Same-sex marriages are the right for homosexual couples to marry and receive all of the benefits that heterosexual couples receive. There are a few states in the United States of America that accept or even allow the marriage licenses of a homosexual union. ... DOMA ensures that whatever definition of "spouse" may be used in federal law, the word refers only to a person of the opposite sex. ... The love and commitment of a homosexual relationship is no different from any heterosexual relationship. ... Just as it's happened in the past with black couples, marriage will be redefined yet aga...

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Each person has his/her own definition of happiness and what a normal marriage is. ... We can see that the definition of marriage has been changing over time, just like people's opinions about it. ... A few years ago, American Psychological Association started a research to see if it is possible to change a person's sexual orientation through psychotherapy or ways to prove that homosexuality is a mental disorder. In august 2009, American Psychiatric Association concluded that homosexuality is not a mental disorder. ... The Constitution and Bill of Rights guarantee us all the same rig...

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It also gives marriage the definition of "only a legal union between one man and one woman as husband and wife"" (Same-Sex Marriage). ... It is true that homosexual couples can't have children of their own in the traditional sense, but they can have children through adoption or surrogacy. ... Legal experts pointed out that this was probably because historically constitutional amendments have ensured equal rights whereas this amendment would deny homosexuals the right to marry (Kafka 38). ... A great deal of the debate about same-sex marriage comes from religious philosophy on marriage and...

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