Gay Marrige Legelization
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Marriage is unique, it is a religious sacrament, but it is also a relationship that requires legal registration and is controlled by the state. Couples decide to get married because they desire to have society recognize their lifetime commitment to each other, they wish to enjoy the security, protections, and cost savings which marriage provides, and they have decided to exercise their civil rights as citizens of the United States. Homosexuals wish to do all these things as well, however because of their sexual orientation, they are denied the right to do so. Sexual orientation is caused by genetic and environmental factors outside of a person's control; heterosexuality and homosexuality are simply two different, natural, unchangeable orientations. Should same sex couples be denied this basic form of union simply because they are different?
Throughout history people have been prohibited from marrying because of differences in social status, religion, race, and because of disabilities and infertility. Until 1967 mixed race couples were not legally allowed to be married in the United States. Today in our country we have fought through those barriers and individuals are permitted to marry any member of the opposite sex, regardless of their race, social status, or religion. Yet same sex couples are still denied the right that so many couples before them have won. Civil Unions are available for homosexual couples...