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Research Paper
July 22, 2005
Gay Marriage and Its Constitutionality
The problem with the issue of gay marriage is being faced across the country. This issue has grown in popularity as we have progressed through our stages of taboo to acceptance of gays and their lifestyle. The media and remodels have expressed their acceptance of the issue by exploring the lifestyle and publicizing it. Now California has moved to the forefront of modern attempts to eliminate the codified restrictions on their life. With a high gay population and being one of the most populated states California has been the foreground for the step to make gay marriage deemed unconstitutional.
The main issue in California especially concerns two codes in the states constitutions. The first code is Family code 300; this states “marriage is a union between a man and a woman.”(news.findlaw.com) the second code 308.5, “only a marriage between a man and woman is valid or recognized in......
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