Gay Rights

Paper Summary:

This paper argues that gay and lesbian people are entitled to the same rights and protections as all Americans, including the right to marry, and protection from discrimination in employment. This paper maintains that by demanding the right to marry and protection from discrimination in employment, gay people are not demanding "special rights."

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Discrimination in Employment
Right to Marry
Equal Rights
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"Others argue that married couples are the foundation of social order. Married couple unions ensure that generations reproduce, and that the human race continues. By strengthening families, the legal recognition and protection of heterosexual unions therefore benefit the good of society (Gehrke). Because homosexual unions do not facilitate procreation, there is no concept of a social good. The argument of strengthening families therefore does not apply for same-sex couples."
"These reasons, however, fail to stand up under analysis. For example, the claim that raising children without strong male and female role models can also be levied against single parents. Further arguments that gay marriages do not contribute to the greater good are debatable, based largely on faith-based belief rather than empirical research."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Aldred, PJ et al. "Is there a 'pink plateau' in the voluntary sector?" Third Sector. April 19, 2006. ProQuest Database.
• Gehrke, Robert. "Bush, LDS Church unite on marriages." The Salt Lake Tribune. June 6, 2006. ProQuest Database.
• Lampman, Jane. "Gay marriage looms as 'battle of our times'" The Christian Science Monitor. June 1, 2006. ProQuest Database.

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