Homosexual: They'Re American Too

Assignment: Paper: An Evaluation of “Homosexuals: They’re American’s, Too”

In this essay, “Homosexuals: They’re American’s, Too”, the writer represents undoubtedly strong argument in support of his claim. He advocates for the legalization of gay-marriages and be given marital benefits, equal and adoptive rights as straight-couples because the constitution opposes discrimination and unfair treatment. The problem with this essay is that, while the writer reminds us about the tenets of our constitution as regards to discrimination and injustice, he fails to establish how homosexuals would demonstrate effective marriage institution. Although, part of his arguments are admittedly strong but in all it is inconceivably irrational.

The writer begins by educating and enlightening his reader on the historical principles behind the Declaration of Independence and the fundamentality of our constitution. He presents different aspects of discrimination homosexual’s experience: deprivation of marital, legal and adoptive rights as straight-couple and he emphasizes that those rights should be allow without delay. He criticizes and questions the frailty of our constitution in depriving homosexuals their rights to marry the person of their choice as supported by the fundamental human right and finds it absurd that the same constitution that abhors discrimination and unfair treatment allows homosexuals to be relegated as lesser individuals, unfit to wed, adopt nor receive equal rights. He draws a disparity and suggests that “if America is to continue to follow the words of its constitution and the pattern of its history it must make gay-marriage legal”.

One of the strongest elements in the writer’s argument is support of claim, counter argument and criticism, which he uses to propose for a redefinition of marriage to accommodate homosexuals. He frowns at the religious definition of marriage as a union of a man and a woman for the purpose of procreation, which according...