In every society, there a multitude of different types of people. Different religions, different values, and after some others, different sexual preferences. There are some countries in the world that do not identify the union of two people of the same sex as a nuisance. But there are others, like the United States, find it unacceptable and refuse to honor such a couples' existence. America has become accepting to other ethic backgrounds and ways of life, why not that of gays and lesbians? America's refusal to honor the views and lifestyles of their own brethren undermine the base of what it was founded on and defers people from living the life they dream of, in this the "Land of the Free." Gays and lesbians are not only denied the right to marriage, but also the benefits that are given to a married couple.
Starting with the Declaration of Independence in 1776: the words "all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, That......
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