Equal Rights to Marriage

Equal Rights to Marriage
Marriage can be expressed as an agreement by two partners that have decided to spend their lives together. Couples marry for different reasons that could include social, emotional, financial or spiritual reasons. Our constitutional law states that we as Americans have the right of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, yet our society still scoffs at gay marriage. Gay marriage is marriage between two persons of the same gender. Homosexuals are people. They are Americans who are trying to express the beliefs of who they are. 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. Homosexual couples should have the same rights that any homosexual couple may have. Gay marriage should be legalized in all states. Gay couples should have the same rights as straight couples because gay marriage would give those couples access to the benefits that heterosexual couples already receive, same-sex marriage is a civil right, and gay marriage would make it easier for same-sex couples to adopt, providing stable homes for children who would otherwise be left in foster care.
Gay couples need access to civil marriage for the same reason that heterosexual couples need it: only the law can create a family relationship between adults that will be recognized by the state and third parties like employers and insurance companies. Married couples benefit from more than 1000 benefits under federal law. According to the Marriage rights and benefits, married couples receive tax benefits, estate planning benefits, government benefits, employment benefits, medical benefits, death benefits, family benefits, housing benefits, and consumer benefits. Denying homosexuals the right to these benefits is contradicting everything that our constitution stands for.   According to Politics and Business Magazine,...