Gay Marriage Should Be Legal - 1855 Words

Imagine that a government purposefully denied over 1,000 rights and benefits from one group of people who haven t broken any laws, would you support that government? Years ago, homosexuality was unacceptable. Most that were gay hid it from others and did not act upon it. In the United States, same-sex couples are denied legal marriage. Gay marriage in the United States is a big conflict nowadays and we as the people have to do something to fix it. We need to fight for equal rights guaranteeing marriage rights to same sex couples.The fight for the allowance of same-sex marriages has been a long process, and just recently the issue is coming more into the light of current politics. In a country where there is separation between church and†¦show more content†¦It is such a growing debate nowadays on which country is permitting it and which country is not. Back in the 1970s is when the first big debate on gay marriage took place. It started an uproar and led to many riots and c haos. It finally started settling down in 1973 when protesting started. In July of 2012 New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced that gay marriage had contributed more than $259 million to the city s economy since the practice became legal there in July 2011. The Episcopal Church stated in Resolution made in 2006, that it opposes any state or federal constitutional amendment that prohibits same-sex civil marriage or civil unions. When it comes to marriage, it is defined as a religious institution defined by religious practices and beliefs. Boise states that, â€Å"Countries as Catholic as Spain, as different as Sweden and South Africa, and as near as Canada have embraced gay and lesbian marriage without any noticeable effect—except the increase in human happiness and social stability that comes from permitting people to marry for love. Several states—including Connecticut, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Vermont—have individually repealed t heir bans on same sex marriage as inconsistent with a decent respect for human rights and a rational view of the communal value of marriage for all individuals† (Boies). Giving the people the right to