Should gay marriage be legalized?

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In the seventh edition of Black's Law Dictionary, which was written by Bryan Garner, the definition of marriage is " the legal union of a man and women as husband and wife." My question is: should gay marriage be legalized so that any human being can marry another human being, whether it be a man and woman, a man and man, or a woman and woman?

I first got a few opinions from people, which consists of girl named Amanda , Florence , and Courtney. Amanda thinks that gay marriage should be legalized. She believes that everyone should have equal rights and that it should have nothing to do with whether you can make children together or not. Amanda thinks that it is wrong for bush to say that it is illegal and wrong to be gay, because this makes her feel that he is imposing his religious beliefs onto congress and the public, which would be a violation of the separation of church and state.

She believes that gay people are being treated as though they are not human, and that they have to hide the way that they truly feel because other people think that it is wrong. Florence also believes that gay marriage should be legalized, because they are not choosing to be gay. Who would want to choose to be discriminated against? She stated that people are born gay and that there is biological evidence that shows that there is a chemical imbalance in the brain, which would make a person born gay.

Courtney agrees with Amanda and Florence. She says that if two people are in love and they happen to be of the same sex then why can't they be happy together and get married? These people pay taxes just like everyone...