Same-sex marriage in Canada

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…

In the united states, there are only two major political parties. Unlike other countries where they have more than two parties, which led into inaccurate vote results, however in the USA it’s completely different. In the USA they want to keep and prevent presidents from being elected with less than a majority of the vote. To make it uncomplicated for the people to be convinced on what they believe in. The two parties in the united state of America are republicans and democrats. I think…

Representations of a “good marriage” are defined as a formal union of a man and a woman’s to enrich and enjoy a lifetime inclusive bond that they make based on mutual trust, love, and respect. Marriage is a give and take relationship, and doesn 't work like a casual friendship. Marriage is really defined as “it takes two" to make your marriage work. To attain a perfect marriage, regardless of imperfections, couples establish a mutual commitment to be legally recognized in marriage. A marriage…

today’s age some of these laws have restricted people from living the life that their ancestors risked their lives for. Everyone deserves the freedom to live their life happily. This is why I support the notion to amend the amendment against same sex marriage. Amending the U.S. Constitution is not an easy process. You cannot just go to the president and say “hey the people don’t like this amendment we have to change it”. Amending the constitution is a drawn out process, because if it were that…

In the United States alone, there are seven hundred thousand same sex couples that have been unable to marry until very recently (Johnson). Same sex marriage has been a huge topic of debate lately, but there is one clear answer to this; let them marry. Same sex couples in America should be allowed the same rights as opposite sex couples. Less than a year ago, the United States Supreme Court legalized same sex marriage in every state. Until then, there were many issues in the many states that…

Gay Parenting Over the past few years, the idea of same-sex couples has become more and more acceptable in today’s society. Gay marriage was recently legalized in all 50 states, but being married and raising kids are two totally different things, and many believe that gay couples still should not have the right to raise children. In fact, only 12% of Americans believe that same-sex couples raising children would be good for society (Davies 3). The question is, what makes heterosexual couples…

On June 26, the Supreme Court had made history, and legalized gay marriage across the 50 states. This was a ground breaking achievement, because it was an important date for many, but also it caused a stir and became a controversially topic. Even though the LGBT community is being accepted more gradually, there are many challenges that face them which include workplace discrimination, catholic protests, and being discriminated for being different. This topic carries an importance, because being…

Sixteen states ban same-sex marriage, some by constitutional amendment,some by law,and the majority by both. In 1970,in the state of Minnesota, Jack Baker and Michael McConnell were the first same-sex couple in the United States to ever be denied the right to obtain marriage. Today,the two men are still together and are still planning to their marriage granted and tie the knot. Same-sex marriage is legal in thirty-seven states and the District of Columbia. It is banned in the other seven…

past and current definition of marriage on the books of any state laws in the Union never specified of men and women. For example, the Wex legal dictionary defines marriage as: "The combination of a couple as husband and wife. The basic elements are: (1) both parties have the legal capacity to marry, (2) the consent of both parties, and (3) a marriage contract as the law requires. " The reason for this definition of marriage says nothing about the men and women in marriage law because…

Just recently I also heard of a story in which a Christian woman denied marriage licenses to gay couples because her religious beliefs do not condone gay marriage, she was sent to jail for not issuing marriage licenses, and was shortly released because she…