recent years, supporters of same-sex marriage got the advantage to win almost 80 percents of United States today. That is thirty-seven states out of the fifty states here in the USA. Moreover, just as last month, the issue has been brought up to the Supreme Court to consider whether it is time for nationwide same-sex marriage. On April 28, 2015, the nine justices had heard the oral arguments regarding the issue that whether or not the Constitution we have now guarantees the rights to marriage to homosexual couples. Just on that day, April 28, 2015, many of the protester from the various side of the debate attended outside of the court building in Washington with flags, signs and the hope for the court to finally allow same-sex marriage throughout every state in the United States. The decision for this case is set to be made in June of 2015. However, the long wait for the court’s decision will not discourage the protesters with their opinions. There were four cases been listened, which are Bourke V. Beshear, Love V. Beshear in Kentucky, Obergefell V. Hodges & Henry V. Hodges in Ohio, Deboer V. Snyder in Michigan, and TancoV. Haslam in Tennessee, in the Supreme Court. Tanco V. Haslam caught my eyes on, also in the article “Case: Tanco v. Haslam” the reporter said that “NCLR filed a lawsuit on behalf of three legally married same-sex couples, was challenging Tennessee laws that prevent the state from respecting their marriages and treating them the same as all other…
Throughout the country there has been a widespread controversy over whether same sex marriage should be legalized or not. But on Friday, June 26th, 2015 the decision was made for Americans when the Supreme Court ruled the legalization of same sex marriage in all fifty states (Vogue, Ariane). However, that didn’t stop the people of the United States from still arguing over and protesting the Supreme Court’s ruling. Whether it being because it’s considered a moral sin in the Bible, that only a man…
to the United States and neither is the idea of same sex marriage. Social rights and movements have always been a problem in the United States and has always been what has defined it. Same sex marriage has been one those social issues that has been of hot debate for quite some time and has heated up in recent years and split the country. Though same sex marriage is still not legal under federal law in the United States even though in many similarly advanced counties it is. The question…
Reason For Gay Marriage To Not Be Legalized People in this society think it is wrong to take advantage of marriage. According to Bible standards, the definition of marriage is to be between one man and woman (Marriage Equality in The New Republic). With same-sex couples or heterosexual couples, everyone shares the same value of love and commitment (Olson), therefore, everyone should be treated equally. The gay marriage issue affects society in several ways. One of those ways is that other…
is still questioned on whether gay marriage, the matrimony between the same sex, should be legal. Gay marriage should be legalized based on the equalization of people, the acceptance of homosexual marriage in other countries and states, and because of out civil liberties of pursuit of happiness. We live in a world where we are perceived to be equal , but in reality us as individuals face prejudice…
Same-sex marriage and rights have been discussed upon many times in the government and within the public society since the 20th century. Same-sex marriage is a marriage between 2 people of the same gender. In the past same-sex marriages were not legal in Canada nationwide until July 20, 2005. (Marry, “The Freedom to Marry Internationally”). Canada was however, late in overall legalizing for same-sex marriage; it should have been supported since the beginning. After all the evolution in the…
person you love; this is the reality of gay marriage. “The history of marriage has changed over time, but generally involved the establishment of family units to produce children. Kingdoms used marriage to forge alliances, acquire land, and produce legitimate heirs. By the 16th century, the church decreed that weddings were performed in public, by a priest, and before witnesses.‘Traditional Marriage’ has evolved since then and the church is currently viewing marriage as between a man and a…
Same-sex marriage is a topic that has been debated for many years. Gay marriage should be allowed in the United States. Everyone has the right as an American citizen to marry whomever they wish to marry, same-sex or not. People who are gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender, are known as the LGBT Community. People who are a part of the LGBT Community will have more equality if same-sex marriage was allowed. Many people and cultures have a different meaning of marriage. However, marriage is an…
Marriage has always been between a man and a woman, right? Well, then what happens when you suddenly change the definition and turn it into a “loving, romantic union between committed adults?” (Vogt). It doesn’t work like that. It confuses society and children. What then, is to stand in the way of those who want to make polygamous or incestuous relationships legal? In several countries, “three-way relationships were…granted the full rights of marriage” after same-sex marriage was legalized in…
of same-sex marriage has been an ongoing debate for decades. According to the Gallup Poll (2015), views have increasingly become in favor towards gay marriage being valid or legal. In May of 2016 60% of voters felt same sex marriage should be legal. This means that there is still a large percentage of people who argue it should not be valid which causes a constant difference in opinions throughout the country. The Human Rights Campaign argues from the point of view that same sex marriage should…