Should Same-Sex Marriage be Legal in All States?

Thesis Statement

It argued by some people that the institution of marriage is deliberate to tie a man and a woman and that the meaning of marriage makes same sex marriage improper. However, this paper is intended to illustrate that the marriage should be one that allows for all lovers to experience the bliss of union.

Introduction

Since the birth of the movement for homosexual liberation, which flows within the radical anti-war movements, feminist and black in the 1960s, homosexuals (the) s in the United States gained social recognition and the end of a culture incredibly repressive anti-gay. Today, gays are everywhere, in Congress and in the sitcoms on television, and gays have, thanks to decades of activism, not only of great visibility and Dignity, but clinical services ranging from libraries to associations through homo / hetero in high schools.

However, equality does not exist: the murders of homosexuals are held each year, many homosexuals who live outside the thriving gay communities are afraid to come out and every year Election to the right raises the specter of gay marriage, which for them means the end of "the institution of marriage" for electoral purposes (Halperin p. 1).

Only fourteen of the fifty states have laws that prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation, and thirty-five percent of homeless youth identify as "gay, bi-or trans-." And, naturally, gay couples are not allowed to marry, which means among other things, additional medical expenses, and visitation rights in hospitals limited and higher taxes.

In this context, the movement for gay marriage that exploded in the United States in the spring of 2004 gives us a glimpse of the potential of the movement for gay rights claim - and win - further progress towards equality (Leinart p. 1). In February and March, gay couples challenged the state laws and were married in New York to Oregon and New Mexico, the movement began to demand more than just concessions, and it seemed we were about to win after a struggle of several decades (Parker p. 1). Nevertheless the dissolution of the movement in the Democratic Party's presidential campaign in 2004 emphasized the urgent need for the American left to build and develop an independent political reformism Democrats.

Arguments

According to the constitution of human rights, all men are equal is fundamental, so all men should have equal rights. However, homosexuals do not have the right to marry. Thus, the law contradicts itself. It makes no sense that everyone is equal, but that part of society has not a right that others have.

In fact, those who are against gay marriage are just pretending to be in accordance with democratic principles. They say it's the majority who must decide for the entire and they draw as a conclusion that it is heterosexuals must decide for homosexuals. While the heterosexual majority, but homosexuals and heterosexuals are two groups that should not decide for one another. It is not the Chinese determine the rights of French because they are more ...