Same-Sex Marriage 
Same-sex marriages are not legally recognized in the United States. As a result, partners in homosexual relationships often lack privileges, such as the right to inherit property and to medical, tax, and retirement benefits, that partners in traditional marriages enjoy. However, local governments and private corporations are beginning to acknowledge domestic partnerships. This recognition gives members of a committed but unmarried couple most of the same benefits as married couples.
On February 24, 2004, President George W. Bush addressed the United States to discuss what he referred to as a matter of "national importance." In an address from the White House he declared:
The union of a man and woman is the most enduring human institution, honored and encouraged in all…>> (read more)
Same-Sex Marriage Points of View
5 Gay Marriage Would Harm Society
6 Same-Sex Marriage Would Benefit Children
7 Same-Sex Marriage Would Harm Children
8 Constitutional Amendment Against Gay Marriage Is Wrong
9 Constitutional Amendment Against Gay Marriage Is Necessary
10 Canada's Same-Sex Marriage Law Should Not Be Opposed in the Name of Religion
11 Religion Will Be Undermined by the Massachusetts Same-Sex Marriage Law
12 Why Gays Should Oppose Same-Sex Marriage
13 Legal History of Same-Sex Marriage Battles in the United States
14 Gay Marriage Should Be Legal
15 Gay Marriage Should Not Be Legal
16 Why Gays Should Support Same-Sex Marriage
17 Gay Marriage Debate Exposes Heterosexual Hypocrisy
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Same-Sex Marriage in the News
IF you're strictly mercenary about it, the recent California supreme court decision legalizing same-sex marriage has its upside. According to a recent study by the UCLA School of Law,…>> (read more)
Byline: John Wildermuth; Chronicle Staff Writer
Gay rights moved to the forefront of the presidential campaign Tuesday after Democratic Sen. Barack Obama's announcement that he opposes a…>> (read more)
Byline: Bob Egelko; Chronicle Staff Writer
Sponsors of an initiative to restore the state's ban on same-sex marriage have told the state Supreme Court that a suit…>> (read more)
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