Gay Marriage
Marriage is an institution between one man and one woman. It seems to me that justice demands that if the straight community cannot show a compelling reason to deny the institution of marriage to gay people, it shouldn't be denied. And such simple, nebulous declarations, with no real moral argument behind them, are hardly compelling reasons.
The concept of not denying people their rights unless you can show a compelling reason to deny them is the very basis of the American ideal of human rights.
Same-sex couples aren't the optimum environment in which to raise children. The fact is that many gay couples raise children, adopted and occasionally their own from failed attempts at heterosexual marriages. Lots and lots of scientific studies have shown that the outcomes of the children raised in the homes of gay and lesbian couples are just as good as those of straight couples. The differences have been shown again and again to be insignificant. Psychologists tell us that what makes the difference is the love and commitment of the parents, not their gender. The studies are very clear about that. And gay people are as capable of loving children as fully as anyone else.
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Marriage Related Sites
www.365gay.com/Newscon06/07/070506austria.htm
english.pravda.ru/news/world/05-07-2006/82963-Austria-0
www.samesexmarriage.ca/equality/vatican_considerations.htm
www.hrcactioncenter.org/campaign/millionformarriageac
www.christianmarriage.com/doctrine.htm
www.ect.org/news/2003-4-16_sydneygay.html
www.globalgayz.com/g-bangladesh.html
www.gayvancouver.net/marriage.htm
www.australianmarriageequality.com/
queerday.com/2005/apr/11/legal_loophole_could_allow_gay_marriage_in_australia
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