ENG -Same-sex marriage is a term used to describe a legally or socially recognized marriage between two people of the same sex. Other terms used to describe this type of recognition include gay marriage, gender-neutral marriage, or equal marriage. Same-sex marriage is a political, social, and religious issue in many western nations. Usually, it is closely related to the larger debate over societal acceptance of homosexual relationships. Proponents of same-sex marriage regard it as a human right to be able to enter into marriage regardless of sexual orientation. Those who oppose same-sex marriage often base their opposition on the perceived societal impact of same-sex marriage, concerns about indirect consequences of same-sex marriage, parenting concerns, tradition, or religious grounds. In ...
The Marriage Equality Act passed the Assembly 80-63.It would grant same-sex couples equal rights to marry "as well as hundreds of rights, benefits and protections that are currently limited to married couples of the opposite sex," according to Gov. Andrew Cuomo's office. "This is an immense step toward achieving true equality for all here in New York," said Democratic Assemblyman Daniel O'Donnell, who argued that he and his partner should be allowed to marry.
Same-sex marriage is a fundamental human right, said Democratic Assemblyman Richard Gottfried during the debate.
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RobinT - in poll Homosexual marriage Protests, yelling, legislation for, legislation against, Perez Hilton forcing us to hear the opinions of a Beauty Queen, that Beauty Queen thinking we actually care... This gay marriage situation has gotten out of hand. Whatever you think about the issue, I think that we can all agree that when Sean Penn starts acting like the gay community's MLK, something needs to be done. The last thing we need is Sean Penn thinking he has anything substantive to contribute to the conversation.What we need here is clarity, and I aim to provide just that. We should begin, though, with something that has thus ...
pibi - in poll Homosexual marriage Homosexuality, and homosexual marriage, affects society.It affects families. When people tell family members they are homosexual, it usually breaks parent's hearts, causes riffs in extended families that can last a lifetime, and causes issues to come up, like, do we allow our gay child to bring their lover in front of our kids when we love them but disagree?It affects the individual. There are thousands of years of recorded history along with over a 100 years of psychological studies that consider homosexuality a disorder.Thirty-five years of APA taking it off the disorder list, with mixed ...
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