Why Same-Sex Marriage's Make Sense, A Small Community's Perspective

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Why Same-Sex Marriage’s Make Sense, A Small Community’s Perspective

        The Right-Wing ideology of Christian American has provided barriers to same-sex marriages in this country for long enough.  Because of this, religious agendas and political fervor have impeded the rational of law makers for too long.  In this article I will demonstrate with conviction why same-sex marriages should not only be legal, but also how they will have an overall benefit for society that far out weights any associated costs.  We will look at the opposing viewpoints carefully and show how they make little sense in this debate.  Lastly, it will be shown that a small community such as Ann Arbor, MI is the perfect environment to begin the movement of allowing same-sex marriages the legal rights of heterosexual marriages.

 In a country, much less a community like Ann Arbor, where equality is pursued so commendably, one is taken by surprise to find that homosexual marriages are not given the same legal rights as heterosexual ones, nor are they recognized.  From this fact one can conclude that the formers of legal policy have decided that same-sex marriages are not equal to heterosexual marriages.  Taking this a step further, they have decided one is allowed to choose any heterosexual partner they see fit and enjoy the protection of the law, but one is not allowed to choose a same-sex partner and enjoy those same protections.  In effect the law-makers imply homosexuality is wrong and will not be protected by law.

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        These policies have tremendous implications.  One can see how the Government has impeded the equality of same-sex versus heterosexual marriages.  “We just want the simple recognition that marriage brings, and the rights and protections that come with it,” Monique Uzelac of Ann Arbor stated.  Many who support same-sex marriages are in the same boat, they would like to be legally recognized for employee benefits, vehicle registration, pension plan payouts, insurance, and a swarm of other reasons.  No doubt these are important issues to the same-sex couples, but simply put; the role of Government in choosing the legality of sexual preference ...

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