Same-sex relationship

Religion stands on both sides of the issue, forcing the church to reexamine their views on sexuality, marriage, and LGBT acceptance. Rivals of same-sex unions have claims that this restricts their religious freedoms. Religion has been the strongest adversaries of homosexuality and gay marriage. They quote the Bible and its deciphered understanding that sex can just happen between a man and woman in a committed marriage and that anything else is thought to be sin according to god. Individuals…

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…

are having lately is all about sexuality. While sexuality can mean many different things one big thing we’ve talked about is same-sex marriage. Ever since same-sex marriage became legal it has been the biggest topic on the news and it has made history. Other topics of sexuality include should it be taught in school, so that students will know the consequences of having sex with their significant other. I chose this topic because I find it interesting how everyone has different opinions on this…

gay sex are an abomination. Many Christians have and do believe that this is not the case, that people in same-sex relationships are not a measure of ones closeness to God at all. These two arguments both use the same the tradition to argue their points, ultimately leaving it up for the individual to decide with whom to side. Same-sex marriage will always be something worthy of same-sex couples whether certain Christians believe so or not. The common argument for Christians opposing same-sex…

marriage is the partnership or unionship legally recognized as the relationship of two partners who mutually have a romantic chemistry that have chosen to agree to a relationship that has equal rights and responsibility in the pursuit of happiness. Oxford’s English dictionary defines marriage as “The legally or formally recognized union of a man and a woman (or, in some jurisdictions, two people of the same sex) as partners in a relationship”. Oxford’s dictionary states that marriage is a union…

I believe that regardless of gender people should be allowed the right of marriage. Now that’s just my personal opinion but others in the state of Texas are mostly conservative I was surprised to see that the polls for same-sex marriage and against sex-marriage were practically split fifty-fifty. “Texas voters are split on whether gays and lesbians should be allowed to marry” and so as I looked at the polls I realized that the way things were before as in the way people think is starting to…

Traditional Marriage Verses Same-Sex Couples Marriage is a legal ceremony proclaiming one’s devotion to one person for the rest of his or her life. From the very beginning, in Genesis chapter two, starting with Adam and Eve, marriage has been defined as a union of one man and one woman (Bible). Throughout the years many have come forward in their sexual preferences of having a same-sex partner, thus trying to redefine what has been customarily known as a traditional relationship. Recently, the…

Introduction Everybody has their own opinion along with their different views about the equality of human rights in the Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender and Intersex community. In the song “Same Love,” Macklemore gives his opinion against the issues of discrimination, gay rights, and marriage equality that we see in today's society. According to Macklemore, the song deals with equal human rights (Hisey, 2012). "You can only watch injustice go on for so long until you get involved, until you say…

error” with traditional marriage by giving the right to same-sex marriage and opposing God. Jeffress supports his claim by using, rhetorical questions, quotes, and figurative language along the way. These strategies were used to convince his audience the Supreme Court did wrong. Rhetorical questions are used in writing to involve the reader into the author’s argument. Jeffress used it to have the reader question their own thoughts on same-sex marriage. These questions absorb the reader deeper…

their lives to one another. People tend to forget about same-sex marriages though? In today society, about half of people in the U.S. support gay marriage, far less than those who are otherwise supportive of legally enforced gay rights (about 75%) (Bidstrup). Even though some people would disagree, the definition of marriage is having mutual commitment, to produce and raise children, and affection between one man and one woman. Same-sex couples couldn’t wed anywhere up into 2004, now gay…