In the past, just the idea of two people of the same sex being involved was considered taboo, let alone them actually getting married. ... One woman says that, "there is no possible way for them to help with the continuation of the species, so why should they bother getting married?" ... Silverstein states that if people are going to view a gay couple as a couple, then, "why not let them get married?" ... In my opinion, if all men and women are created equal, then why can't gay people get married in the United States? Homosexual couples must have the right to get married. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

There are a few people who believe homosexual couples should have no right to get married; they think it is wrong for them to get married. ... In my opinion I believe that homosexual couples should be able to get married and have the same constitutional rights as heterosexuals, because they are just like us, there is nothing wrong with them, they are not doing anything wrong but just finding love and wanting to profess their love through marriage. They just want to live their live with the one that they love by getting married. ... Although homosexual couples know how to protect themselves ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Businesses should respond to domestic partners in the same way they would to a regular married couple. ... It does not seem fair that one individual cannot get, more or less, the same benefits just because of a marriage issue. However, on the other hand if couples don't get married and expect to receive the same benefits as married couples then what kind of example are we setting for our children? ... As time progresses by we learn to change for the better, so why should we remain stuck here on an issue that discriminates same gender people from getting benefits? ... If we all have a...

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People in love get married everyday so what harm is done to society if a law is passed legalizing same sex marriages? ... Why can they not get married and have a legal union according to the laws of the constitution? ... If two people of the same sex can not raise children, then why are murderers, convicted felons, and even known child molesters permissible to get married and bring children into their heterosexual marriages? ... The partners to the marriage shall meet the same legal requirements as other married persons, and they shall have the same legal rights and obligations as other marrie...

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No one should be denied the legal right to be married just because of their sexual preference. ... One argument is that men and women who live together don't get the same rights as married couples either, but the difference with that is that the "normal" male and female couple that lives together choose to live together and not get married. ... Wouldn't you expect the same rights as a married couple, but are told that just because your not legally married you don't have the right to anything? ... All of those close minded, one sided not real people don't have to agree to...

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I am going to talk about three issues that effect same-sex marriage first it is their choice of sexual orientation, how does same-sex marriage effect the children, and lastly my whole argument gay and lesbians should be allowed to get married everywhere in the U.S. ... That make well over 1,049 in which homosexual's in sense get ripped off, by not being allowed to be married within the confines of the U.S. ... I cannot see why our government will not allow homosexuals to be married. ... All they are asking for is to get married so they can live together for the rest of their lives wit...

• Word Count: 1824
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• Grade Level: High School

In the past if a home had a child living there, more often that not the child's parents were married. ... That means, for example that mega-salary executives with stay-at-home wives get subsidies that single working mothers don't"(108). This appears to me to show that our government is rewarding those who are married, because less taxes are taken from a married adult than that from a single, but a married couple is able to claim more of a tax break on there taxes. ... But in the workplace unmarried people make up to an average of 25% less than those that are married. ... With the...

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The family as a institution begins very simple; two people meet, start dating, then as time goes on they get married, then the couple has a child. ... This ruling makes Hawaii the first state to recognize that gay and lesbian couples are entitled, by law, to the same privileges as heterosexual married couples (CNN). ... Some people are concerned that less money will be available for their marriage if lots of gay people get married. ... Why not demand that you and your spouse be the only married people in the country? The fact is that we are not in danger of being unable to provide resources t...

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In Northwest Washington, there was couple that wanted to get married, and there was a lot of talk of these two, not because they wanted to get married because they were denied the blessing of the Episcopal Church. ... They said that any same sex couple that wanted to get married, should be given a marriage license immediately. ... Gay marriage seems to be getting a whole lot of support in many countries, except the United States. ... The weddings continued, in February 2004, the mayor of New Paltz in New York, began marrying same sex couples, in march that same year, gays were starting to get ...

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• Grade Level: High School

It is immoral to say that heterosexuals still have the right to get married but homosexuals cannot. ... This means that until that happens, same sex married couples are still not eligible to receive the same economic benefits denied by DOMA until the higher court rules. The courts made this ruling "because it takes one group of legally married people and treats them as a 'different class' ".To be exact, there are 1,138 benefits granted to heterosexual married couples that gays are denied. ... Therefore, "a lesbian or gay couple that contributes an equal amount to soci...

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Our family members all send Christmas cards to both of us, just like we are a married couple. ... As homosexuals, we should have the right to fall in love, get married, and raise a family if we so choose. ... Society leads us to believe that a child is best brought up in a stable household with a mother and a father, usually a married couple, be it biological or step parents. ... Even that the feeling of your loved one becoming ill and you could not take off work to be with them because legally you are not married. ... Before the insurance companies make the concession to allow or recogni...

• Word Count: 1402
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• Grade Level: High School

The biggest debate that is happening today concerning homosexuals is whether or not they should have the right to get married. ... However, one can argue that homosexual marriage would lead to people in other types of "non traditional" relationships attempting to get married as well. ... Those couples would get married for the ability to adopt. Homosexuals also have the choice of getting a surrogate who would have the couple's baby for them and would get paid for all the medical expenses and for using the woman's body for nine months. ... Homosexuals are just like hetero...

• Word Count: 1790
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Homosexual couples have every right to feel as strongly about their partners, as well as their desire to be legally married, as any heterosexual couple does. ... Needless to say, any partnership that has the desire to get married is usually deeply in love, homosexual or not, and wish for nothing short of spending the rest of their lives with one another. ... Also, many single couples are having children without the title of being married these unfortunately include abusing parents, drug addicts and single moms. ... In that case, only those who are fertile and wish to bear children should be al...

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Whether single or married, the alternative way to build a family is through adoption. ... These challenges may be financial, an unwed mother or a couple trying to get on their feet or possibly already having too many mouths to feed. ... Because they have a choice as to when they adopt, most candidates have the freedom to get their affairs in order without the pressure of an impending due date. ... In these cases, both partners much like any other married couple share the responsibility of raising the child. ... This is because the tax code allows the married couple to spread their taxable inco...

• Word Count: 1723
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

People need to be aware that gays are a part of society and there is no way getting around it. ... A couple who is considered married in one state, will not be considered married if they move to any other state, forcing them to be confined in certain states or they won't be acknowledged as a married couple. ... They want to be recognized as married couples. Also, this administration submitted a disturbing brief in support of the Defense of Marriage Act, which is the law that protects the right of states to not recognize same-sex marriages and denies same-sex married couples federal benefi...

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From here the battle continued state-to-state, winning in some and getting shot down in others. ... Only problem is that married couples in the United States get may rights and privileges along with laws to protect both parties if they were to be divorced. ... If two men want to go get married, all the power to them. ... In the United States today, people of all different religions get married in all kinds of places. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

There are many benefits in this society that are only available to married individuals. ... If straight couples still cheat in their marriage, who is to say that if homosexuals married, there would be no cheating. ... They can pronounce those feelings within the civil unions and share them as married couples do. ... The definition of marriage that everyone is trying to get rid of is necessary otherwise the options are endless. ... I also believe that a law allowing gay marriage would increase the number of joke or non-serious marriages, such as a couple of friends who want to get married n...

• Word Count: 1973
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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 is something many look forward to because they get to be joined with their loving spouse, and it is a religious practice held dearly to many. Being married sets you apart from everyone else and allows you to pursue a family and religion. ... Society shouldn't allow gay people to be married, yes they can have relationships and pursue what they want, but they can't come and complain about the meaning of marriage a...

• Word Count: 1757
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The relationships of gay men and lesbians has been stereotyped as less committed than heterosexual couples because(1) lesbians and gays cannot get marry legally, (2) heterosexual misperceive love between gay and lesbians couples as being somehow less " real" than love between couples. ... As one gay male remarked: "Whenever I am asked who the husband is and who is the wife, I say, "We just a couple of happily married husbands". ... Although society encourages married couples to make sacrifices to save their marriages, unmarried couples rarely receive the same support. ... If the couples are ...

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How would you feel to get strange and criticizing looks every time you walk down the street with the person you love? ... With that being said, same-sex marriage should receive the same protection and benefits possessed by a heterosexual married couple. ... Let's start with our home, North Carolina, by supporting the Democrats who fight for gay couples to have the right to get married and have a family!...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Who is the one to determine who gets married and who doesnt If you mistrust organized religion, then you will not be shocked by weddings that defy religious teachings. ... So, why do they get to have control over homosexuals being able to marry one another? ... That they dont have the same feelings as a normal married couple share? ... Same sex marriage is getting to become more and more popular. ... You shouldnt be allowed to single out one gender and get rid of them. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Then you get to gay marriage. ... Miguel and Tom wanted to get married for years, but since Maryland laws do not allow same sex marriage, my dear neighbors moved to California. ... It's not fair that homosexuals have to live in a certain place to be married. ... If Buddhism gets a say in what government decides about gay marriages, then other religions that are against gay marriages will have to have a say on that matter too. ...

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If being sinful is against marriage, then people who lie, cheat, steal, etc. should not get married as well. ... There are benefits that only married couples can avail like inheriting a share of your spouse's estate, visiting your spouse in a hospital intensive care unit or during restricted visiting hours in other parts of a medical facility, listing your spouse as a registered official beneficiary for insurances, and a lot more. ... In my opinion, the government should at least allow homosexuals to have a civil wedding, wherein they get benefits that heterosexuals do. ... This way, homo...

• Word Count: 1699
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• Grade Level: High School

I don't think that these political leaders should get "defensive- about laws in which they've already set, and I believe that the only reason why they are so defensive about this Act, is simply because they know the aren't playing their own game by their own rules. ... Why they should they even get defensive about it? ... It's as clear as crystal, equal people aren't getting equal rights. ... On the right side of the wall you have a happy little couple, just married. ... (Imagine this scenario If you will) Two people fall in love and want to get married, but there gay...

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A homosexual would be questioned whether or not the child would get the role modeling he or she needs. ... They are allowed to adopt, just as married heterosexual couples can. ... If this is the case, why can't the homosexual ever get custody? ... The man wanted to get married to a woman. ... Now couples at least can get insurance benefits if they are a homosexual. ...

• Word Count: 2000
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• Grade Level: High School