Persuasive Essay On Same Sex Marriage

The 2000 's have been a breakthrough for the LGBT community. However equality between same sex couple and heterosexual couple is yet to be reached in the United States. There is still 15 states are still against same sex marriage therefore government intervention might speed this process. It all began in the 1970 's when same sex couple Jack Baker and Michael McConnell started campaigning for same sex marriage, though unsuccessful it had gained enough media attention to jump start the movement for equality. Today the support for the LGBT is sky rocketing from the organizations to churches to the president of the United States himself. President Barack Obama stated in an interview with ABC that it is difficult to explain to his children wy …show more content…
States like New Jersey and Illinois only allow civil union between same sex couple, the problem with this is they are classifies as second class citizens. A civil union does provide legal protection for these couples but only at a state law level but not a federal protection level. For an example a civil union doesn’t bring 1,138 legal protection and responsibilities like marriage does. Other rights like taking a leave from work to care of your spouse or a family member, social security survivor benefits and many others. The issue at hand is that the conditions for a valid marriage are set by the state and not the government which creates different interpretations of what a marriage is. Some states like New York allow same sex marriage while others like Nebraska define marriage as a bond between a man and a women. In order for the United States to overcome this issue of inequality the government should intervene. The government itself should set the definition of a marriage and base it on voting of the public themselves. Leaving this issue to the hands of the states could end up in a roller coaster ride just like what happened with California. …show more content…
If a couple married in a civil union their "marriage" is only valid in the state that allows civil union. If a couple are in a state that doesn’t allow same sex marriage they have to go to a one that does, but even after that their marriage isn’t valid in their home state. However if the government steps in and legalize same sex marriage in all the states, the LGBT community would be equally represented everywhere. Since there is only 15 states that remain against same sex marriage, the government could wait and let time take care of this matter. But if the government intervening then the results would be immediate, while with states intervention it would take time to enforce the law and have the first marriage take place. But the problem as stated before doesn’t solely lie in the states against same sex