The Right to MarryAlex Lipp
Marriage (n)- the social institution under which a man and a woman establish their decision to live as husband and wife by
legal commitments or religious ceremonies
Arguments
Gay marriage destroys the sanctity of homosexual marriage
Civil unions should be sufficient Homosexuals cannot have children
Baker v Nelson, 1971
› Jones v Hallahan (1973), Singer v Hara
(1974)
Baehr v. Lewin, 1993
Ninth Amendment-The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.
Fourteenth Amendment-No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws
Defense of Marriage Act
Signed in 1996 by Bill Clinton Marriage- legal union of one man and
one woman By the end of 2000, over 30 states had
mini-DOMAs signed into law Repealed by Obama in 2011
California (1999)- first state to allow domestic partnerships
Vermont (1999)- first state to allow civil unions
Massachusetts (2004)- first legal same-sex marriages performed in the United States
Present
Eight states and the District of Columbia issue same-sex marriage licenses
Ten states allow alternatives such as civil unions or domestic partnerships
Controversy in California
First state to allow domestic partnerships (1999)
Same-sex marriage permitted in California (2008)
Proposition 8 2010 and 2012- Proposition 8 ruled to
be in violation of the Fourteenth Amendment
Why Same-Sex Marriage is Inevitable
Insight of the gay rights movement has proved correct
Young people support it so strongly
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMLZO-sObzQ