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Same-Sex Marriage Discrimination - Papers Online

Same-Sex Marriage Discrimination

Jeanine Parks

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I believe that same-sex marriage should be legal in the United States (US), because it eliminates discrimination, and it grants minorities their rights as citizens. Prohibiting homosexuals' rights to marry allows for discrimination to exist in the US, because it eliminates homosexual's rights as people. Not only does this go against what our nation fought for in the civil war (equality), but it brings hate into our society making it okay to outcast homosexual people. While being present for our class discussion I felt uncomfortable, and discriminated, because people spoke there negative aspects on homosexuals, and the majority agreed on the denying of ...

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children has nothing to do with homosexual rights. And last I will explain why people against same-sex marriage are discriminating a minority. But first people need to understand that being gay is not a choice, and is a fallacy to think so.
Since I am a gay individual I can respectively say that being gay is not a choice, but is an acceptance of who you are. Living the life of a homosexual male is not as easy many may seem. All through middle school, high school, to now in college, I am repeatedly being made fun of, because of being a homosexual, and forcefully am indulged in people's ignorance. I experience friends who get physically beat up for being an open homosexual, and have friends who support homosexuals who also get hurt. More I am ripped from my rights to marry, because of the religious practice of the discrimination of homosexuals. Why would I "choose" a life like this to live? I will say that I did have a choice to accept myself for who I am, and am proud to be a ...

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Added: 3/22/2012 10:13:54 PM
Submitted By: BrnSuga
Category: Social Issues
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