Same-sex marriage

Supreme Court in the case Obergefell v. Hodges, the court heard a case in which the plaintiffs argued that a ban on same sex marriage violated certain provisions of the 14th Amendment. The plaintiffs specifically argued that the ban violated the concept of protection of liberty. The court ruled in a 5-4 decision that same-sex marriage is legal across all 50 states because they view marriage as a union of two people and not solely as a union of a man and a woman. Although it was a 5-4 decision…

opinion on gay marriage and whether gay couples have the right to marry. Americans ' views on gay marriage has shifted greatly over the past two decades. In 1996, a Gallup poll showed only 27 percent of Americans supported Gay marriage, with 68 percent opposing it. In 2015, however, a Washington Post poll found that 61 percent of Americans supported gay marriage and 35 percent opposed it. Polls have also shown that younger Americans tend to be more supportive of same-sex marriage…

wanted to know if the equal rights part of the Fourteenth Amendment really does protect same-sex marriage. It was under question if states were legally allowed to deny the right to same-sex couples to marry and if states need to recognize same-sex marriages held in other states as a sanctified marriage in their own state. It was held that it was violating the constitution to deny the right of marriage to same-sex couples because the constitution clearly states equal protection to all. The court…

issue marriage licenses to everyone regardless of their gender or sexual orientation (“Same Sex-Marriage Laws”). The deeply detached 5-4 ruling of the Supreme Court justified that denying marriage and recognition to same-sex couples violates sections of the Fourteenth Amendment (Liptak). The previously existing ban on same-sex marriage was ruled as unconstitutional, subsequently making “The United States of America the 21st country to legalize same-sex marriage nationwide” ("Same-sex Marriage in…

Gay marriage should not be legal. There are many reasons why same sex marriage should be deemed not legal. One of the reasons is because same sex couples cannot produce children. The purpose of marriage is to have children and raise them (procon.org) “The movement for polygamy and polygamy is poised to use the successes of same-sex couples as a springboard for further deinstitutionalizing marriage.” This quote from Glen Lavy explains that the legalization of same-sex marriage could lead to…

for same-sex marriages depends on whether the constitutional meaning of 'marriage' in s 51 (xxi) includes same-sex unions. The connotation/denotation distinction is argued to accommodate adaptability and flexibility within the Constitution as it recognises the core meaning of a term as well as its application on evolving circumstances. However, there are also arguments against this model, asserting that it is contradicting and does not hold sufficient significance for the matter of marriage due…

devout Christian who works as a county clerk in Kentucky. Kim Davis refused to issue marriage licenses to same sex couples and was willingly to go to jail for her religious beliefs. Kim Davis was jailed on September 3, 2015 for five days after defying a federal court order to issue marriage licenses to gay couples. Defying the Supreme Court, in her plea, she states that she could not sign marriage documents for same sex couples nor would she allow any of her six deputies to either. After four…

One 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…

(Brainy Quote 1). Same sex marriage is now recognized in all 50 states of the U.S. as well as numerous other countries in our world today. This is between a woman and a woman or a man and a man. Even though it is now recognized, does not mean everyone approves this or feels the need to further allow this act. What is marriage? Marriage is defined as “the legally or formally recognized union of two people as partners in a relationship” (Definition of Marriage). Therefore, same sex marriage fits…

One of the various reasons to argue for legalizing same-sex marriage is that gay marriage bans cause mental stress for lesbian, gay, and bisexual people, which in turn negatively impacts physical and mental health. Christopher Munsey mentions in his article “Psychology’s case for same-sex marriage” that doctor Ilan Meyer of Columbia University says, “The experience of living with stigma, always being vigilant and constantly needing to conceal your “authentic self” from disapproval and even…