Same-Sex Marriages Analytical Essay by RightRiters

This paper discusses how same-sex marriage has never been allowed in law or religious doctrine and how some see a law as a threat to religious freedom and others see it as a threat to the definition of marriage and so to the family in society. It examines three possible solutions for the issue of gay marriage, to not allow gay marriage and to keep the current laws regarding the meaning of marriage and of spousal rights, to allow gay marriage, which would automatically bring gay marriages into alignment with existing laws on spousal rights and to prohibit gay marriage but to allow a form of domestic partnership agreement which would not be a marriage but which would bring spousal rights to gay couples. The implications of these options are evaluated as well as current legal issues facing gay couples.