Gay Marriage Essay

“Gay marriage - it's not about two people being gay: it's about two people who love each other and who have decided to commit to each other for the exact same reasons any other couple would get married.” This is a quote by Luke Macfarlane, a Canadian actor. This truly explains what marriage in general is. While being gay can be described as “different,” the love there isn’t. Gay marriage doesn’t break down on what marriage is, the relationships can be as, or even more stable than heterosexual…

Therefore, accepting gay marriages is wrong because according to the Bible, it is wrong to have same sex partners participating in an act that is meant to be between one woman and one man. Participating in sexually immoral acts (e.g., adultery, prostitution, men having sex with…

believe that being gay was wrong and that my family would not accept me if I “chose to be gay”. Little did my family know when they said me those things, I am gay. They misunderstand me all the time when me being gay gets brought up. They think that it 's a phase or I’m choosing to live this way or my friends are making me this way but that is far from the truth. When I was younger and I would answer the question “How do you feel about gay marriage?” or “What is your opinion on gays in general”…

Marriage is both universal and central. All over the world, in every country in every region, religious or non-religious people are getting married, and for many people marriage is the key to happiness. But to be told you cannot get married is violating a basic human right. Most people do not know the definition of gay marriage, so here it is. Gay Marriage is marriage between partners of the same sex. It is that simple. Gay marriage is legal in 50 countries around the world. One of the…

Should Gay Marriage Be Legal? “Tradition alone cannot form a rational basis for a law… The fact that a particular discrimination has been ‘traditional’ is even more of a reason to be skeptical of its rationality.” - Judge Chris Piazza Gay marriage has been a controversial headline that in the past couple years, hasn 't seemed to actually left the news. Why? Well, because our country is discriminative against anyone or anything that is different from the ‘normal’ or quite frankly,…

Gay marriage has been an issue at the forefront for years. As of 2014, gay marriage has been made legal in 35 states. Although same sex unions are not allowed in all 50 states, there are significant benefits of allowing same sex marriages. Two people who love each other and want to be bound by marriage, should have that civil right regardless of sexual orientation. Any state denying these rights to any individual is nothing more than discrimination. We have laws to protect individuals from…

“Sixty percent of Americans now support same-sex marriage, as the Supreme Court prepares to rule on its constitutionality next month. This is up from 55% last year and is the highest Gallup has found on the question since it was first asked in 1996.” Gay marriage is a highly conversational topic that should be looked down upon as morally wrong, but over the past few years it has been gaining more and more support. Gay marriage used to be despised upon many people in many cultures and should…

Gay marriage has been the topic of debate for many decades. People are opposed to gay marriage because their religion is against it, and others think that same sex marriage is wrong because the couples cannot necessarily reproduce. Those who support gay marriage believe everyone should have the right to do what makes them happy and marry who they please. Gay marriage was not a popular discussion until 1970; a gay couple went to the Hennepin County District Court in Minnesota and requested a…

of the topics people are speaking about is the conflict of same-sex marriage. This past year, America passed the law of same-sex marriage to be legal in all fifty states. An issue people still may face, who are gay, would be the view of their relationship by the Catholic Church community. Although same-sex marriage is frowned upon in the Catholic Church, really this should not be looked at negatively, because same-sex marriage is legal in all fifty states. In the American Constitution, it…

today is the debate over gay marriage. This argumentative essay will explore the multiple aspects and definitions of marriage in terms of legality, social constructs and religious based beliefs- and present arguments as to why gay couples deserve the institution of marriage in the same way that heterosexual couples do. This argument will approach the topics of court cases involved in the legalization of gay marriage, the role of childbearing and raising in a homosexual marriage, and the faults…