Gay Marriage Controversy
Gay marriage should be legalized in the United States. Gay couples are denied significant rights when they are not allowed to marry, and this results in injustices. The arguments against the legalization of same-sex marriage do not merit the legal support of the state, since the states job is not to promote popular morality or opinion, but the rights of its citizens. There is no constitutional basis for denying gay couples marriage, but there is every constitutional reason why our government should actively pursue legalizing gay marriage in order to give gay men and lesbians their rights as equal citizens of the United States. ... There are various anti-gay arguments. One of the first claims that seem to come up when gay marriage is discussed is that homosexual relationships are not biologically natural. ... Another popular argument is that allowing gays to marry will further degrade the already struggling institution of marriage. Lastly, the concept of gays, even committed gay couples, raising children seems to be disgraceful to many people. Hilary Clinton summed up the common argument about gay civil unions. “Marriage,” she said, “has got historic, religious, and moral content that goes back to the beginning of time and I think a marriage is as a marriage has always been: between a man and woman.