Same-Sex Marriage

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This paper discusses the issues involved in homosexual marriages. The paper presents the many arguments for and against the legalization of same-sex marriages. One of the central arguments examined is that of child-bearing and rearing. The paper contends that whether or not one accepts any or all of the arguments against legalizing same-sex unions, it is impossible not to see the entire question as one that opens up a Pandora's box of other questions regarding the state of society at the moment and its trajectory for the future that we may not yet be ready to answer.

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"In May, 2004, the British Broadcasting Company (BBC) released an article on its Web site about gay marriage around the world. It would be safe to assume that the controversy over gay marriage in the U.S., juxtaposed with the vow of President George Bush to add an amendment to the Constitution defining marriage as a union between one man and one woman, played a part in bringing about the BBC's interest. Certainly, the actions of the state of Massachusetts, in the face of Mr. Bush's vow, brought it to a top-of-mind position with United States citizens."

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