Political Science

Gay Marriage

Introduction and thesis: How would you feel if you were denied your rights? Does the government have the right to give marriage a definition? Throughout the years marriage is one of the most recorded and powerful ways to show love. Typically, some people take this right for granted. Unfortunately this right is not available to people everywhere in the United States. Some people have gone as far as proposing an amendment to the Constitution that denies gay and lesbian people the right to marriage. The controversial matter of same-sex marriage is viewed differently by many alliances.

Argument: Marriage is known as a religious institution. It has always been a religious expression and not a civil expression. The Constitution of the United States of America has laid down the foundation of the concept of Religious Liberty where the State is not allowed to obstruct with the religious practice and experience of citizens. To many, they believe that the government has crossed this line in the regulation and licensing of Marriage. The government had changed its definition of marriage and began to interfere even more with the religious beliefs. Some local and state governments have created legal "civil unions" for homosexual couples and given them all the same legal rights and responsibilities as those in "legal" marriages. 

Result: According to the United Nation of Human rights, human rights are rights inherent to all human beings, regardless of gender, nationality, ethnic origin and religious view and so on. Gay marriage is the matter of civil and equal rights, and the decision to get married should belong to the couple, and this is believed to not be regulated by the government. Though many people are still not comfortable with homosexual relationship, the equality and dignity of gay couples should be respected. As a result withholding the rights to sign a legal contract between two people in love is considered a violation of human rights.

Conclusion: We...