Marriage is understood to be the decision of two people to commit
themselves to each other. Marriage has no conditions, which would
prohibit same sex partners. If we look closely at the purpose of
marriage, we would see that it is actually in the best interest of our
society to allow same-sex marriages. Marriage is an institution which
promotes stability, family, and is societies lawful way of connecting
two people.
Marriage is more than just a way of making relationships permanent.
Society recognizes its importance by attaching benefits such as special
tax treatments, social security, veterans' benefits, lower insurance
rates, and property and supports rights upon divorce. Therefore,
restricting the rights of marriage also restricts the many privileges
that go along with it. Homosexuals want to marry for the same reason
that heterosexuals have and there should be no reason why they are not
allowed to. America went through the same sort of arguments with,......
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