Essay Archive - Legalizing of Homosexual Marriages
Legalizing of Homosexual Marriages
For as long as the institution of marriage has been around, so too has the
belief that it represents the union of one man and one woman. Now gay men
and lesbians are challenging that institution. They believe that their
relationships mean the same in their sphere as heterosexual marriages do in
our sphere. Homosexuals would like to see their marriages legalized.
In 1991 three gay couples filed a lawsuit, in Hawaii, for denying them
marriage licenses. They claim that the refusal amounts to gender
discrimination, which violates the Equal Rights Amendment. Judge Kevin
Chang ruled, in 1996, that ....
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