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Applied to marriage, assuming what's not true, that marriage between two men offends me, it's not the government's role on any level to protect me from being offended. Whatever one thinks of marriage between two men or two women, the argument that such a union negatively impacts those who aren't gay, or those who blanch at marriage between gay people is not compelling. Here's hoping we don't stop at marriage in expanding individual rights, rights that are natural, and that should exist free of political or voter influence.

Should single people to allowed to adopt? This website fights for the equality of unmarried people and it discusses whether or not unmarried people should deserve more equal opportunity of being able to adopt a child. it explains first that there are so many children waiting to be adopted. Then the website also talks about how unmarried people actually want to adopt. 

Being married should not have any precedence over those who are not. Love is a universal concept that everyone has to offer. Women no longer need a man to provide for them, so why should one have to be married to love and care for a child? Especially if the willing parent has no issue providing the means to support the child. It is better than just leaving the child in a system that gives them no actual emotional support, which only contributes to abandonment and self-worth issues.

Personally I think anyone who is willing to tell themselves that they want to take in a child that is not born from their blood line and care for that child as if they are then all power to them, there are too many children out there that don't have homes and are put in the system until they age out and I think equality for single people is the right thing to do.

This website looks at gay rights to adopt. Because adoption is such a large topic, I think this is unique since it looks at gay and lesbian rights. The site outlines the issue and discusses each side.

Not all states give homosexual couples the same adoption rights as heterosexual couples. There is no statistical data or research to show why gay parents would be any different than straight parents.

Part 2: Search engine used: http://www.metacrawler.com/ URL: http://civilliberty.about.com/od/gendersexuality/ig/Lesbian-and-Gay-Rights-101/Gay-Adoption-Rights.htm Original: 1. "A child is better off with one father and one mother." Even if this claim were true (and there's no evidence that it is), it would be irrelevant. States allow adoption by individuals, and not just by married couples, precisely because they recognize that any healthy, stable family environment is a better option than the foster care system. Paraphrase: "A child is better off with one mom and one dad." There is no evidence that this statement is true, however providing evidence would not make it any more relevant. States not only allow married couples to adopt, but single parents too. This has something to do with recognizing that any environment that is healthy and stable is a more realistic option than foster care.

Website lists pros and cons to the legalization of same sex marriages. On the left are links to more information. One link leads to various videos about gay marriage. There is a link to Obama's and Romney's stances on gay marriage. Other links lead to info about states that have legalized or banned same sex marriages and some companies and their stance on the issue.

Gay marriage is legal in 19 states. There are many reasons for both sides. This website shows the pros and cons.

Should gay marriage be legal? There are many pros and cons to this topic and in our society today it is a huge social justice issue. Should we stick with the traditional way of life where a man and woman get married and have children, or should we branch out and allow everyone the freedom to love and marry whoever they want?

This article talks about how a "gay" couple are fighting for their right to marry in China. The court confirmed the case.

Getting married matters if same sex couples want to get the same benefits as heterosexual married couples. Couples of the same sex want to marry for the same reasons as heterosexual so why deny them the rights. Here are the benefits same sex couples don't get as a family.

Denying Same sex marriages of the same rights at opposite sex marriages punishes them and takes away from the freedoms of america. Some examples are inheritance, parenting, housing and insurance. Many companies don't allow same sex marriages to get benefits that others might get.

Great article on DOMA. Answers many questions that many have and further explains the right all have to marry

The Human Rights Campaign advocates on behalf of LGBT Americans, mobilizes grassroots actions in diverse communities, invests strategically to elect fair-minded individuals to office and educates the public about LGBT issues.

This article entails a few arguments within gay marriage. The arguments speaks about individuals having the right to associate with whom they wish. As well as the argument of equality, meaning that everyone should be treated the same.

Gay rights are gaining ground as it is legal in California for a gay couple to get married. However, not everyone is so supportive. A couple is refused from a wedding cake shop and other gay couples are unwelcomed in other places as well.

Marriage is not a trivial matter to most people. This author discusses how same sex marriage and the law apply to each other.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - The Mormon church and other faiths are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene and settle the question of whether states can outlaw gay marriage once and for all. Church's still think that only a man and a woman can marry and its the right thing

As much as our women's rights laws have changed in the past years,other countries have not come as far. Some countries,however,are moving small strides towards better days for women. Lebanon's parliament has repealed their "rape law" which allows rapists to escape imprisonment if they marry their victim. Passing the law is just the first step though,applying the law is going to take time and effort.

This article was quite informative and tragic to read, seeing as women are still being treated as less in other countries. While the United States harbors its own cases of gender inequality, women in other countries are faced with injustices they cannot fight on behalf of misogynistic views. While feminism has grown largely within the United States, it seems to lack intersectionalism, which excludes the rights of women in countries ran by a patriarch. I think that this article displays the wrong in the world that can be acknowledged by men women, feminists and non-feminists.

This article lists the rights and benefits that couple get once married. It also lists how families of same sex couples suffer because they do not recieve the same benefits.

Every day that the freedom to marry is denied, real same-sex couples and their families are hurt. Read stories of some great families in our Story Center.

What does it mean to respect the dignity of a human being? What sort of support do human capacities demand from the world, and how should we think about this support when we encounter differences of gender or sexuality? How should we think about each other across divisions that a legacy of injustice has created?

This is an issue that always bothered me because I never understood why people fight against it so hard. If you don't like something it doesn't mean you have to participate in it. If you are against gay marriage then gay marriage doesn't apply to you. It's not like you will be forced to marry someone of the same gender it simply means that everyone, as stated in the constitution, receives their basic human rights. It doesn't mean you have to like it but you should at least respect the lives of other individuals who have been on the receiving end of discrimination for decades.

This article shows how a Virginia attorney is supporting the right to allow two people of the same-sex to marry. It explains how Virginia is trying put another ban on same-sex marriage.

Since now gay Court legalizes same-sex marriage in all 50 states allowing gay and lesbian couples to marry nationwide.

This article states the ruling of the Supreme Court and same sex marriage. They ruled that States must allow couples of the same sex the right to marriage. This was a major victory for the LGBT community.

This is a video on how Colorado is wanting to force engaged couples to go to pre-wedding counseling before they actually get married.

An anti-gay law is shot down by Minnesota lawmaker districts as only 45 percent of people in the state are against gay and lesbian rights.

This site gives information about specific state laws in the U.S that pertain to same sex marriage. Additionally, this site gives examples of specific court cases on same sex marriage.