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Final Draft Gay Marriage and Discrimination

Based upon peoples opinions and stated facts, legalizing gay marriage shouldnt be a problem because marriage should be a right for gays, lesbians, and transsexuals !s it so "rong to lo#e "hoe#er one "ants$ %hether gay or not, no one has that authority o#er that &his is "here gay marriage comes in &heir homosexuality should be expressed in ho"e#er "ay, and "hat better "ay, than to express through marriage$ !n order for that marriage to happen, it must first be legalized %hy should gay marriage be legal$ 'ame(sex couples deser#e to publicly sho" or celebrate their true commitment )o"e#er, gay marriage is already legal in se#enteen different states, ma*ing the other states the bad guys &hey are considered the bad guys because+ none of them ha#e made haste yet, to e#en try to legalize &he "hole entire situation is ,ust out of control, because homosexuals can-t e#en be "ith their lo#ed ones .ll because of some ridiculous legalization process &here are some really great things that could and can happen, all because some great person decided to sign that dotted line By releasing that document and ne" la", anyone and e#eryone can be "ith "home#er, ho"e#er &he gay community deser#es as much e/ual rights as anyone else "ould, "ho isn-t gay .n ac*no"ledgment is in#ol#ed in gay marriage as "ell &hey deser#e the right to0 go into hospitals 1hospital #isitation rights2, not ha#e tax issues 1tax and social security benefits ha#e been denied2, get inheritance, go to churches, ha#e #oting rights, etc .ccording to G . )auser 134152, 6gay marriage is al"ays being an issue for the #oting public "hen it should be an indi#iduals pri#ate choice 7 !ncome tax could be raised due to a

Ladmirault 3 marriage penalty, trying to file as a married couple for a return 8nly if one or both spouses "ere in an income tax ,am or had close to the same salary amount 'ocial 'ecurity administrators ha#e begun to ma*e retirement claims for couples and paying late dues &hey ,ust "ant to be treated fairly and be able to go places, "ithout being ,udged harshly or called names &he issue "ith gays not being able to attend certain churches, is that certain people belie#e that they are 6sinners 7 9ust because people are gay, that doesn-t ma*e them the main sinners of the "orld :#eryone sins all the time, "hether they realize it or not or "ant to admit it &he church people belie#e that, a marriage should only be bet"een a man and "oman .nything else, "ould not matter or e#en should be allo"ed to step foot in the church &hat loo*s bad for "hoe#er the head of the church is, because anyone and e#eryone should be able to step foot in the church %hether gay or not, no one deser#es the name calling or constant ,udging &he entire situation is so full of discrimination, to the point "here no one should ha#e anything to say %hether anyone realizes it or not, gay marriage has al"ays been a reality )omosexuals already do things that any other normal couple "ould 'o "hy not let them be together, in the most passionate and lo#ing "ay e#er, marriage ;ouples "ho are ci#il unions, should be turned into marriages0 they can only be ci#il unions, ho"e#er, that isn-t fair ;i#il unions are basically statuses that only protect the same sex couples at a state le#el %hich doesnt ma*e any sense, because they arent e#en considered to be a part of existence$ 8n so many le#els, gays and lesbians dont ha#e a say so or to a lot of people, shouldnt exist Married couples recei#e rights that the regular couples cannot recei#e 'uch as adopting children By gay couples adopting foster children, the amount of adoption rates "ill increase But, because the same sex couple isn-t legally married, the adoption agencies "on-t allo" the adoption process to go through &his ,ust isn-t right, once again the people "ho "ant to li#e normal li#es, can-t &here is absolutely nothing "rong "ith a gay couple adopting a child )onestly, a gay couple as parents, might be better than regular straight couples &hey can gi#e an e/ual amount of lo#e to the

child, as much as a non( homo couple could

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. lot of people say that the *ids, "ho are in#ol#ed, "ould become harmed, in a same( sex household &his "hole statement is crazy Matter of fact, the number of children being adopted has tripled, despite the discriminatory rules &hat goes to sho" that gays arent bad people at all and all they "ant is to li#e normally, "ith families 'ure the children "ould be a little confused and "ouldnt *no" "ho to call mom or dad, but at least that child "ill deser#e that lo#e that is "anted and needed )o"e#er, adoption doesnt al"ays ha#e to be the main solution &here is another solution, getting a sperm donor and the other spouse can legally become a second parent &his is only if "here they li#e, this process is permitted &he same process can go for men too &he t"o men can recei#e a carrier to ha#e the child, and the t"o "ill be able to *eep trac* of the nine month process &here is also conflict "ith gays and ha#ing or getting ,obs . lot of people dont *no" it, but people can lose their ,ob, ,ust for being a homosexual &here is a half of a la" supporting the pre#ention, ho"e#er <eople belie#e that is it internationally illegal to fire someone for being gay or lesbian .n act called &he :mployment =ondiscrimination .ct, "ill ban discrimination from any type of "or*place Based upon gender identity or sexual orientation, and the senate "ill #ote upon the situation ! suppose that people become scared and uncomfortable, "hile performing their daily tas*s But, that is still no reason, to treat that person "ith no respect !f that person ma*es someone else feel uncomfortable, than maybe that person should ,ust /uit Better yet, a "or*place should be created ,ust for gays, of all *inds0 lesbians, transsexuals, bisexuals &hat "ay, e#eryone "ill and should feel at ease, all the time &here should be no type of discrimination going on than, because there are e/ual sexes, "ho feel the same about each other &here has to be some type of respect and understanding at the "or*place, because if not there "ill be problems and "or* "ill not get done 'o, if gay marriage "as legalized, maybe gays "ouldn-t ha#e to deal "ith so much, because there "ould be a la" in place &he la" "ould state that, %hether happily married or unmarried, they are allo"ed in any type of "or*place &he legalization of

Ladmirault > gay marriage "ill surely change a lot for those "ho struggle "ith being "ho they are !t isn-t al"ays &heir fault, sometimes gays are ,ust born that "ay &he signs aren-t al"ays there at first, but they "ill expand slo"ly 'ure, excepting someone being gay, isn-t easy, ho"e#er, there is still a respect le#el Gay marriage is absolutely harmless !t-s all about, doing "hate#er you "ant, as long as no one gets in#ol#ed or hurt .llo"ing a couple to get married isn-t harming anything !t ,ust gi#es e/ual rights, statuses, and "ill not affect anyone &he "hole gays being married thing, "ill not affect society 'exuality is not anything to be ashamed of, nor is something that is chosen Gay couples ha#e e#ery single right to get married ! say that because they are exactly "ho they are supposed to be Being able to dedicate your entire life to someone, is such a "onderful experience <eople "ant a family so much, that others ,ust can-t understand "hy could not li#e life, "ithout that family that is so dearly "anted %hether one is married gay or not, there is al"ays a stress le#el in#ol#ed in being married :#en gays get a little stressed "ith marriage, ho"e#er, that isnt reason to not ha#e it legalized 'ome people li*e the feeling of being in a committed relationship, being trapped by so much lo#e :#en though it feels "eird not being able to get that first date again, or that first *iss, it-s all about commitment, trust, and lo#e Dealing "ith gay marriage already isn-t an easy tas*, but ha#ing the family re,ect homosexuality, ,ust ma*es things "orse %hen a huge decision is made such as0 deciding to become gay and bra#e enough to tell e#eryone, family members should be there one( hundred percent %ithout that family support, there is nothing Family comes first, and it "ouldn-t be right not to get the family-s blessing on the gay marriage &he family should ha#e lo#e for that person no matter "hat is going on, and sexuality shouldn-t be ,udged &he only thing that can be done, is learn ho" to understand the family-s homophobia, and ma*e them feel comfortable about it

!t is #ery hard for a gay couple to get married as it is, already %ith people and all of their

discrimination, "e are still d"elling in a "orld that is so #ery much ignorant Even if we successfully Ladmirault B have full equality in the world, we don't have to see too far to know what the future holds. About more than fifty years when the passage of the civil rights act and the voting rights acts, African Americans steadily continued to face vast amounts of discrimination. In some ways, the worst of the discrimination occurs in ways that are quite difficult for today African Americans to explain, but they sense and very well understand as being a part of the lingering racism in our society. !rian "tone# stated in $%&', that, (It's not going to be that different for us. I think that the situation should be looked at with clear eyes and see that even after the marriage equality is achieved, this is still only but one battle, and even when we do have legal equality, there will still be a very long way away from that true equality. )e're dwelling in an exciting time right now, where a whole lot of progress seems to be increasing every day. *nfortunately, we need to displeasure our enthusiasm and recogni+e that the battle for all civil rights, does not conclude within the law. ,reat earnings, employment, equal care in homes, working conditions, and a certain way we treat each other in this society -- these things are the differences between legal equality and equality in a fact. In the battle for fairness, it's not always about creating it over a couple of obstacles today. It's about managing the whole remoteness and never, ever throwing in the towel. Eventually the proper fairness will come about, but it will all take time and a whole lot of patience. It is all in the hands of ,od and everything will happen for those who really believe. .he world may never be fair and no one can do anything about. /owever, the world should be a little bit more fair for the homosexuals, at least. !ut, one day there will be that equal amount of equality, that should have been in the world a long time ago. )hen that equal amount of equality does happen, I can guarantee that the world will become the best place, besides heaven.

&his "orld can-t delay any longer for its "orld"ide leaders to confirm that these e/ual rights are real, and /uite absolute .ccording to =e" ?or* &imes, 6L8@: !' . A!G)&, =8& . %A8=G 7

Gay Marriage and Discrimination

Brittany Ladmirault

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Ladmirault C &here is a big religion factor against .mericans and different same sex marriages &he actual .merican ;hurches stated in 344B, that, 6Gods designing of sexual intimacy "as made for "oman and man only7, and that same sex marriages "ill lead to "rongful 6sexual misconduct7 and suffering &his is /uite similar to adultery+ ho"e#er the term, adultery, is interpreted so that homosexuality is included 8n the other hand, some ha#e the same belief that same sex marriage is a faithful, lifelong and exclusi#e union &hat lifelong and exclusi#e marriage must be bet"een only amongst man and "oman .ll of this is ,ust belief to me, because it doesnt matter "hat anyone says because it is all up to the couple <eople ha#e a complete amount of liberty, and also ha#e e#ery solitary right to articulate that certain freedom in ho"e#er "ay possible Aeligious and ci#il marriages arent the exact same thing . lot of religious faiths seem to already *no" religious unions or the marriages among any same(sex couples )o"e#er, e#en after a ci#il marriage becomes accessible to all the same(sex couples in e#ery fifty states, religions "ill try to *eep the right to ma*e a decision for themsel#es, "hether or not to perform or distinguish any type of marriage, no" as they pre#iously do =o court conclusion or any legislati#e performance can currently change the basic creed of someones religious faith For great example, some religions choose not to marry someone "ho has already or currently been di#orced, e#en though the person has a right to marry ci#illy %e should al"ays respect the right of each single faith "hether or not settle on "hich marriages it "ill hold =o", the churches do ha#e a point about their religions being follo"ed in their church &hat is "hy gays can go to a church that "ont ,udge them

and may e#en lo#e them, ,ust as e/ually as the non(gay couples Ladmirault D 'o, ! strongly agree "ith gay marriage being legalized By it becoming legal, all gays "ill ha#e their "ish granted &here is no distinction bet"een ci#il partnerships and marriage, the names aren-t important !t is all about lo#e Lo#e enhances and also enriches li#es !f people are bra#e enough to stand before "itnesses, and ha#e their lo#e recognized, than "hy not$ !t is also about longe#ity, years could go on "ith the one "ho is lo#ed Lo#e is still lo#e "hether bet"een man and man, or "oman and "oman &here are /ualities that must be held, Lo#e, <eace, and &olerance &he supporting of a gay marriage, is a true acceptance of a person and their homosexuality 'tability should also be in#ol#ed, because stability added to a relationship, ma*es it a little more po"erful ;ouples can ma*e it a #ery long "ay "ith the help of each other, and the help of stability Gay couples may e#en ma*e it longer than a regular couple, because they tend to understand each other &herefore, gay marriage shouldn-t be a problem to legalize, because gays, lesbians, and transsexuals deser#e the right and chance

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