Same-sex relationship

Same Sex Marriage Same sex marriage has been around us for years, even if we were not aware of it. Same sex marriage has a lot of ups and downs throughout the years. Some ups include same sex marriage becoming legal in all states. Some downs, including court cases fighting against same sex marriage. Since same sex marriage has been going on for years, it has become an important part of our history. History of the first same sex marriage that occurred in the 1970s. “The very first official to…

positive affect on adoption, it promotes marital equality, and it separates church and state, but in the negative it promotes polyamorous relationships, it…

homosexuality is prevalent throughout Christian societies. This denunciation stems from the Christian interpretation of normative relationships as found in biblical passages such as Leviticus 18:22 and 20:13. These passages directly assert the rejection of male-male sexual relations. Christians use these texts to apply a universal moral that declares same-sex relationships as Biblically unethical. However, by looking into the specific historical situation in which the text was written, one can…

persons of the same sex". Marriage, however, does not have a solid definition. No one can seem to agree on what marriage really means. According to Gay Marriage Debate (Debate.org, 2015), "In 1922, the word [marriage] was taken to refer to a relationship of one or more men with one or more women that is recognized by law and involves certain legal and social rights and duties.…

for life.’ This gives the exclusion of same-sex couples. Recently in 2015, Opposition Leader Bill Shorten presented a bill into parliament to alter the marriage act to allow same-sex marriage in Australia. Shorten replaces the definition of ‘a man and a woman’ to ‘two people’ reading as; ‘the union of two people to the exclusion of all others, voluntarily entered into for life.’ In a recent article by Austin Cline, the writer wrote why he believes that same sex marriage should…

a similar meaning. The establishment of Civil Unions legally grants both heterosexual and same-sex couples rights similar to marriage in the states of Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, and New Jersey where the legislation is lawful and will be recognized. Civil unions were first established in the country of Denmark in 1989 with the legislation of Denmark's National Registered Partnership Law that allowed same-sex couples to have rights that resemble the ones given to married heterosexual couples.…

topic in the media and is always being shunned with religious motives in both past and present. In recent news, politicians in some states are aiming for the criminalization of homosexuality while others are passing legislation for the recognition of same-sex marriages. Michael Levin presents a purely scientific and secular argument against homosexuality and homosexual marriages in his work “Why Homosexuality is Abnormal.” Michael Levin addresses the debate question: “Is homosexuality…

A recent hot topic in the media and society is whether same-sex partners should be allowed to get married. Some people believe that it is a civil right protected by the United States Constitution for same-sex partners to marry as they are just like everyone else, not second class citizens, but others feel marriage is meant to be a union between a man and woman. Despite which side of the topic people take, it is interesting to look through past judicial cases and see the progression that has…

1973 Maryland became the first state to ban same-sex marriage. In 1996 27% disagreed to make it legal, compared to 2015, 60% agreed it was right. (Bush) On May 17, 2004, Tanya McCloskey and Marcia Kadish were the first legal gay marriage to happen in the United States (Alan Cooperman, Jonathan Finer, Fred Barbash). On June 26, 2015, the US Supreme Court passed the law that the US Constitution in all 50 states allows same-sex marriage. Before same-sex marriage was completely ruled to be…

Overview Same-sex marriage is a highly controversial topic of discussion spreading from communities to parliaments and governments, and has become increasingly recognised all around the world over the past few years. Since 2001, many countries have passed bills to legalise same sex unions and provide them with equal rights, and then years later have fully legalised gay marriage, the first being The Netherlands (2001), however Australia is not one of those countries. Gay marriage and obtaining…