Should Marriage for Same Sex Couples be Legal?

• “Yes”

  

  “Removing Barriers, Not Changing Definition”

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Removing Barriers, Not Changing Definition

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Allowing lesbian and gay couples to marry does not change laws for anyone currently allowed to marry. It simply involves removing discriminatory barriers to the legal rights and responsibilities that come with civil marriage, and treats all couples equally. Many of the same arguments used against same-gender marriage were made against allowing interracial couples to marry, and against treating women and men equally in marriage.

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"Yes" Dignity USA

• Marriage Inequality Presents Real Hardships
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• Civil Unions are “Separate and Unequal”
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• Removing Barriers, Not Changing Definition
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• Civil and Religious Marriage are Different
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"Yes" Lambda Legal

• Marriage Helps Couples Keep Their Commitments
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• Ending the Marriage Exclusion Helps Family and Business
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• The Freedom to Marry Still Respects the Freedom of Religion
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• Massachusetts Ended the Marriage Exclusion
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• 28 Other Nations Protect Same-Sex Couples
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"No" ADF

• Marriage Means that Both Moms and Dads Matter
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• High Cost of Tampering with Marriage – Kids Hit Hardest
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• Slippery Slope…Steep Cliff
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"No" FRC

• Homosexuality is Unnatural
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• Gay “Marriage” Harms Traditional Marriage
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• Upholding Traditional Marriage is Not “Discrimination”
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• Americans Reject Gay Marriage
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• Gay Marriage is Not a Civil Rights Issue
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Most Objections

• The Freedom to Marry Still Respects the Freedom of Religion
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• Marriage Means that Both Moms and Dads Matter
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