Same Sex Marriage

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Same-sex Marriage
How would you feel if you couldn't marry someone you loved? Same-sex marriage should be legal. Some people think that gay marriage shouldn't be legal at all because of their religion or just because they don't like gays. Religion shouldn't be part of this at all because everyone has different religious views, and one person's views are not going to be the same as the next. Everyone should be able to love who they want to love and not be judged. I think it shouldn't matter if you're gay or not they should be allowed to marry whomever. Religious beliefs shouldn't determine whether or not same-sex marriage should be legal. There is many different beliefs out there and people shouldn't have a say who people can and can't marry. Eleven states have already legalized gay marriage: Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Washington, DC, New York, Iowa,California, Maine, Washington state, and Maryland. Ten countries have legalized same-sex marriage: South Africa, Belgium, Sweden, Canada, Spain, Norway, and Portugal.

Though gay marriage wasn't legal until the 2000s some t.v. shows have featured gay and lesbian weddings. Sitcom Roseanne featured a gay marriage in 1995 while Friends featured a lesbian wedding in 1996. Many celebrates, gay and straight, are wide supporters of legalizing same-sex marriage. More than 150 celebrities support same-sex marriage including President Obama. Ellen, a popular daytime talk show host, has made history when she came out both in real life and on her sitcom, The Ellen DeGeneres Show. When it comes to helping the public to better understand and accept same-sex couples, she may have made an even greater impact through her daytime talk show. Some People are against same-sex marriage because of their religion. They think it would destroy the institution of marriage. Others think that when its legalized polygamy will follow. They will also be able to adopt. People feel that a healthy family should have a...
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