Homoseksuelt ægteskab: Definition, diskrimination og samfundspåvirkning

a.Definition of marriage is one man and one woman engaging in a monogamous relationship

Other circumstances that state will not issue license

age limit

directly related and/or blood ties

physical and psychological health problems

3.Definition of monogamy

Union between two people

Does not include heterosexual couples

c. Monogamy is a contractual agreement

Discrimination towards gay people

Turning down a couples' right to live their lifestyle is discriminatory

The Defense of Marriage Act

The "full faith and credit" clause of the US constitution

Misconception and prejudice toward homosexuals

a.The mentality that it is acceptable to treat homosexuals differently because they are different

b.The acceptance of interracial marriage

i.Loving vs. Virginia decision, the Supreme Court made it illegal for "any white person to intermarry with a colored person"

ii.Change due to the beginning acceptance of interracial marriage

III. Fear of accepting same-sex marriage would disrupt our society

1.Society has already been disrupted due to violence, divorce rate, and teenage problems

2.The result of interracial marriage

IV. Affect on children

1.Fear that same-sex couples cannot raise a child properly

Fear that the child would grow up gay

2.The court takes away the custody of a child from a gay couple because they are not good examples