Same Sex Marriage
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Same sex marriage
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BCOM 275
Same sex marriage
In all but nine states in America two men or two women cannot be legally married. It should be of no one’s concern if two men or two women decide to get married and profess their love for one another in a public ceremony and therefore should receive the same benefits of marriage as couples of opposite sex. Currently the United States Supreme court is hearing arguments on Californians’ Prop 8; Prop 8 is also known as California Marriage Protection Act. The California Marriage Protection Act was passed November 2008 during the state elections. Prop 8 is a new provision added to the California Constitution, Section 7.5 of the Declaration of Rights (http://www.qwhatis.com/what-is-prop-8/). The provision focuses on doing away with same sex marriage. It declares that only a man and a woman is a legally binding or acceptable form of marriage in California. Those in favor of same sex marriage say that gay marriages can provide financial gain to state and local governments. Revenue from marriage licenses, higher income taxes (the so-called "marriage penalty"), and reduces costs for state benefit programs (http://gaymarriage.procon.org/). According to (http://gaymarriage.procon.org/) allowing same-sex couples to marry will permit them to have access to basic rights that allows hospital visitation during an illness, taxation and inheritance rights, access to family health coverage, and protection if the relationship ends. Those in favor also argue that legalizing same sex marriage will not threaten heterosexual marriages or "family values.” A study published on Apr. 13, 2009 in Social Science Quarterly found that laws allowing same-sex marriage or civil unions have no effect on traditional marriage (http://gaymarriage.procon.org/). Opponents of same sex marriage argue that the institution of marriage has traditionally been a union between a man and a woman and any other form of marriage is unacceptable. The opposition...
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BCOM 275
Same sex marriage
In all but nine states in America two men or two women cannot be legally married. It should be of no one’s concern if two men or two women decide to get married and profess their love for one another in a public ceremony and therefore should receive the same benefits of marriage as couples of opposite sex. Currently the United States Supreme court is hearing arguments on Californians’ Prop 8; Prop 8 is also known as California Marriage Protection Act. The California Marriage Protection Act was passed November 2008 during the state elections. Prop 8 is a new provision added to the California Constitution, Section 7.5 of the Declaration of Rights (http://www.qwhatis.com/what-is-prop-8/). The provision focuses on doing away with same sex marriage. It declares that only a man and a woman is a legally binding or acceptable form of marriage in California. Those in favor of same sex marriage say that gay marriages can provide financial gain to state and local governments. Revenue from marriage licenses, higher income taxes (the so-called "marriage penalty"), and reduces costs for state benefit programs (http://gaymarriage.procon.org/). According to (http://gaymarriage.procon.org/) allowing same-sex couples to marry will permit them to have access to basic rights that allows hospital visitation during an illness, taxation and inheritance rights, access to family health coverage, and protection if the relationship ends. Those in favor also argue that legalizing same sex marriage will not threaten heterosexual marriages or "family values.” A study published on Apr. 13, 2009 in Social Science Quarterly found that laws allowing same-sex marriage or civil unions have no effect on traditional marriage (http://gaymarriage.procon.org/). Opponents of same sex marriage argue that the institution of marriage has traditionally been a union between a man and a woman and any other form of marriage is unacceptable. The opposition...