If the couple is not married, whom does the child go to? ... Gay couples from around the country ventured off to California to get married. ... Considering that there is a fifty/fifty chance a heterosexual couple will stay married or get divorced, maybe it's not right for us to determine who should be getting married in the first place. People get married all the time in Las Vegas and many marry because of what the other person can do for them. Many people get divorced once, or maybe more times and then remarry again. ...

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Homosexuality Should Not be an Issue How would you feel if you found your soul mate and you were ready to get married, then some one told you, you could not? ... Therefore homosexuals should be able to get married. ... Homosexuals do not only want to get married because of the benefits. ... Homosexuals have the same reasons to get married that other people do. ... There are some people who feel that being homosexual and getting married would be like messing with nature and legalizing same sex marriages could be harmful to society. ...

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The last matter I am going to talk about is whether two people of the same sex get married should they be able to adopt a child if they desire. ... When two people love each other enough to get married, that is very special. ... If all they want is to get married to each other what is the harm in that. ... Their argument is that the reason people get married and have sex is to procreate and if two people of the same sex are getting married they defiantly cannot pro-create. ... If they do choose to go all the way and get married they should be able to. ...

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I do not believe that a divorced person should get re-married as long as her ex is still alive. The Bible is clear on this issue, and any one who does get re-married while their ex is alive is commiting adultery. ... So when a homosexual wants to get married, why does someone who has been divorced three times and is on their fourth spouse say "marriage is sacred." ... I will not have sex until I am married. I will not live with a woman until I am married. ...

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Stoddard points out, in his essay, a case of two homosexual women married in almost every aspect except the legal one. ... Married couples have certain rights that unmarried couples do not. ... When someone gets married it is because they are in love and having their choices of people to love restricted, is unconstitutional. ... More married couples, same-sex or opposite sex, could help the state by paying higher tax rates and not to mention the marriage licensing fees. ... Some people may smoke, or drink and get belligerent, or have different opinions in music and clothing that other peo...

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Same-sex couples who are legally married should receive the same legal benefits as heterosexual married couples. ... Some opponents of gay marriage argue that the government gives married couples benefits to encourage them to have children and build families (Kafka 30). ... Where is the sanctity when a couple gets married by an Elvis impersonator at a drive through? ... When people get married they are making the commitment to love and care for each other for the rest of their lives and gay couples should be able share in this commitment. Gay couples getting married isn't going to hurt so...

• Word Count: 1144
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Legally married employees receive higher compensation than unmarried or illegally married employees, and legally married people get more benefits from health and dental insurance. While the law prohibited homosexual couples to legally marry, the couples then do not receive benefits like the heterosexual couples even when they already live together or when they, themselves, believe to be a married couples like other married heterosexual couples. ...

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They would believe that people should be able to get married if they are the same sex, because they know what is best for them and can take care of themselves. A traditional conservative feels that it is just not right for same sex couples to get married or to be together for that matter. ... A modern liberal would allow for same sex couples to get married. ...

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"In sickness and in health til death do us part-, with those familiar words, millions of people each year are married; a public affirmation of a private bond both society and the newlyweds hope will endure. ... Religious values shouldn't dictate who gets married. ... Despite to create family, other things to consider why two people prefer to get married are their love and fidelity. ...

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The latest dispute is the right for homosexuals to get married in the U.S. It is actually each states choice whether or not gays can get married, therefor if states begin to set examples of tolerance, than pretty soon the entire country will be more tolerant of gays. ... Not allowing two people who are in love to get married and be entitled to the same benefits as another couple is not exactly the "American way". ... Often, two homosexuals in a monogamous relationship desire having a family even if they are not legally married. ... Many times gay couples will get some heat from community ...

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Many couples grow angry towards President Bush and decided to get married. ... Most respectable ministers would refuse to marry two people of the same sex, limiting the couple to being married in commercial areas by materialistic preachers or the court rooms. ... As a society, therefore, marriage exceeds the simple pleasure-seeking of the married couple. ... In other words, our lawmakers have the right to make all homosexual marriages void, in that they are not legally married. ... Society has made this issue a major one by making it illegal to get married to and making laws. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Thirty-five states now have legal rights for same-sex couples to become married. ... Lambda Legal Staff Attorney Paul Castillo filled a friend-of-the-court brief asking the Texas Supreme Court to allow same-sex couples to get divorced. Although it is ironic that Texas would deny them that right, Texas argues that divorce is only allowed for married couples, through the Texas Marriage Exclusions. ... " This prohibits same-sex married couples from receiving federal marriage benefits. ... Nowhere in the constitution does it mention that same-sex couples cannot get married. ...

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King, who was an unfortunate victim of racial profiling, cried out, "Can't we all just get along?" I think the reason we all cannot get along is racial discrimination. ... Although many same-sex couples are involved in committed relationships and assume the same responsibilities that married people do, they do not receive the full legal and financial advantages that married couples have. ... They cannot adopt children because of their sexual preference and they cannot get married because marriage is viewed as an institution between a man and a woman. ... Because they cannot adopt children...

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One right, which every human has, is the right to get married. ... If it should be left up to anyone to decide to get married it should be the couple themselves not the government or society. Pressures from the government, religions, and society in general cause hardships for those homosexuals who want to get married, which is in the wrong for our modern society to think and impose on homosexuals. ...

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It has been proven that an average of 50% of married couples get divorced in the U.S., meaning half of our entire country goes through divorce. ... Allowing gays/lesbians the right to wed, will increase marriage rates because less couples would be getting divorced due to incompatibility or infertility. ... The Ten Commandments don't define our legal system, so why does the religious argument of, "Marriage is the union between a man and a woman " keep so many happy couples from legally getting married? ...

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I can understand WHY Gays want to get married, because they are in love, but then, if you do get married, all they are doing is proving how selfish and self-centered they are. ... Why would you still do it when you get nothing out ass of it except discrimination and hate? ...

• Word Count: 500
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Gay marriage is a topic that I am sure that most people frown upon on, and when hearing the news of a gay couple getting married, they would look at both of them in complete horror, with a look of disgust painted across their faces. ... Gays should therefore have the rights to be able to marry their significant other and should deserve just as many rights as an 'ordinary' married couple have. ... Some of them get so affected, that they start to have suicidal thoughts. ...

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The current matter at hand is whether gays should be allowed to be married and have the same rights and privileges as a heterosexual married couple. ... It seems when you are being discriminated against, everywhere you turn, and one thing just lead to another and you really can't get anywhere. ... There will always be something new and different that people don't like and will have a hard time getting used to. ...

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According to the Bay Windows Online Newspaper, "Americans can in fact travel to Canada and get married", so we are now effecting the population growth for nations around us. ... Also, this is not a common type of behaviour used in today's society, therefore those who get married and possibly decide to adopt a child may cause a major corruption on the child's youth as well as have a permanent impact on the rest of their lives. ...

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It is not that being single is bad and being married is good in any kind of moral sense; instead, marriage is necessary for the survival of civilization. ... Because stability is the key to raising an emotionally and mentally healthy child; unmarried and homosexual partners simply cannot provide the stability that married heterosexual couples can give. ... Because stability is the key to raising an emotionally and mentally healthy child; unmarried and homosexual partners simply cannot provide the stability that married heterosexual couples can give. ... This kind of marriage is simply two gay...

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Telling people of the same sex that they are unable to get married is further portraying the stereotypical view that if someone is not a heterosexual white male then you are considered inferior and have less rights. ... The cost of getting married in this country is expensive and is only getting more expensive. If not for any other reason, this is the one fact that gets the government's attention. ... If the weddings generate insufficient revenue for the government then they should think about the unforeseen expenses that accompany marriage like couples' therapy, sending adopted chil...

• Word Count: 741
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The greatest legal advantage to gay marriages are primarily in the states of Hawaii, Maine, New Jersey and California, where couples can specifically define the most critical decisions in any married couples' life. ... There is no residency requirement in California to gain a license for marriage and this is one of the main reasons gay couples from around the U.S. travel to San Francisco to get married (Black, Sanders, Taylor, 2007). ... Second, there are the many limitations to the married couples' rights and their ability to gain shared ownership of priority in 46 o...

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Couples like Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka prove that gay marriage has just as much meaning as any straight marriage, they have been happily together since 2006, married since 2014 and have started a beautiful happy family together. ... I wasn't aware that every straight couple who married in America was required to produce children, nor was I aware that we don't allow infertile straight people to get married. ...

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When I was five, my friend and I were dancing in my yard, announcing joyfully that we were getting married. ... According to the National Center for Health Statistics, the number of infertile married couples of childbearing age in Canada was 2.1 million. ...

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There are several benefits that are awarded only legally married couples. ... Many couples from out of state are getting a civil union in Vermont, and some are then fighting for recognition in their own state under the "Full Faith and Credit" clause of the U.S. ... Hard as it is to fathom, homosexuals want to get married for the same reason that heterosexuals do -- love. ... Fortunately, things are getting better and hopefully equality will soon be available to everyone...even homosexuals....

• Word Count: 718
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• Grade Level: High School