Civil union

denying them that right is against their civil rights. Marriage Matters claims that “allowing same-sex couples to marry does not change the meaning of marriage. It simply allows same-sex couples to marry the person they love, to establish and protect a family and to make a lifetime commitment in the same way that other couples are able to”. Also, educating people on how the alternative ways of marriage don’t work since “Domestic Partnership and Civil Union laws still don’t qualify a spouse or…

Same-sex marriages has been an acceptable practice since 2001 when Netherlands and although not very well known it has been an accepted practice in a few U.S. states as early as 1975 when a Boulder, Colorado clerk issued a marriage license to a same-sex couple (Lahey & Anderson, 2004). It is a well-known and accepted fact that marriage for centuries have been defined as being between a man and a woman; however, over the years same-sex couples have fought diligently to receive the same legal…

and a father, Gay couples should be allowed to adopt. Laws have been enforced to ban gay couples from legally adopting a child. Evidence from the article states “The Supreme Court's refusal to hear an appeal was a setback for the American Civil Liberties Union and gay rights group.” sated from Joan Biskupic, 2005. The court would just ignore liberals and the gay rights group for their reasoning's. Another evidence from the article states “The court's action taken as it rejected appeals in…

to believe that homosexual relations would lead to polygamy, incest, and bestiality. All of these claims reinforce his main argument being that equality amongst heterosexuals & homosexuals are unbalanced at best. The overarching point being that civil-unions are in no way equal legally to…

On the 26 June 2015 the world witnessed one of the most powerful global powers shift its attitudes towards same-sex marriage. The United States of America’s Supreme Court ruled, in the now infamous court case Obergefell v. Hodges, that the ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional. The significance of this event is paramount; the United States is often deemed to be one of the most powerful and influential countries in the world. While the implications of same-sex marriages for the lesbian,…

of her argument? Answer: Nussbaum distinguishes the three aspects of marriage are a civil rights aspect, religious aspect, and expressive aspect. Nussbaum states, that the debate is not about the religious aspect of marriage but rather the public debate is primarily about expressive aspects of marriage. The debate is really moving toward same-sex couples and opposite-sex couples instead of the opposite of civil aspects of marriage. The play in the development of her argument is the role in the…

This is a brief example to show that hate, prejudice and discrimination isn’t only against the homosexual community the heterosexual community is dealing with the same problem. Hate and discrimination has been around since the beginning of time. The world has come a long way since the first encounter of homosexuality. Television commercials are now displaying homosexual relationship and heterosexual’s relationship. Now when you turn on the television you may see a commercial with a child with…

No one knows. It is a human right for any man and women to be married yet around the world thousands of people are being denied that right. Ireland became the first country in the world to introduce full civil marriage equality for its entire people, regardless of their sexual orientation, by way of a universal ballot. In the historic ballot the Irish electorate voted 62.1% to 37.9% to endorse an amendment to the Irish Constitution asserting that “‘Marriage…

How would a homosexual couple have a stronger union than a heterosexual couple exactly? Andrew Sullivan argues that “same-sex unions often incorporate the virtues of friendship more effectively than traditional marriages, the openness of the contract makes it more likely to survive than many heterosexual bonds” (Sullivan 300). Sullivan believes…

The traditional view of marriage, the union of one man with one woman, has been prevalent since ancient times. However, over the past few decades, gay marriage has incited many United States citizens into debates over the legalization of same-sex marriage. Those in opposition to gay marriage believe that it should not become a constitutional right because it is condemned in the Bible, it has a negative effect on children, and it twists the meaning of what marriage was intended to be. Over the…