Essays Tagged: "gay marriages"

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role models, siblings taking care of youngersiblings to help with responsibility at home, divorce, gay marriages, adoption, welfaresystem, child care, dead beat parents, guns at home, inner city home ...

(5 pages) 187 1 5.0 Jan/1996

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights > Women's Studies

The Repression of Sexuality within Tennessee William's "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" and Katherine Mansfield's "Bliss"

sexually provocative messages, yet homosexuality is still an uneasy topic for most. Issues such as gay marriages and gay rights occupy an uncomfortable spot in society today. Although the acceptance ...

(8 pages) 98 1 3.7 Feb/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Separation of Church and State

States supports most of religious principles (they are conservative, for the death penalty, against gay marriages, and against abortion, to list a few examples), while the Democratic party is against ... the Democratic party is against most religious principles (liberal, against the death penalty, for gay marriages, for abortion). So, religion still may play a shadow role in the U.S politics, and ind ...

(1 pages) 83 0 3.0 Mar/2004

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith

Gay's Should Be Allowed to Marry

Greg BoothMrs. MohrComposition 1127 March 2004Gay Marriages: The Choice that Should Remain Available Many people do not believe gay marriag ... ner; whether he or she is of the same gender or not. Homosexuals are no different than anyone else. Gay and lesbian marriages deserve the same respect and social rights that heterosexual marriages pro ... arried couples; which reduce the amount of recognition that should be awarded to the couple. Gay marriages are being viewed with a limited view of rights as far as social and judicial laws are ...

(5 pages) 235 6 2.9 Apr/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Toulmin essay on gay marriage

Gay MarriagesSubjective ClaimThroughout history, a marriage has been a male and female exchanging vo ... a male and female exchanging vows,promising their lives to eachother. Never did anyone think, that gays had a right to getmarried, it was always considered a sin to be gay. Legal binding marriage bet ... long history of marriages. There are too manyfactors that need to be addressed when dealing with a gay marriage. My reasoning for thisopinion is not because I'm homophobic, it's just that I don't fee ...

(4 pages) 134 0 2.0 Apr/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Magazine article about homosexual marriage.

arriageI read an article out of Newsweek called, State of Our Unions. This article talked about how gay marriage is right on the horizon. The author says that evolution of marriage is nothing new. She ... ing new. She talks about how the institute of marriage is already so battered, that to most people, gay marriage would be the last straw. The article goes on to say that many other countries are allow ...

(1 pages) 41 0 3.0 Apr/2004

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Human Rights

Gay Marriages

Gay MarriageGay marriage is one of the most controversial issues facing this country. Many argue tha ... l, economic and other special rights granted to married couples, however these rights are denied to gay marriages.Marriage is the highest expression of love between two people, how can we allow the go ... most places and is considered to be an immoral and unnatural act. Hartinger in his essay A Case For Gay Marriage asserts that, "The question is whether, in the absence of a compelling state interest, ...

(5 pages) 293 5 3.0 Apr/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues > Homosexuality

Opposing Gay Marriages

There are many religions that oppose gay marriages, those religions include, Mormons, Baptists, Muslims, Jews, and Catholics, and many ot ... holics, and many others. An article that helps support this statement is "PM joins in opposition to gay marriage as cleric's election stalls," the Prime Minister of Australia, John Howard, joined the ... are viewed as being "deviant and immoral."The Bible also helps religions support the opposition of gay marriages. One verse that I found was Matthew 19:4-6, "he which made them at the beginning made ...

(2 pages) 143 2 4.7 May/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues

The Legalization of Gay Marraige

The gay community in today's society faces both structural and attitudinal obstacles. Laws have been set ... ve been set forbidding gay marriages in 49 U.S. states, and people's ignorant attitudes towards the gay community have also presented a problem. Overall, there are a few commonly shared ideas about ho ... is for procreation.3. Same-sex couples aren't the optimum environment in which to raise children.4. Gay relationships are immoral.5. Marriages are for ensuring the continuation of the species, and gay ...

(3 pages) 76 0 4.3 May/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays

Same Sex Marriage

Today, many gay couples are denied the right to have same sex marriage. As a result gay people are faced with ci ... rights that only legal married couples can enjoy. Ever since Vermont and Hawaii made it clear that gay marriages are legal inside their states, many gay couples have eloped into one of these states t ... heir states, many gay couples have eloped into one of these states to get married. Since then, many gay activists are working towards legalizing gay marriage in several states. Many politicians along ...

(7 pages) 130 0 5.0 May/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Gays and Lesbians

proposed real man in response to a recent ruling in the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court about gay marriages is the subject of this paper. Mark Charalambous' commentary, articulately entitled "Fo ... subject of this paper. Mark Charalambous' commentary, articulately entitled "Four Arguments against Gay Marriage," attempts to demonstrate the rationality of four irrational arguments against gay marr ...

(5 pages) 83 2 3.4 Jul/2004

Subjects: Law & Government Essays

Gay Marriages...My teacher asked us to write an essay on gay marriages, and if we thought they would be legalized all over the US. Because of the "full faith and credit act" states have...

American GovernmentGay MarriagesOur Constitution states that our fundamental rights are the right to have an abortion, ... ives living with you, contraception, marriage, procreation, and an education. The main problem with gay marriages is under the Constitution you do not have a fundamental right to same-sex marriages. A ... it doesn't say you can, either. The other major problem is that if states do choose to recognize a gay marriage as legal, such marriages may not be valid in those states because of the full faith and ...

(2 pages) 92 4 3.5 Sep/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues > Homosexuality

Treatment of President George Bush Jr.

in the United States. The war on Iraq, the lack of proper equipment to fight the war, the issue on gay marriages and the issue of our Social Security tax to name a few. President Bush is not treated ... ight this war.Another reason why President Bush is being seen negatively is because of the issue on Gay Marriages. This issue is a very hot topic at this time and there seems to be a lot of different ...

(4 pages) 42 1 3.8 Dec/2004

Subjects: Law & Government Essays

Gay Marriage This is an essay on why gay marriage should be allowed in the United States. It covers several reasons why gay marriage should be allowed including constitutional reasons.

at is of both national and international concern is the right of homosexuals to marry. The issue of gay marriage is a highly controversial and important issue in the 2004 Presidential Election. One co ... d important issue in the 2004 Presidential Election. One could list a host of religious reasons why gay marriages should be banned, but none would have any relevancy because the constitution establish ...

(2 pages) 110 1 4.1 Mar/2005

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues

It's a criticism about an article entitled "Gay marriages stir up conservatives again" by Mary Leonard with personal thoughts. Interesting stand on the nation's most complex problem

In an article entitled "Gay marriages stir up conservatives again", Mary Leonard discusses a political movement against gay ... aking presidential candidates to take action on same-sex union. Conservatives are trying to prevent gay rights from expanding, by means of pulpits, petitions, and political action committees. Reverend ... he United States Conference of Catholic Bishops supported a constitutional amendment that would ban gay unions. Member of the Arlington Group, a coalition of 21 evangelical Christian and other conserv ...

(2 pages) 18 0 4.3 Mar/2005

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues > Homosexuality

Gay marriages

Would this be a factor if we did not even allow any one to be gay? Just like in the military. If you do not tell anyone you are gay, then no one can do any thing ... e you are gay, then no one can do any thing about it until some one finds that it is true. If being gay is wrong in the first place then why do we have to worry about their rights? Why is it so hard t ... riages around the U.S.? Would it help if big industries like Disney World would stop supporting the gays?Many people are willing to fight for the rights of gays. If we can take away what is wrong like ...

(2 pages) 78 4 2.1 May/2005

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith > Paranormality & Spirituality

Persuasive essay, gay marriage in the us, YES!

this is a long, well written essay for the cause of gay marriages in the us, including 2 sources, interesting facts from the around the world and curent ... including 2 sources, interesting facts from the around the world and curent issues around the topic.Gay marriages in America-or why all homos should become Bhuddists, move to Europe or need to be very ... g-Most times when the topic homosexuality comes up in a conversation, people favor equal rights for gays in almost every point, except marriage.The debate about same-sex coupels and their relationship ...

(5 pages) 394 1 3.8 May/2005

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Current Issues

Civil rights to marriage.

mes to show there are many flaws within the straight couple's sanction of marriage, and proves that gay marriage affairs can perform the same customs and practices as any straight couple. If yet, any ... ogether, the fear of family not accepting their spouse, and many more common fears--this shows that gay marriages can perform the same institutions as any successful straight-coupled marriage. Gay mar ...

(3 pages) 26 0 3.0 Oct/2005

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights

Same Sex Marriages Pros and Cons.

my paper should pick one side of the issue and debate it from that opinion. However on the issue of gay marriages, I don't have an opinion. I consider myself an open-minded individual who doesn't like ... olina is an everyday part of life there in California. What does this have to do with the debate of gay marriage, well a lot. It really depends on where you live as to how your life situation will be ...

(3 pages) 72 0 1.8 Feb/2006

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues > Homosexuality

Gay marriages: Should it be legal?

ficant other. In past American history, with our laws; it had been illegal for a same sex marriage. Gay marriages should be legalized in the United States, because everyone deserves happiness.Homosexu ... a factor in society throughout the world since humanity first developed. Before the forth century, gay activity and marriages was found to be acceptable in society, until the downfall of the Roman Em ...

(11 pages) 173 1 0.0 Mar/2006

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law > Issues