Same-sex couples should be allowed to publicly celebrate their commitment in the same way as heterosexual couples.
The concept of "traditional marriage" being defined as one man & one woman is historically inaccurate. Marriage is redefined as society's attitudes evolve, & the majority of Americans now support gay marriage. Interracial marriage was illegal in many US states until a 1967 Supreme Court decision. Coverture, where a woman's legal rights & economic identity were subsumed by her husband upon marriage, was commonplace in 19th century America. No-fault divorce has changed the institution of marriage since its introduction in California on Jan. 1, 1970. With a May 2013 Gallup poll showing 53% of Americans supporting gay marriage, it is time for the definition of marriage to evolve once again.
Gay marriage is protected by the Constitution's commitments to liberty and equality.
Legalizing gay marriage will not harm heterosexual marriages or "family values," & society will continue to function successfully.
Same-sex marriage is a civil right. The 1967 Supreme Court case Loving v. Virginia confirmed that marriage is "one of the basic civil rights of man," and same-sex marriages should receive the same protections given to interracial marriages by that ruling. The NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People), on May 19, 2012, named same-sex marriage as "one of the key civil rights struggles of our time."
The concept of "traditional marriage" being defined as one man & one woman is historically inaccurate. Marriage is redefined as society's attitudes evolve, & the majority of Americans now support gay marriage. Interracial marriage was illegal in many US states until a 1967 Supreme Court decision. Coverture, where a woman's legal rights & economic identity were subsumed by her husband upon marriage, was commonplace in 19th century America. No-fault divorce has changed the institution of marriage since its introduction in California on Jan. 1, 1970. With a May 2013 Gallup poll showing 53% of Americans supporting gay marriage, it is time for the definition of marriage to evolve once again.
Gay marriage is protected by the Constitution's commitments to liberty and equality.
Legalizing gay marriage will not harm heterosexual marriages or "family values," & society will continue to function successfully.
Same-sex marriage is a civil right. The 1967 Supreme Court case Loving v. Virginia confirmed that marriage is "one of the basic civil rights of man," and same-sex marriages should receive the same protections given to interracial marriages by that ruling. The NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People), on May 19, 2012, named same-sex marriage as "one of the key civil rights struggles of our time."