Civil Rights Today: Same-Sex Marriage
Should the United States legalize same-sex marriage?
On Election Day 2008, California voters passed a law called Proposition 8, which changed the state constitution to say that “Only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California.” Previously, same-sex couples had been granted the right to marry in California. Currently, only two states, Connecticut and Massachusetts have legalized same-sex marriage. Some other states recognize civil unions or domestic partnerships, but refuse to allow same-sex couples to “marry.”
Do you think that same-sex marriage is a civil rights issue?
ARTICLES:
“One year later, nation divided on gay marriage”: http://www.boston.com/news/specials/gay_marriage/articles/2005/05/15/one_year_later_nation_divided_on_gay_marriage/
NY Times “Same-Sex Marriage News” (read the article under the photo on the main page): http://topics.nytimes.com/topics/reference/timestopics/subjects/s/same_sex_marriage/index.html
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Yes because then even thought they are gay or lesbian, it is their businese that they are marrying not others.
I think that same sex marriage is an issue because some people are uncomfortable with the decisions that other people make. Some people might get angry with what their seeing like girl and girl going out or boy and boy going out.