These kinds of relationships are normally voluntary and formed for an individual’s happiness rather than for the happiness of a family. This therefore means that we may expect to find differences between these cultures, especially when it comes to romantic love. Levine Et Al had studied love as a basis for marriage in 11 countries. Participants were asked whether they were willing to marry somebody who had all the qualities they desired whom they did not love. The American respondents were reluctant to marry somebody who they did not love as only 14% said that they would agree to marry.
If a person is deeply in love with a person of the same sex they shouldn’t have to worry about if the government will let them get married or not and I have many reason as to how the government is violating peoples right’s. Same sex marriage in many religions is considered a sin and that’s the
Gay couples should be able to have every right that heterosexual couples has in the community. When some states allow same sex-marriage, but they don’t have all the rights
He discredits the argument that, ”marriage is fundamentally a procreative unit” (Stoddard 738). The government tries to rectify not allowing same sex marriage to be legal because marriage is supposed to be a procreative unit. People should be entitled to love and marry whomever it is that they choose. The government tries to justify their standing on gay marriage by acknowledging the fact that same sex couples would not be able to birth a child together. If this is in fact a valuable reason to prevent someone from marrying, then why doesn’t the government create a law banning all women and men who cannot or will not have children from being able to legally marry.
Marriage solely being between a man and a women is something we have had for centuries, however, due to divorces and newer ways to have a family, our prestigious and “honorable estate” (Bennett 34) of marriage is weakened. By lumping gay marriage with traditional marriage, Bennett believes that the definition of marriage would be further weakened. If we legally allow this union to be a part of marriage, then how could we stop a less legitimate union, like incest or bigamy? Excluding marriage between a man and a woman is not discriminatory towards homosexuals, but it is protective towards our institution of
Raising a child can be special, but a male and female together is not what makes raising that child special. The love and attention that a parent gives a child is what makes that relationship unique, whether the child gets affection from two males or two females. I believe a child has the right to be loved and cared for, but the love doesn’t have to be from the birth parents. Stanton says that the way a child can turn out right is if a married natural mother and father raise it. I totally disagree, but the birth parents can also raise bad children.
Almost all people think that getting married the one who he or she loves is natural. But there are some situations when someone cannot get married to him or her because it is socially unacceptable. The definition of marriage for different people means different things. Marriage has some forms, but nowadays the same sex marriage is the most discussed topic. So in this essay I’m going to compare the traditional marriage and the same sex marriage.
Same-sex couples should be able to receive the same marriage benefits as opposite-sex couples. What difference does it make if two women receive the same benefits as a man and a woman? Denying homosexuals these benefits strips them from their unalienable rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Their lives will be complicated without the benefits of joint income tax, estate planning benefits, and government benefits such as social security, Medicare, and disability protection (Nolo). The liberty of being able to legally marry the one you love is also being striped from homosexuals, and in a marriage, whether it is between the same-sex or opposite sex, “All You Need is Love”
For example, the debate about gay marriage and if it is legal. As of now many states do not allow the marriage of gay people. Some states allow them to become a couple but call it something else such as the union of two people. The difference between the state and federal government is that each state has a different law about gay marriage. Not every state agrees that gay marriage is wrong and illegal, but if the federal government were to pass a amendment outlawing gay marriage then every state who allows gay marriage would have to declare it unconstitutional and against the law.
In this case one could look on the side of not allowing same sex marriages. This would lead to other groups wanting equal rights for themselves such as the right to commit bigamy or polygamy. Allowing this to happen could lead to rights not meaning anything to anyone. While other utilitarian’s could take the view for same sex marriages. Allowing same sex marriages would give gay couples the same rights as straight couples, such as allowing them to take care of the other when he/she is on their death bed.