Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Issues - Same-sex Marriage is Inevitable Essa

Same-sex Marriage is Inevitable For some(prenominal) parents, the spousal relationship of their squirt is a very happy and proud time. Most parents expect their children to cast married and have children. But what if their child is lively or sapphic? Their child may have met the perfect person to spend their vivification with, but their child cannot get legally married. Same-sex couples can hold conjoin ceremonies, but the fair play does not recognize these unions. Many straightaways take for given(p) the benefits that are extended to their spouse by way of legal trades union. These benefits do not extend to homosexual couples, because there is not a law that recognizes same-sex marriage. Gay marriage is not legal because of state and federal laws, as well as the traditional views of the American public. There are many state laws that prevent gay marriage. An interesting supportground to the gay marriage issue is the issue of interracial marriage. In 1967, the state of Virginia had the typeface, Loving v. Virginia, go to the US Supreme Court that dealt with interracial marriage. The ruling in this case entailed that Virginias prohibition of different-race marriage was a violation of both the equal security measures and due process clauses. Why not the same for gay marriage? Furthermore, many states have sodomy statutes. While most sodomy laws take to to both heterosexuals and gay people, they are primarily used to deny lesbians and gay men a range of other rights. sodomy laws were once on the books in all fifty states, but they have been repealed or potty down by courts in over half the states. In Texas, heterosexual sodomy laws have been repealed in recent years, but same-sex sodomy laws remain. (Bull 39,44) Sodomy is defined in most places as oral and anal intercours... ... looks back at the ridiculousness of sex and race-based discrimination. Works Cited Bull, Chris. Scene of the Crime. The Advocate. October 27, 1998. Cloud, John. F or Better or Worse. Time Magazine. October 26, 1998. page 43. Eskridge, William N., Jr. The Case for Same-Sex Marriage. New York The Free Press, 1996. Foley, Daniel R. The fix of Gay Marriage. Family Advocate v20 n1 p39. Summer 1997 Kramer, Larry.Same-sex marriage, conflict of laws, and the unconstitutional public insurance exception. Yale Law Journal. May 1997, v.106, n7, 1965-2008 Strasser, Mark. Legally Wed. Ithaca Cornell University Press. 1997. pp. 50-52 United States. Congress. House of Representatives. Committee on the Judiciary. Defense of Marriage Act report together with dissenting views (to follow H.R. 3396).U.S. DOCS. NO. Y 1.1/8104-664