Gay Marriage Controversy
By Emily Hoessel, and Sarah Theil
For Gay Marriage
Reasons I believe Same Sex Marriage Should Be Legal
Denying some people the option to marry is discriminatory and creates a second class of citizens
Same-sex couples should have access to the same benefits enjoyed by heterosexual married couples.
The concept of "traditional marriage" has changed over time, and the definition of marriage as always being between one man and one woman is historically inaccurate.
Gay marriage is protected by the US Constitution's commitments to liberty and equality.
Marriage is an internationally recognized human right for all people.
Same-sex marriage is a civil right.
Marriage is not only for procreation, otherwise infertile couples or couples not wishing to have children would beprevented from marrying.
Gay marriages can bring financial gain to federal, state, and local governments and can help boost the economy
Gay couples make good parents
Gay marriage bans cause humiliation and uncertainty for children being raised by same-sex couples.
Marriage provides both physical and psychological health benefits, and banning gay marriage increases rates of psychological disorders
Legalizing gay marriage will not harm the institution of marriage, and same-sex marriages may even be more stable than heterosexual marriages.
Gay marriage legalization is correlated with lower divorce rates, while gay marriage bans are correlated with higher divorce rates.
Legal marriage is a secular institution that should not be limited by religious objections to same-sex marriage.
Many religious leaders and churches support gay marriage and say it is consistent with scripture.
Liberal Views
Obamas Views On Gay Marriage
Joe Biden Views On Gay Marriage
Against Gay Marriage
Against Gay Marriage
People who support same believe that homogeneous couples should have the same rights as heterogeneous couples, therefore they should be able to get married to each other.
Bob Corker- An American Politician from Tennessee. He is a member of the republican party and is currently Chairman of the United States Senate Committee on Foreign relations in the 113th congress.
People who don't support Same Sex marriage believe you need both a mom and dad to raise children. Children can get made fun of for having two moms and two dads.
People should not have their taxes go towards something they believe is wrong. If we allow homo sexuals to get marrried then taxpayers, consumers and businesses would be forced to support homo sexuals.
Marriage has been defined between a man and a woman. This is old as the book of Genesis in the Bible. It should remain that way!
Conservative Views
Work Cited
http://www.studentnewsdaily.com/conservative-vs-liberal-beliefs/
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/06/vice-president-biden-gay-marriage_n_1489235.html