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Essay on Same Sex Marriage
The proposed legalization of same-sex marriage is one of the most significant issues in contemporary American family law. Presently, it is one of the most vigorously advocated reforms discussed in law reviews, one of the most explosive political questions facing lawmakers, and one of the most provocative issues emerging before American courts.
If same-sex marriage is legalized, it could be one of the most revolutionary policy decisions in the history of American family law.
A battle has been in progress for years over whether equal rights and equal protection against discrimination should be extended to homosexuals. Recently this has expanded into the area of marriage.
Much of the debate over same-sex marriage centers around the question of whether or not the issue is one of same-sex couples receiving the full rights and benefits of citizenship, or is an affront to the "sanctity" of marriage. Activists for gay marriage argue that their relationships are not fully protected without legal recognition. But they also want the recognition that comes with the socially legitimating power of marriage.
Homosexuality is multidimensional, and is much more about love and affection than it is about sex. And this is what same-sex relationships are based on: mutual attraction, love and affection and sex.
Homosexual people should be allowed to marry.
Usually, people think marriage is an institution between one man and one woman (Andrew, 1999). Well, that is the most often heard argument, one even codified in a recently passed U.S federal law. It seems that if the straight community cannot show a compelling reason to deny the institution of marriage to same-sex people, it should not be denied. The concept of not denying people, their rights unless people can show a compelling reason to do so is the very basis of the American ideal of human rights.....
