Should homosexuals have the right to marry in the United States? ... Many churches believe that homosexuals do not make good parents and that homosexuality is forbidden by the Bible. ... The idea and/or definition of marriage should not be changed for any reason according to them. ... Homosexual couples must have the right to get married. ... Homosexuality is also not a disease, it is just a way of life. ...

• Word Count: 1870
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• Grade Level: High School

Definition of Marriage: A gay marriage controversy has different aspects, different attitudes, different positions to it but for some experts, main focal point of the controversy is definition of the marriage itself. ... He claims that denying same-sex marriage to homosexuals will not make them heterosexuals. ... He further suggests that condemnation of same-sex marriage is derived directly from the biblical definition of marriage and that, gay marriage is that violation of the God's definition of marriage: "a lifelong union of husband and wife."10 On the contra, a theologian Daniel He...

• Word Count: 2042
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

It is completely unfair to deny these privileges to people because their relationship doesn't fit the state's definition of one. ... The definition of marriage that everyone is trying to get rid of is necessary otherwise the options are endless. ... Most religions consider homosexuality a sin. ... It is stated right in the Bible that the definition of marriage is to be between a man and a woman. ... The 50 percent divorce rate has already weakened the definition of marriage. ...

• Word Count: 1973
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• Grade Level: High School

According to an article released from the Human Rights campaign Office in 2012, there is nothing wrong with allowing homosexuals to marry amongst each other. ... Personally, am not a homosexual. I am straight, so I cannot even begin to imagine how homosexual couples feel personally on this issue. ... Homosexuals are already stigmatized and lessened enough in today's society. ... I see no specification of gender in this definition, so why are we adding one? ...

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Therefore, by definition, marriage has to be different sex. Whereas, the definition of homosexuality is "exhibiting sexual desire toward another of the same sex" (Webster's New World Dictionary p.673). ... Under this definitional objection, "the state cannot recognize something that is an impossibility" (Eskridge p.87). ... The homosexual community speaks of itself as struggling for civil rights. " 'The gay community's goal is integration--just as it was with Martin Luther King,' argues homosexual activist Harry Britt" (Horowitz p.72). ... Society must have distinc...

• Word Count: 2159
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

It's creating some completely bogus definition that's completely irrelevant to anything, and then hiding behind it. ... I guess the Webster's definition is not good enough for our society. It would only make sense that they altered the definition of "equality- as well. ... Identifying this Act as a "Defense of Marriage- is saying that homosexuals are attacking heterosexuals. ... I mean, I'm an American, and if I were homosexual I would fight for my rights as an American too. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Perhaps no other entity is so damning when it comes to the treatment of homosexuals. ... Sex between two people is meant for procreation, it is no secret that homosexuals cannot conceive children. ... Val didn't want the Senator and his wife to know that his father was a homosexual. ... Of course, homosexuals do not agree with the contention that they do not make good parents. ... There have been many debates as to whether homosexuality is a preference or a genetic predisposition. ...

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Homosexuality and gay marriage is a choice and is not influenced by genetics. ... If homosexuals disagree with this morality, then why are homosexuals afraid to come out? ... Homosexuality is morally wrong for many reasons. ... Even today, every time citizens of a state, Christians and non-Christians, have voted on whether to allow gay marriage or stay with the traditional definition of marriage, the people have voted to uphold traditional marriage. ... Many arguments for homosexuality start out with the first amendment. ...

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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...

• Word Count: 1442
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One of the major pressures it puts on people is the pressure of homosexuality and whether it is right or wrong. Homosexuality is on the rise in the United States as well as many other countries around the world. ... Throughout the country and in other countries there has been a numerous increase in the marriages of homosexuals. ... Homosexuality in all countries has been looked down upon and sometimes condemned. ... Under such a definition gay and lesbians, even if they win the right to marry in Hawaii or elsewhere, would not be able to file joint federal tax returns, claim federal pens...

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The change is section 4, removed the previously discriminative definition to "A relationship between two adult person who live together as a couple.... As these common and legislative law reforms have resulted in a closing of a gap between heterosexual and homosexual relationships inequality and rights it has been quite effective but due to the nature of federal legislation it is a slow process for the legislation to keep up with the ever changing common law. ... These expanded definitions allowed same sex couples to come under the currently legislation preventing major and lengthy law r...

• Word Count: 1344
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

This act conserves the unequal treatment of homosexuals by not allowing them to marry. It is immoral to say that heterosexuals still have the right to get married but homosexuals cannot. ... Many people make the argument that homosexual marriage is forbidden in the bible. ... " Being homosexual and having sex with a woman during her menstrual cycle both have detrimental repercussions. ... Because the definition of a qualifying child is; a biological child of descendant, a stepchild of the taxpayer, or an adopted child, certain children of lesbian and gay couples are disadvantaged, dependi...

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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...

• Word Count: 1305
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Recently homosexuals have been trying to change the proper and current meaning of marriage into one of their own, allowing people of the same sex to get married. ... Marriage between a man and a woman leads to birth of children, yet in a homosexual marriage no children can naturally be born to replenish the earth. ... Many claimed the DOMA was meant to exploit and shame the views of homosexuals, however it was meant to defend the traditional meaning of marriage, thus the name of the act. ... The DOMA was one of the only things providing defense against the real definition of marriage, which ...

• Word Count: 1757
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There is a social unrest in America these days regarding the Government's denial of the right to marry to many homosexual. ... It is time for there to be a change to politics and mainstream society, governments must look now at "the people " especially the homosexual community as outsiders. ... The courts rested their decisions on the circular argument that the couples equal protection rights were not violated because they were excluded by the traditional definition of marriage, which in turn denied them any rights under that definition. ...

• Word Count: 2327
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In the first year of the century Vermont took a colossal step in creating an equal society for homosexual couples in this nation. In the last decade many sates have tried to fight for equal rights or equal human rights for homosexual couples and have dismally have failed. ... The legislature also realized that same sex civil unions could help promote commitment and acceptance go homosexuals in the state. ... The definition of a: ""Civil Union" means that two eligible persons have established a relationship pursuant to this chapter, and may receive benefits and protections and be subject o th...

• Word Count: 2060
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate