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

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...

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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

Some gay couples get married and some live together. ... Don"t you think that we have to get them out of there rather than keep them living in those environments? ... They may get teased about there gay parents but that is no a major problem. Children get teased for all kinds of reason, but part of our lives is learning to deal with them, don"t you think? ... They believe in men and women married lives and only straight people can build long lasting relationship. ...

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Benefits for Veterans' Same-Sex Spouses It's unclear if all legally married veterans will receive spousal benefits. ... For example, if a veteran travels to Maryland in order to get married, then returns home to Virginia, a state that does not recognize same-sex marriage, that veteran may still not receive any veteran spousal benefits. ... It is time that lawmakers lead, follow, or get out of the way when it comes to caring for our troops and achieving LGBT equality in the military. ... Congress should pass the Charlie Morgan Military Spouses Equal Treatment Act The Charlie Morgan...

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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...

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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. ...

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What about those who keep getting hurt every day? What about the numerous homosexuals who keep getting bullied in schools everyday? What about those well-qualified 'Homosexual employees' who always get denied at any job interview just because their sexual identity? ... For instance on January 7th 2014, the president of Nigeria Goodluck Jonathan signed a new law prohibiting the same-sex marriage and a fourteen years prison for those who show any display of affection or get married. ... Homosexuals are living their lives normally and getting engaged in public and private work with al...

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Due to the fact that the LGBT community is more likely to be looked down upon, they face more health issues with less ability to get help in the era and country that proclaims to be more progressive than any other is absurd. ... Men joke that getting married is the tie down and that their life is gone after they marry, truly is depends on the woman. ... The quote comes from a comic strip from a mans point of view in a society which doesn't agree with him being "weak. " This view forces men into the picture of what society views masculinity to be as much as it forces married couples into ...

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Val is getting married to the daughter of ultra conservative Senator Keeley (Gene Hackman). ... He asks his father to pretend to be straight, change his house around, and get rid of his lover Albert just for one night. ...

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Human need freedom, they can get marriage. ... In addition, real figures show that homosexuals can do a better job of being married than some heterosexuals. ... When a person is born, he does not get to choose his gender. ...

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The kin understanding to this kind of relationship leans towards to assumption type and the period within the marriage or pregnancy of a married couple. ... In South Africa we get many of these in a coloured community where we get the grand parents to take care of the children. ... The grans parents thus take custody of these children and get a stipend from the government to oversee to these children, but do not remain the biological parents of these children. ...

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Abstract Homophobia is used to describe heterosexuals' fear of being in contact of homosexuals as well as internalized homophobia, meaning the negative feelings that homosexuals have towards themselves of their sexuality. Sexual prejudice is used to define the fear, hate and disgust that people show...

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The Vermont Supreme Court attempted to answer this question response written by Jeffrey Amestoy stated the issue of same sex civil unions as "May the State of Vermont exclude same sex couples from the benefits and protections that its laws provide to opposite sex married couples? ...

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