Gay Marriage Essays

Abstract The paper examines the parallel development of marriage and gay issues converging on contentious controversy surrounding gay marriage. The author contends that marriage and gay issues are two different things with different histories though converging on the question of human relationships, specifically same sex unions or relationships. The article …

            Gay marriage is also known as same sex marriage or a marriage between two people of the same sex. In the United States the issue has already become a political thing with a social movement emerging that was meant to fight for their rights.  This started in the 1970s …

The issue of gay marriage has proved to be perhaps the most controversial issue in contemporary political and social debate, splitting the American pubic into supporters and opponents. The fact that these marriages have already been legalized elsewhere adds fuel to the debate focusing on central issues of definition of …

William J. Bennett, a great spokesman for American conservatives, has powerfully argued as the title indicates in his article “Against Gay Marriage.” One does not have to agree with Bennett to appreciate the strength and goodness of his mind. Still, although he raises serious objections to same-sex marriage, his argument …

In Andrew Sullivan’s article, “For Gay Marriage”, he is a man on a mission. He appears to be so fully committed to democratic values that he seeks to extend equal rights in marriage to homosexuals. And he makes an admirable case for equality and dignity for all people, including homosexuals. …

Marriage has been one of the latest hard hitting debates because of the impact it would have in our society, politics, and family values. Since the beginning of time, marriage has always been seen as the union of a man and a woman. In the bible in the book of …

Throughout history, a marriage has been a male and female exchanging vows, promising their lives to eachother. Never did anyone think, that gays had a right to get married, it was always considered a sin to be gay. Legal binding marriage between two homosexuals nowadays, whether it be a male …

In the article “Against Gay Marriage,” the author, William J. Bennett, attempts to sway his readers against the legalization of gay marriage. After presenting the issue, he makes it palpable that he is against it, and his negative tone toward this topic is apparent in his opening sentence: “We are …

Most people believe that they deserve the rights they are granted by the government; an upstanding citizen who pays their taxes, serves their community and abides by the law should be afforded the rights of an American. However, not all citizens are afforded equal rights. Specifically, gay and lesbians couples …

Summary This column, “Against Gay Marriage,” was written by a retired chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities, William J. Bennett. It originally appeared in the Washington Post close after the Defense Marriage Act of 1996 was issued. It was a rebuttal against another popular debate writing called “Virtually …