Arguments Against Same Sex Marriage

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Gay marriage has been a controversial issue for over half a century; one of the issues is where gays aren’t allowed to marry another individual of the same sex. There have been propositions, bans and legalizations on same-sex marriage that differ from state to state. Some states for example such as California and New York allow gay marriage and the remaining states disagree with that decision. The thoughts and beliefs of citizens of different states also have conflict, especially in the southeastern region of the United States as they are anti-gay. Some individuals feel that in the traditional definition that marriage is usually between one man and one woman. However, there are others who believe that true love does not have a gender and everyone has the right to marry whomever the want. Even if the whole nation decided to officially prohibit gay marriage, or legalize it, there will always be people with logical and moral conflicting opinions and judgments on same-sex marriage. The main argument is to analyze what actually determines a marriage to be acceptable or unacceptable to society.
To begin with, according to Oxford Dictionaries, they claim that marriage is the formal union of a man and woman. Religion plays a big factor in this argument as the bible paved the way on setting an example of what marriage should be. Most of the nation feels this way about same sex marriage as they’ve been raised traditionally. The ultimate goal of having a marriage composed of a man and woman is to reproduce. Marriage is generally restricted to man and woman because of gender roles, people claim that marriages tend to be more successful if the woman plays more of a nurturing mother and the father is more of a working man who provides for ...

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...ney by selling marriage licenses and along with that comes weddings, more selling houses, and more business. Especially since religion is supposed to be disassociated from state and the constitution there is no true reason why we cannot get rid of the traditional definition of marriage and make a change so that people who desire same-sex marriage can have their right to what they believe is marriage. Homosexuals should have the right to marry those of the same sex if that is what they so desire without having to be judged, discriminated against, or harassed just because of their sexual orientation. This controversial issue is making tremendous progress over the last century and it should result in granting homosexuals the ability to marry a person whom is the same sex without being treated differently from a straight person as they shouldn’t be viewed differently.

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