Same-sex relationship

which is not supported or encouraged by the law rests in a kind of limbo, outside of what is legitimate or illegitimate. Same-sex marriage embodies this experience. That the law continues to endorse heterosexual marriage and, by implication, discourage homosexual marriage means that…

Same sex marriage Human beings fall in love with each other and get connected such that the loved ones become part of them. Some are attracted to people of the same sex while others are attracted to the opposite sex. It is this love that leads some to marriages and/or long time relationships. However, not everywhere in the world that same sex is allowed. This makes marriage to same sex difficult and sometimes impossible for people who fall in love but happen to live in a country where same sex…

homosexuality and presents many statements about how the Supreme Court’s 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…

In 2012, the police arrested a gay couple under criminal trespass for requesting a marriage license in Texas, a state that bans same-sex marriage (Wong). In the United States of America, it is up to the state government to ratify same-sex marriage. As of 2014, thirty-five states in the U.S. allow same-sex marriage, and fifteen states ban it. Gay marriage is banned for a number of reasons including the following: it is unnatural, unorthodox, and homosexual couples cannot raise kids right. The…

article, "10 Reasons Why Homosexual "Marriage" is Harmful and Must Be Opposed." This article outlines 10 reasons as to why gay marriage should not be legal. For example, it states that same-sex marriage offends God, does not create families, will force schools to teach children to accept it, and deprives children of same-sex marriages of either a mother or a father. The writers state that they are practicing Catholics and they do not have any personal hatred against any individual. It continues…

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 upon and viewed negatively by other countries that have already made it legal to marry people of the same gender. Denying…

there is a definite problem, especially when it comes to the comparison of traditional marriages and same-sex marriages. In the article “More Equal Than Others,” Rebecca Solnit describes the distinct relationships between traditional and same-sex marriages, referring to both the positives and negatives of each. In the beginning of the article, Rebecca Solnit explains conservative beliefs that same-sex marriages are threatening to traditional marriages. A traditional marriage consists…

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 illegal is against human rights. Gay marriage should be legal everywhere in the United States. One reason homosexuals should be allowed…

not be affected with same sex parents. As for the argument ‘against' this topic, that is not necessarily the case. In order to build upon this idea of children having both a mother and a father figure as apart of their lives, Jane Edwards’s article builds on Rod Benson’s claims in relation to arguments against same sex marriage laws. Rod Benson (2011, para 5) argues that “marriage has a place in the law because a relationship between a man and a woman is the kind of relationship that may produce…

Does a person really understand the need or want for legalizing same-sex marriage without directly experiencing it for themselves? It all started in March of 2012, the day our lives were forever changed. It was the start of a roller coaster of emotions for my sister and our family. My sister, who I had always looked up to, came out about her attraction to other females. In the beginning, we were faced with anger and denial like most people probably would have expected. It wasn’t an easy matter…