Same-sex Marriage
Published on Nov 21, 2015
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
SAME-SEX MARRIAGE AND THE LAW
The definition of the word marriage is a topic that is often debated and disagreed upon in our society today. In the dictionary, the definition of marriage has changed from just, "the relationship that exists between a husband and a wife" to now "a similar relationship between people of the same sex, a ceremony in which two people are married to each other" being added.
HISTORY OF SAME-SEX MARRIAGE
- May 18, 1970 - First same-Sex Couple to Apply for Marriage License
- 1973 - Maryland Bans Same-Sex Marriage
- Nov. 21, 1976 - Non-Church Sanctioned Gay Wedding Makes News
- 1983 - 'Spousal' Rights of Same-Sex Couples Becomes an Issue
- 1984 - Nation's First Domestic Partnership Law Passed
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- Oct. 10, 1987 - First Mass Same-Sex Wedding Ceremony
- July 1989 - Court Rulings Define Same-Sex Couples as Families
- 1992 - Same-Sex Employees Begin to Receive Domestic Partner Benefits
- Mar. 30, 2000 - US Rabbis Approve Gay Partnership
- Apr. 1, 2001 - Netherlands Becomes World's First Country to Legalize Same-Sex Marriage
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- Sep. 19, 2003 - California Passes Domestic Partnership Law
- Nov. 18, 2003 - State Supreme Court Decision Makes Massachusetts First US State to Legalize Gay Marriage
- July 14, 2004 - Same-Sex Marriage Ban Fails in US Senate
- Feb. 23, 2005 - Pope Calls Same-Sex Marriage 'Evil'
- May 9, 2012 - President Obama Endorses Same-Sex Marriage
MAY 20, 2014 - PENNSYLVANIA BECOMES 19TH STATE TO LEGALIZE GAY MARRIAGE
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Survey question #1:
How do you feel about allowing same-sex couples to marry legally?
14-18:
3 favor - 1 strongly favor - 1 oppose
19-30:
1 favor - 4 strongly favor
40+:
2 favor - 2 strongly favor
Survey question #2:
I agree with the Supreme Court's recent ruling that same-sex couples are entitled to federal benefits.
14-18:
2 favor - 3 strongly favor
19-39:
3 favor - 2 strongly favor
40+:
2 favor - 3 strongly favor
Survey question #3:
Legalizing same-sex marriage in all 50 states will change our society for the better.
14-18:
2 agree - 2 str. agree - 1disagree
19-39:
1 agree - 3 str. agree - 1 disagree
40+:
2 agree - 2 str. agree - 1 disagree
As of today, 19 out of 50 states have legalized same-sex marriage.
The 1st amendment of the Constitution states that a person’s religious beliefs or a lack of thereof must be protected. Legislatures also cannot discriminate against marriages of the minority party which, homosexual people fall into that category. There is also an amendment stating there is separation of church and state, so you cannot declare that a marriage is a gift from God.
Conclusion:
Same sex couples should be allowed the same opportunity as couples of the opposite sex to get married. To decide that a couple isn’t worthy of marriage because they are of the same sex is unfair and cruel. People argue that same-sex couples will ruin the devoutness of marriage but, we as heterosexual couples, have already done so and are allowed to make a joke of a serious situation. em to marry won’t ruin or even slightly affect the spirituality of marriage.
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