Same-sex relationship

INTRODUCTION This book initially began as a commentary on my Facebook page, entitled, “Do Animals Go to Heaven?” It was the product of a question asked of me by our church youth. Several within the adult congregation disagreed with me. However I presented scripture as well as sound teachings. When I asked what their scriptural denial to my stance was, the reply I received was, “It’s in there somewhere,” referring to the Bible. Their incorrectly held beliefs were based on personal “feelings” and…

Obergefell v. Hodges might have been the case to legalize same-sex marriage but the importance truly lies in the cases that paved the road for the memorable victory of this SCOTUS case. One of the most important cases is from the state of Massachusetts, Goodridge v. Department of Public Health. In the year 2003, the state of Massachusetts was the first state in the US to legalize same-sex marriage. Some states, at this time, only allowed same-sex couples to have civil unions. According to…

Same-sex couples are now able to conceive with the aid of medical procedures that involve fertilization with the reproductive eggs of a donor of the opposite sex. Such couples may also seek the services of surrogate mothers who carry and deliver the pregnancy (Lee, 2010). However, ethical questions may arise regarding the parenthood of the parties involved in these procedures. Other than raising ethical questions, the rise of same-sex families has reshaped the nation’s…

Civil unions and Same-Sex Marriages God created man and woman to join in union to have and to hold, for rich or poor, through sickness and health. As man and woman join union, than they are to procreate and have children. This has been was the Lord’s way, since the creation of time until the 1960’s. However, there are some that have sexual attraction for man to man, woman to woman, and to both. Like man and woman these couples long for each and eventually fall in love to plan to be together…

All throughout time, gay and lesbian individuals have been denied certain rights for many reasons. Whether the issue be with same sex marriage, adoption by same sex couples, or gay and lesbian groups in school, these issues need to be addressed. Many of them, in recent times, have been addressed, and rights like gay marriage have been legalized. However, even though many matters involving gay rights have been legalized, they have not been accepted by society today. Book: Gay Rights- Kafka…

to license a marriage between two people of the same sex and recognize a marriage between two people of the same sex when their marriage was lawfully licensed and performed out-of-state. The Supreme Court ruling in United States v. Windsor led, many states to legalize same-sex marriage. This set the stage for Obergefell v. Hodges. On June 26, 2013, The Supreme Court struck down The Defense of Marriage Act. They ruled that legally married same-sex couples are entitled to receive equal treatment…

while appealing to their audiences. Gay marriage should be legalized because marriage inequality has had an adverse impact on one 's health & well-being; has fostered discrimination and hate crimes against gay couples, and prevented same-sex couples from sharing the same legal rights and benefits of traditional marriages according to the advertising appeals on the need for curiosity, affiliation, and prominence. Moving forward gay marriage should be legalized under the appeals from Jib Fowles…

This issue has mostly been about whether same-sex couples who love one another should have the right to marry as heterosexual couples. Those who are for same-sex marriages argue that same-sex couples should have a right to marry as heterosexual couples. They argue gays as individuals will be better off because marriage has not improved and women may be worse off. For this reason they say same-sex marriage will benefit gay individuals. They also argue gay couples will be better off because…

sexual violence. Sexual ethics also regard gender and sexuality and how they relate to society. In addition, Irish legislation regarding marriage has changed due to the constitutional referendum held on the 22nd of May 2015 which is now inclusive of same-sex couples. This social revolution circulated international news and found its way on…

Punished for Studying “They were remarkable, he said -- as sober as judges,” (Martin 70). These extraordinary sit-ins were to achieve rights for colored people who suffered atrociously. Can you imagine sitting at a diner counter with someone you love and knowing you might get beat to death? In the short story, “The Welcome Table” by Lee Martin from his collection, The Least You Need to Know, explains a seventeen year old boy experiencing this first hand, by displaying the atrocious acts on…