Civil union

Marriage in Australia is a legal lifelong commitment between heterosexual couples. Legal defacto relationships are heterosexual or homosexual relationships that do not have to be for life as it is in marriage, however, defacto relationships have the same legal rights as marriage. The pure relationship, according to Anthony Giddens is an emotionally satisfying relationship that continues until the satisfaction declines, at which time couples can disconnect from each other. It is important to…

When someone mentions marriage, our first thought is that of a beautiful bride walking down the aisle with her father by her side. While a nervous groom with a pair of restless hands waits with a twinkle in his eyes for his beautiful bride to be. Indeed, it is a beautiful sight to see. Nevertheless, in a fast-growing world with people of different ideologies; our perception of marriage has been challenged by the LGBT community. A group that has argued that they have rights like the rest of us…

A religious freedom bill that says pastors cannot be forced to preside over same-sex marriages, and can hire or fire employees on the basis of their religious beliefs was passed by the Georgia General Assembly on March 16. The bill, which is being criticized by opponents as too discriminatory, now moves to the state's Republican governor Nathan Deal. The "Free Exercise Protection Act" also dubbed as 'Religious Liberty Bill,' has to be signed by Deal to be made into a law. The governor had…

decisions affects those Christians that disagree with gay marriage. “I believe that ultimately churches that refuse to honor same-sex marriage may face government sanctions—including the loss of their tax-exempt status—for refusing to honor same-sex unions”(Jeffress, 2015). Jeffress once again inflicts more hate towards gay individuals. He suggest that gay marriage is only a burden to many churches and religious individuals because they can't fully display their bigotry the way the entend to.…

Arguments about discrimination based on sexual orientation generally rest on interpretations of the equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment or about rights to autonomy rooted in modern substantive due process doctrine. Such theories typically presuppose a government that remains neutral among competing moral claims. This Article, by contrast, develops an account of rights against sexual orientation discrimination—including recognition of same-sex marriage—that does not depend on a…

The role that religion plays cannot be ignored when discussing immigration as it influences many aspects of the whole process of it. Religion can create social tensions and antagonism between the foreigners and the natives that could lead to a more difficult assimilation of the immigrants in the countries. Recently, there has been an increase in the amount of research being conducted regarding the transformation of religious groups and how such molding could be derived from immigration. These…

In the world today, there are many controversial topics up for debate. However, one very popular discussion is whether or not gay marriage should be legal. There are a ton of emotional and moral beliefs when it comes to a topic like this, but there are also a ton of statistics and facts. Same-sex marriage is right because the divorce rates are lower than the ones of heterosexual relationships, gays have a great effect on adoption rates and their children, and for these relationships to be…

Under the Due Process Clause, the state and federal government is prohibited from depriving persons of liberty without due process of law. In Obergefell v. Hodges, it was recognized that the ban on same-sex marriage violated the liberty of same-sex couples; marriage was limited strictly to opposite-sex couple. In the same way, the transgender ban in the military violates the liberty of transgender individuals. Military entry is limited to those whose biological sex and gender identification are…

When I think of mainstream society regarding a particular community that may differ from mainstream society, the one group that comes to my mind is the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ). Gould and Moe (2015) have researched quite exstensively the LGBTQ movement in Serbia. Through their research, it has been shown that the LGBTQ community seeks the same purpose as most other groups, acceptance and equal rights. Through their movement, a new religious sector known as the…

The recent problem raised within the media has been debating on whether Australia should legalise gay marriage or not. It is often believed that the legalisation of same-sex marriage is harmful to the people and their community but the truth is that it will not disadvantage our society in any way shape or form, as other people's businesses do not affect our own. If anything, banning same sex marriage encourages discrimination within our society. This prejudice causes Australia to be looked down…