriage ...

(7 pages) 130 0 5.0 May/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Homosexuality - The effect and perception that society has.

eople would be happy.Many people believe that homosexuals want marriage legalized because they want same-sex marriage to introduce polygamy. Although true for many, there are more people who prefer to ...

(10 pages) 146 0 4.3 May/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues

Legalizing Gay Marriage

Legalizing Same-Sex Marriage For years, people have looked at homosexuals as disgusting, shameful, and a ... 0 percent in each of those states. In Nevada, there was a 711 percent increase from 613 to 4,973 of same-sex households which is one of the highest percent increase of the gay population in the libera ... highest percent increase of the gay population in the liberal gay states (Elliot). Now that same-sex marriages is requesting for liberty and rights, homosexuality in the US is becoming a probl ...

(2 pages) 91 0 3.0 May/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues > Homosexuality

Support Same-sex marriage!! There are many reasons we should allow same sex marriage.

riage is the way. Sex is just a tiny part of the whole.In addition, people are misunderstanding why same-sex people want to get married and heterosexual people do not want homosexuals to marry is simp ... her 10% of the population a special right? The answer is nothing. It is a weak argument against the same-sex marriages.Another reason same sex couple want to get married is that they want to have the ...

(4 pages) 238 0 2.0 May/2004

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Human Rights

John D. Donahue's the "Devil in Devolution"

that our forefathers established for us today. I disagree with individual state law allowing same-sex marriages. I personally believe that there should be an amendment made that restricts same- ... nt. I don't feel that a homosexual couple should have the ability to be married in a state allowing same-sex unions, and then have their marriage recognized in all fifty states. Another issue r ...

(3 pages) 27 0 3.7 Jun/2004

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Government