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Topic: Gay Marriage **__Thesis:__** Many people have their own viewpoint on same-sex marriage, but the reality is that all people have the right to be treated equality and be allowed to believe in anything they want.

Messerli, Joe. "Should Same-Sex Marriage Be Allowed?." //Balanced Politics//. N.p., 24/05/2009. Web. 25 May 2010. . **(TC)** "Same-Sex Marriage Pros and Cons." //Nolo//. Nolo, 2010. Web. 24 May 2010. []. **(TC)** Belge, Kathy. "Pro Gay Marriage - Why gay marriage should be legal." //About//. About, 2010. Web. 25 May 2010. . **(TC)** Belge, Kathy. "Where Can Gays Legally Marry?." //About//. About, 6/1/2010. Web. 25 May 2010. . **(TC)**
 * 1) Infringement of religious freedom
 * 2) Marriage benefits avalible to everyone
 * 3) form of minority prejudice
 * 4) doesnt harm anyone
 * 5) love should only matter
 * 6) number of aboptions should increase
 * 7) push people to have strong family values
 * 8) give up high risk sexual lifestyles
 * 9) same finanical benefits should apply
 * 10) First Amendment says a persons religious views must be protected
 * 11) marriage affects -
 * 12) tax filing staus
 * 13) joint ownership of property
 * 14) insurance benefits
 * 15) agency law
 * 16) also critical medical decisions
 * 17) homosexuality has gone back since ancient greece
 * 18) hormonal disorder
 * 19) no different then denying hispanic or black couples
 * 20) more marriages less STDs
 * 21) Owning a house is hard without someone to help pay for income
 * 1) 11 states allow gay marrriage
 * 2) marriage is best choice if you want kids
 * 3) divorce works the same as an opposite sex marriage
 * 1) Without marriage you dont get a lot of rights as married couples like;
 * 2) one person becomes ill, the partner doesnt have the right to be with him
 * 3) one person dies, the persons nieces and newphews get belongings
 * 4) cant be on each others health plans
 * 5) Canada allows gay marriage
 * 6) alot of americans go to canada to get married
 * 7) some churches oppose gay marriage
 * 8) other churches bless gay marriages and perform commitment ceremonies
 * 1) every place in canda allows gay marriage
 * 2) Europe has 5 countries that allow it
 * 3) Countries in Europe are Sweden, Norway, Netherlands, Belgium, and Spain
 * 4) South Africa approves of it
 * 5) United states has 5 states that gays are legaly allowed to marry in
 * 6) the states are New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Iowa, and Vermont
 * 7) New York, California, Rhode Island, New Mexico and Washington**,** DC recognize marriages by same-sex couples legally performed somewhere else
 * 8) Prop 8; gay and lesbian couples who were married between June and November 2008 are still legally married, but no new legal marriages can be performed in California.
 * 9) South Africa is the only spot in Africa gays are allowed in
 * 10) Alot of other countries have some gay rights but are stricter than the ones gay marriage is allowed in
 * 11) Sweden has had allowed gay civil unions since 1995
 * 1) Sweden the first country to allow the gay community to actually marry and have completely equal rights alongside opposite sex couples
 * 2) Sweden has allowed gay unions since 1995

"Gay Marriages Statistics ." //Professor's House//. Professor's House, n.d. Web. 26 May 2010. []. (KH)

Gay marriage notes
 * 1) 41% of people are for it
 * 2) 49% are against it
 * 3) 10% don’t have a side because they are unsure
 * 4) a gay man may have feelings like a woman would have
 * 5) or in other words have a feminine side
 * 6) it wasn’t till the 90s when people were told about the chances of gay marriage being legalized
 * 7) because of a lawsuit in Hawaii, this got the countries attention on the topic of gay marriage
 * 8) even today some states in the US have not legalized gay marriage

Rauch, Jonathan. "An Argument For Same-Sex Marriage: An Interview with Jonathan Rauch." //The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life//. The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life., 24 April 2008. Web. 26 May 2010. []. (KH)


 * 1) churches would do ceremonies called
 * 2) gay/lesbo have same life and fun as any other couple
 * 3) people shouldn’t be looked down on for something that’s their choice
 * 4) Jonathan Rauch says “You get religious people who will say, God created Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve”
 * 5) Jonathan Rauch is for gay marriages he believes “It's not something you necessarily expect people to jump into.”
 * 6) Jesus never said anything about gay marriages
 * 7) men- for 34 against 59
 * 8) women – for43 against 48
 * 9) white– for 39 against 52
 * 10) black– for 26 against 66
 * 11) Hispanic– for 45 against 49
 * 12) 18-29– for 58 against 37
 * 13) 30-49 – for 38 against 53
 * 14) 50-64– for 35 against 58
 * 15) 65+– for 22 against 67
 * 16) east – for 45 against 45
 * 17) Midwest –38 for against 54
 * 18) south – for 31 against 60
 * 19) west – for 47 against 47

"Am I gay?." //AVERTing HIV and AIDS//. Avert, 11 March 2010. Web. 26 May 2010. []. (KH)

28.No official answer to weather you can be born gay or you develop it 29. Stress could trigger 30. Homosexual orientation can be passed to men on the X chromosome (proven by research don’t by Dean Hamer) 31. They don’t know if this study is actually true because when they tried it a second time the results didn’t match up 32. Gay may originate from parents because often how people act is based on their home environments 33. Another opinion on gay is people think its something that’s an illness and can be treated by physiological therapy 34. The American Psychological Association (APA) The world's biggest contribution of psychologists have stated that. “Homosexuality is not a mental disorder and the APA opposes all portrayals of lesbian, gay and bisexual people as mentally ill and in need of treatment due to their sexual orientation.” 35. “Challenging the invisibility of gay people in the public sphere has made it possible for many more people to express their sexuality openly” unanimous 36. Negative comments can lead to homophobic behavior in gays 37. Homophobia: is the fear or harmful opinion towards gays 38. 2,509 men were murdered in Brazil from 1997-2007 because they were gay 39. South Africa has made laws to give gays and lesbians more rights 40. Death penalty in 9 countries’ 41. Giving looks, name calling are examples of homophobia. 42. One reason why homophobia is going are could be because people aren’t aware enough 43. Some governments support gay marriage/ relations 44. Schools need to be more serous about homophobic bullying 45.schools should inform students about gays and lesbians to prevent bullying on gays

Robinson, B.A. "Homosexuality and Bisexuality." //Religioustolerance.org//. Ontarion Consultants on religious tolerance, 26 January 2010. Web. 25 May 2010. [].
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1. Teachers would be required to teach about same sex and opposite marriage to the children which could violate the beliefs of parents "Gay Marriage Arguments ." //Allaboutlove//. religious group, 2010. Web. 25 May 2010. []. 9. Homosexual has nothing to do with civil rights "Some Facts On Same-sex Marriage and Homosexuality." //diegorojobanaag.wordpress//. N.p., 8 july 2008. Web. 25 May 2010. . 4. it’s a crime in 75 other countries ** Robinson, B.A. "Homosexuality and Bisexuality." //Religioustolerance.org//. Ontarion Consultants on religious tolerance, 26 January 2010. Web. 25 May 2010. [|http://www.religioustolerance.org] "Reasons For Gay Marriage." //Life Tips Move Up In Life//. LifeTips.com, Inc, n.d. Web. 25 May 2010. []. **(MM)**
 * 1) For some American, marriage is a religious belief so say the definition of marriage is changed to same sex marriage and not just opposite gender, then some people may feel there beliefs are violated
 * 2) Experts say that children need to have a married mother and father, if not there needs are unequally met by the same gender of parents
 * 3) Deserve dignity and respect
 * 4) Being gay is like a “race” so if your against it your being racist
 * 5) When your denying same sex marriage your removing human rights
 * 6) Legalizing same sex marriage may encourage the spread in America
 * 7) If it was legalized than polygamy would follow
 * [] (EG) **
 * 1) Change the constitution
 * 2) Homosexuals were born that way
 * 3) When your opposing same sex marriage it can be bigotry (stubborn and complete intolerance)
 * 4) Opposing is a violation; separation of church and state
 * 5) Slander
 * 6) Libel
 * 7) Gay marriage is like opposing interracial marriage
 * 8) Homophobe (being afraid of gay people)
 * 1) 30 states ban it
 * 2) 20 states prohibit it
 * [] (EG) **
 * 1) ** In 1990 homosexuality was removed from the list of disorders **
 * 2) ** in Iran, Nigeria, Yemen, Pakistan, etc- if your gay it can be punishable by death **
 * 3) ** Massachusetts, Connecticut, Iowa, Vermont, and New Hampshire and the district of Columbia are all states that allow gay marriage **
 * 4) ** Rhode Island **** and New York pledge non- discrimination **
 * 5) ** They get married for protection **
 * 6) ** and for security **
 * 7) ** Other countries like Netherlands, Belgium and Canada recognize the gay marriage **
 * 8) ** Israel, Brazil, and Australia have legal rights against them **
 * 9) ** France, Germany, and Portugal recognize registered partnership **
 * 10) ** California **** has the most same sex marriage couples in the country with 92,138 **
 * 11) ** New York **** follows with 46,490 **
 * 12) ** There are more male same sex couples (51%) **
 * 13) ** Female couples (49%) **
 * 14) ** Average age is 40 **
 * [] (EG) **
 * 1) ** 57% of all Americans opposed **
 * 2) ** 30% in favor **
 * 3) ** females respond: 49% opposed **
 * 4) ** Persons under 35: 47% opposed **
 * 5) ** persons under 35: 47% in favor **
 * 6) ** Gay/ Lesbians think that its 85% important **
 * 7) ** 35% say gays should be able to adopt **
 * 8) ** Among the Roman Catholics 60.4% are in favor **
 * 9) ** Among protestants 30% are in favor **
 * 10) ** over 65 are 20% in favor **
 * 11) ** Average is 40 **

1. Gay couples are in a wonderful position to adopt abandoned or orphaned children 2. Can give children the loving homes they so desperately need 3. Select rings together it’ll bring closer together 4. The U.S. gives heterosexual married couples 1338 federal rights, protections, and benefits simply by being married in the country 5. Marriage is traditionally is when couples are committed to each other and the way they appear as a family in public 6. The issue again same-sex marriage doesn’t only affect homosexuals 7. Not giving them their legal rights is a tangible discrimination 8. There are many gay activist groups that are spread across the world, that are working toward legalizing gay marriage 9. Ways to show support is to wear a piece of pride jewelry or a pride pin 10. Same-sex marriage is taking a steep rise wherever it is legalized 11. Same-sex marriage actually boosts marriage rates, rather than doing any damage to marriage 12. Many churches do allow gay members, but only a few agree with or perform gay marriage 13. The first same-sex union in history that had government recognition was obtained in 1989

"Gay Rights." //Speakout.com//. SpeakOut.com,, n.d. Web. 25 May 2010. []. **(MM)**

1. There’s only 19 states that allow gay and lesbian couples to adopt children 2. When a homosexual is part of a violent crime it’s often because of his or her sexual orientation 3.   Homosexuality is chosen behavior, not an immutable characteristic like race 4.   Federal hate crimes statues should be expanded so that it includes crimes against homosexuals 5. When there’s crimes dealing with gays, the crimes aren’t always taken seriously 6. The most dangerous month of all for then is June, when hundreds of gather together for gay pride parades and festivals held across the country 7. Sexual orientation is the third largest category reported for hate crimes 8. Homosexual is not a civil rights issue. 9. The laws that go along with anti-discrimination seek to protect homosexuals against discrimination in their housing, employment, credit and other areas.

"Same-sex marriages (SSM), civil." //RELIGIOUS TOLERANCE. ORG//. Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance, 2010-JAN-26. Web. 25 May 2010. []. **(MM)** 1. The youth and young adults are generally for same-sex marriage, but the elderly are against 2. Democrats agree with same-sex marriage, the Independents are less so and then the Republicans oppose same-sex marriage 3. Conservatives oppose, but religious liberals/progressives and secularists are for 4. The northwest of our U.S. is for same-sex marriage, the west coast on the other hand is split evenly but the rest of the U.S is against 5. Same-sex couples deserve dignity and respect just as much as regular couples 6. Denying same-sex couples is a removal from one group a fundamental which is important to human rights 7. Denying same-sex couples the right to marriage has a lot of adverse emotional and financial consequences 8. To different groups same-sex marriage (SSM) gets different names 9. Other names for homosexual are gay, lesbian, heterosexual and bisexual 10. It’s difficult for some people to actually talk about same-sex marriage

Bidstrup, Scott. "Gay Marriage: The Arguments and the Motives." //Veritas Et Ratio//. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 May 2010. []. **(MM)**

1. Anyone will tell you they are in favor of equal rights for homosexuals 2. Nearly 70% of people in the U.S. oppose gay marriage 3. As homosexuals age and mature they begin to appreciate and find their way into long-term committed relationships 4. The advantage of slowing down the spread of sexually transmitted diseases 5. Many people believe that homosexuals simply can choose to be heterosexual if they wished, but then reality is that only very few do have a choice 6. Same-sex relationships are based on mutual attraction, love and affection 7. Homosexuality is multidimensional and is more about love and affection than about sex 8. Being gay is more profound than simply just a sexual relationship, it's part of a core identity of the homosexual person 9. Straight guys have nothing to worry about with gay guys 10. Same-sex marriage is a hot-button issue 11. Same-sex marriage is a civil rights issue 12. That last phrase from the Pledge of Allegance; "With liberty and justice for all." needs to be honored more 13. Arguments against gay marriage don't really hold up to close scrutiny