Should Gay Marriages Be Legal?
By: Mike • Essay • 260 Words • March 20, 2010 • 979 Views
Should Gay Marriages Be Legal?
Should gay marriages be legal? Clearly we as a nation are undecided on this issue.
36 states have passed legislation banning gay marriages, yet the state of Vermont recently
passed a law that allows homosexual couples the right to participate in civil unions. Some
other states are also debating whether or not to allow these couples to marry.
Unfortunately, the dispute has left the United States homosexual community in an
awkward position. There are some people who think that gay people have no rights and
should never be allowed to marry. Other people believe that gay people are just like
anyone else and should enjoy the same rights and privileges as heterosexuals do. I think
that the United States should allow these couples to marry just like any other couple.
There are many opponents of gay people as it is, and they all have their reasons to
dislike