Legalizing Of Homosexual Marriages
Beginning of paper
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
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Middle of paper
.... has approved a bill, the
Defense of Marriage Act, that will allow states to decide whether to
recognize homosexual marriages. The second part of the bill would define
"for federal purposes" as the union of a man and a woman. Under such a
definition gay and lesbians, even if they win the right to marry in Hawaii
or elsewhere, would not be able to file joint federal tax returns, claim
federal pension, or survivor's benefits, or be allowed to file for green
card status (Gallagher 21).
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