Homosexual Marriage Is a Human Right

1566 Words4 Pages
bulb-icon

Recommended: Discrimination against The LGBT community

There are numerous reasons for discrimination and bullying in the work place. One of the reasons is Homosexuals. Most people find them to be wrong for what they do, even though they do not affect the Heterosexual population at all, because it is written in a book that is over a thousand years old. Some are even called abominations. They are often hated by society and can often be turned down and be refused of a type of service due to their sexual orientation. Today, most Homosexuals or Same Sex couples do not have to live in fear of these problems, but that does not mean that the discrimination doesn’t exist. Most of America is still split on the decision of whether gays can or can’t marry. Now this problem doesn’t apply to the whole world because some countries like Canada do allow same sex marriages. An Insight on the News Article said, “As outrageous as it may sound, gay marriage will greatly improve the lives of heterosexuals. It will reduce the number of divorces caused by fraudulent marriages, ensure that more orphaned children grow up in stable and loving homes, raise the standard of living for children with gay parents, make neighborhoods safer for families and boost the economies of straggling communities.” There should be no question as to whether or not the Same Sex couples can get married. There is no real reason they should not be allowed to marry.

North America does not completely deny Homosexual rights and same sex marriage. There are a few states that do allow it that include the states: Maine, Maryland, California, Connecticut, Iowa, Massachusetts, Delaware, New Jersey, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont. North America is not the only country that does not allow gay marriage. Many o...

... middle of paper ...

... View Reference Center. Web. 22 Oct. 2013

10 Reasons Why Homosexual "Marriage" Is Harmful and Must Be Opposed." 10 Reasons Why Homosexual "Marriage" Is Harmful and Must Be Opposed. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Oct. 2013.

"Top Ten Reasons To Federally Legalize Gay Marriage." Top Ten Reasons To Federally Legalize Gay Marriage. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Oct. 2013.

"Mourners Gather To Honor Teen Suicide Victim." UPI Top News (2011): Points of View Reference Center. Web. 22 Oct. 2013.

Driscoll, SallyStingl, Alexander. "Counterpoint: Same-Sex Marriage Is Both A Constitutional And Human Right." Points Of View: Same Sex Marriage (2013): 3. Points of View Reference Center. Web. 22 Oct. 2013.

"Gay Teens and Attempted Suicide." Gay Teens and Attempted Suicide. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Oct. 2013.

"Separation of Church and State." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 23 Oct. 2013. Web. 29 Oct. 2013.

Show More
Related

  • Taking a Closer Look at The Salem Witch Trials

    900 Words  | 2 Pages

    The general court was set on a path to separating the beliefs of the church and the government. Luckily, years later a law would be passed in the Constitution that separates church and state.

    Read More

  • Prayer in School: One Hypocrisy of Our Democracy

    1961 Words  | 4 Pages

    The Myth of the Separation of Church and State retrieved on January 7, 2005 from: http://www.noapathy.org/tracts/mythofseparation.html

    Read More

  • Dead Man's Curve Essay

    1168 Words  | 3 Pages

    Mortenson, Tom . "Suicide Among 15 to 24 Year Olds by Gender 1940 to 1998." Postsecondary Education OPPORTUNITY Number 132Jun 2003 01 April 2007. http://www.postsecondary.org/archives/previous/117302SUICIDE.pdf.

    Read More

  • The Separation of Church and State in America

    2190 Words  | 5 Pages

    Flax, Bill. "The True Meaning of Separation of Church and State", July 9, Forbes, 2011 Web. 15 May 2015

    Read More

  • The Spark That Lit the Gay Rights Movement

    1698 Words  | 4 Pages

    Zorn, Eric. "The Top Six Arguments against Gay Marriage (and Why They All Fail).” ChicagoTribune.com. Chicago Tribune, 20 May 2012. Web. 4 Mar. 2014.

    Read More

  • The Growing Problem of Teen Suicide

    2340 Words  | 5 Pages

    A mother finds her 17 year old teenage son hanging from the rafters of their basement. To hear of this occurrence is not rare in society today. Every 90 minutes a teenager in this country commits suicide. Suicide is the third leading cause of death for 15-24 year olds. The National suicide rate has increased 78% between 1952 and 1992. The rate for 15-19 year olds rose from two per 100,000 to 12.9, more than 600 percent. (Special report, Killing the Pain, Rae Coulli)

    Read More

  • Rights for Homosexuals

    753 Words  | 2 Pages

    Gay marriage is a hotly debated issue in today's society. Andrew Sullivan and William Bennett offer opposing views in the June 3, 1996 edition of Newsweek. Sullivan's article, “Let Gays Marry,” offers several arguments supporting the issues of same sex marriage. Bennett counters in his article, “Leave Marriage Alone,” that same sex marriages would be damaging to the sanctity of marriage. Each author presents several reasons for the positions they defend and bring up valid points to defend their opinions. William Bennett and Andrew Sullivan share a mutual respect for the values and sacredness of the bond of marriage. Their disagreements stem from who they believe should be allowed to marry.

    Read More

  • It's A Human Right: Homosexual Marriage

    915 Words  | 2 Pages

    TFP Student Action. "10 Reasons Why Homosexual "Marriage" Is Harmful and Must Be Opposed." 10 Reasons Why Homosexual "Marriage" Is Harmful and Must Be Opposed. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Dec. 2013.

    Read More

  • Bullying, Suicide, and Bullicide

    937 Words  | 2 Pages

    Olson, Jeremy. "Teen Suicide Is Not on the Rise." Mental Illness. Ed. Roman Espejo. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2012. Opposing Viewpoints. Rpt. from "No Surge in Teen Suicides, but Many Myths." StarTribune.com. 2010. Opposing Viewpoints In Context. Web. 7 Nov. 2013.

    Read More

  • Annotated Bibliography On Gay Marriage In America

    1034 Words  | 3 Pages

    “A Right to Marry? Same-sex Marriage and Constitutional Law | Dissent Magazine.” Dissent Magazine. Martha Nussbaum, 8 June 2009. Web. 14 Nov. 2016.

    Read More

  • How Does Teen Suicide Affect Society?

    1632 Words  | 4 Pages

    Kuklin, Susan. After a Suicide: Young People Speak up. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1994. Print.

    Read More

  • Teen Suicide: A Growing Problem

    1535 Words  | 4 Pages

    Teen suicide as an extremely complex tragedy, that unfortunately happens all the time throughout the United States. There are friends, parents, and peers that are facing the misfortune of losing a young, close, loved one to suicide. Most people don't realize that adolescent suicide is common. They don't want to believe how often this occurs in the secure environment found in the small towns of America, as well as in its largest cities.

    Read More

  • The Problem of Teenage Suicide

    1928 Words  | 4 Pages

    Now the eighth-leading cause of death overall in the U.S. and the third-leading cause of death for young people between the ages of 15 and 24 years, suicide has become the subject of much recent focus. U.S. Surgeon General David Satcher, for instance, recently announced his Call to Action to Prevent Suicide, 1999, an initiative intended to increase public awareness, promote intervention strategies, and enhance research. The media, too, has been paying very close attention to the subject of suicide, writing articles and books and running news stories. Suicide among our nation’s youth, a population very vulnerable to self-destructive emotions, has perhaps received the most discussion of late. Maybe this is because teenage suicide seems the most tragic—lives lost before they’ve even started. Yet, while all of this recent focus is good, it’s only the beginning. We cannot continue to lose so many lives unnecessarily.

    Read More

  • Equal Rights for Gays and Lesbians

    320 Words  | 1 Pages

    sexual to get a job, as it would be for a heterosexual. Companies and other major firms would rather choose someone that is straight then someone having the same sex partner. Sometimes homosexuals get the job but they do not have the same rights as any other employee would. Though out the United States there has been more then a dozen of cases dealing with equal employment opportunities. The university of Pittsburgh denies their lesbian and gay employees equal compensation by refusing to provide their1 partners the same health insurance benefits that they provide to spouses of heterosexual employees. Gays and lesbians should have the same rights to have relationships as everyone else, and should have the same employment opportunities.

    Read More

  • Gay Marriage Should be Legal

    2010 Words  | 5 Pages

    There are many opponents of gay people as it is, and they all have their reasons to dislike the idea of permitting them get married. One of the main reasons is that the primary purpose of marriage is procreation. Because gay couples are unable to have children, they should not be allowed to marry (Schiffen 495). Another main argument is that the word marriage means the union of one man and one woman. This is a long-standing theme of most major Western religions. Under a proposed bill known as the Defense of Marriage act, marriage is defined as “a legal union between one man and one woman as husband and wife.” Furthermore, it defines a spouse as “ a person of the opposite sex who is a husband or wife” (What 1). Under these guidelines, it is quite obvious that gay couples would not be eligible for marriage. People against homosexual marriage also say that it is a person’s choice to be gay. Since the individual chooses to be a homosexual, they should not be given special privileges. Another argument that you hear is that these couples should not get married simply because of the torment and ridicule they would be faced with in their everyday lives. There are news reports from across America telling about how a gay person was beaten or killed just because they were looked at as different. Some of these people would end up the target of verbal abuse and maybe even physical abuse, just because some heterosexual people see them as different.

    Read More

More about Homosexual Marriage Is a Human Right

Open Document