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…LAW (Gay Rights/Legislation) Constitutionality of Same Sex Marriage in the United States of America The proposed legalization of same-sex marriage is one of the most significant issues in contemporary American family law. Presently, it is one…

…culture. There's also no concept of marriage with people of the same sex in Muslim culture, where as in America, you can be married to a person of the same sex if you live in Vermont. You can also have a same sex relationship, which you couldn't have…

…partnership. Technically if we are all free as Americans there should be no difference in same-sex marriages, and that of costumed marriages between a man and woman. The family is the basic unit in society having as its nucleus two or more adults living together…

…We often hear stories of men pressuring women in to having sex with them. This by society is considered wrong. Now on the same token women pressure men into commitment. However when we hear these stories we think nothing of them. The simple…

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…. Only in recent years have employers begun to offer benefits to the domestic partners of employees. However, the article "Impact of Same-Sex Marriage Developments of Employers" stated that the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), enacted in 1996, provides…

…marriages. O'Brien then continues on to denounce same-sex marriages, claiming they are not accepted into religion and in the values of Americans. Our society needs to accept all marriages and support the couple who is lucky enough to find a mate. The article…

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…, and some of these laws are currently under challenge" (McNaught 69). Hawaii has passed a law that denies gay marriages in hopes of influencing other states to do the same. "So far, only Vermont allows same-sex couples to tie the knot with its civil union law…