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Same Sex Marriage “I do,” these words change people’s lives forever. Whether this phrase is coming from a heterosexual couple or a same-sex couple, it should not be an issue. However, in today’s society this matter has become a reality. It is a constant battle for homosexuals to live with the limitations society imposes on them, such as the ability to marry. The homosexual community faces this problem of discrimination everyday, in which it is illegal for them to live a life of legal monogamy much like heterosexual couples. Same-sex marriages deserve to be legalized in this country. People need to face reality and what the future holds. Society also needs to start worrying about more important issues such as child abuse, terrorism, and sexual abuse, rather than two men “tying the knot” or two women devoting the rest of their lives to each other. Love is a human right and it should not be taken away from anyone, whether they are gay or straight. Homosexual couples should be entitled to the same marriage rights as heterosexual couples. People who think homosexuals want to have special rights have the wrong idea. If anything, they want the rights that were given to them in the constitution. “Marriage, the Supreme Court declared in 1967 in Loving v. Virginia, ‘one of the basic civil rights of man’ (and, presumably, of woman as well). The freedom to marry, said the Court, is ‘essential to the orderly pursuit of happiness’” (Stoddard, Fundamental 240). Heterosexuals have an advantage over the gay community, because same-sex marriage is illegal in 48 of the 50 states and heterosexual marriage is legal in all of the 50 states.
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