Same Sex Marrage

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Same sex marriage have become a huge issue in today’s world. Marriage has always been when a man and women join hands in holy mattramony. But things change over time. It used to be that blacks were seen as unequal to whites. They weren’t allowed to use the same restrooms or attend same schools as whites. Women were looked to stay home, cook, clean and take care of the children while the men went off to make a living. Interracial marriages were looked down upon. But times have changed since then. Things that were not accepted then are now acceptable in today’s world. It’s not a question about moral rights; it’s a question of fairness and justice that these people deserve.

This country was built on the notion that we have the freedom of choice. When two people fall in love and decide to spend the rest of their lives together by marriage, it’s a joyful occasion. Today marriage is seen as away of showing ones affection, the expression of love that two people have for one another. But when it comes down to same-sex marriages does that all change? Regardless of sexual orientation, love is still love. So why marry then if love is all that counts? Well married couples compared to singles get tax breaks, financing, credit, and etc. It has always been the same argument that single people don’t get as much breaks as married couples. But when it comes to gay couples, they are in a worse situation then single heterosexual people. They can’t legally marry. They can never receive these types of benefits because this country won’t allow them the chance to be married. Yet the issue isn’t really about the money and the benefits, it’s about recognizing that homosexual people are people too, just like me and you.

There are many arguments saying that the definition of marriage would change. Yet the definition of marriage has always been the same. “Marriage: 1. A: the state of being married B: the mutual relation of husband and wife: wedlock C: the institution where by men and...