Gay Marriage

Term Paper # 96771

Gender and Sexuality > Homosexuality
Hot Topics > Same-Sex Marriage

Gay Marriage

A look at America's legal discrimination of same-sex couples and the right to marriage equality.

705 words () | 4 sources | MLA | 2007 United States

Paper Summary:

The purpose of this paper is to bring to light how same-sex couples are being discriminated against and by whom. Also, this paper discusses a brief history of the battle for same-sex marriage and why the fight is so important for the couples and their families.

From the Paper:

"From 1996 to 2004 the fight for marriage equality debate raged on with some states such as Alaska ratifying its state constitution to ban same-sex marriage in 1998, to Vermont recognizing civil unions in 2000, to Massachusetts mandating marriage equality for same-sex couples 2004. Marriage equality was to take a significant blow on February 24, 2004 when President George W. Bush endorsed an amendment to the Constitution of the United States prohibiting marriage between same-sex couples, declaring "The preservation of marriage rises to this level of national importance." The Federal Marriage Amendment was introduced March 2004."

Sample of Sources Used:

ACLU. (2006, June). ACLU Rebukes President Bush's Support for Federal Marriage Amendment Says Proposal Would Write Discrimination Into the Constitution. Retrieved September 17, 2006, from http://www.aclu.org
HRC. (2006). Top 10 Reasons for Marriage Equality. Retrieved September 16, 2006, from http://hrc.org
GLAAD. (2004, May). Marriage Equality for Same-Sex Couples. Retrieved September 17, 2006, from http://glaad.org
HRC. (2006, July). Federal marriage amendment vote discriminates against gay families. Retrieved September 17, 2006, from http://hrc.org