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New Jersey court recognizes right to same-sex union

Same-sex marriage has been a debatable issue for a long time and has come to be a large problem for many people. Today in New Jersey they are disputing about this issue every day and have many supporters and contesters. They are debating over the fact that if they legalize gay marrriage in New Jersey that they will have many other people relighting the flame with their own states for the same law. Also, many people will start fleeting in to New Jersey all wanting to become wed.

Massachusetts has become the first and only state to legalize gay and lesbian marriage. They said that if the pepole attempting to wed weren't a state resident than they would not be allowed to get married their.

Darden Estate Equality, a gay rights group, announced to propose a bill to legalize same-sex marriage. Steven Goldstein, a chairperson of the group said they wouldn't stop until they had 100 percent privileges and rights as the heterosexuals.

The courts vote was a 4-3 and wasn't strong enough to support same-sex marriage. The three rebellious judges said that they courts should have given them full rights to get married. Pastors Mark Harris and Denis Winslow have wanted to become married and also wanted to join the numerous heterosexual couples who have married.

Personally, I think that homosexuals should have just as many rights and privileges as we do. Our nation is very stereotypical. We are denying the right to two people of the same sex who happen to be in love to get married.

We have always encourages the freedom of speech and the freedom of choice. As of right now I don't feel that we are going through with it. These are people who are trying to express their individuality and uniqueness.

If you think about it, I don't know why it is such a big deal in the first place because it doesn't even affect 99% of us or hurt us in any way. We can't deny them to date or see each other so letting them take it one step further doesn't hurt either. I also think just like age shouldn't matter to a certain extent, that gender shouldn't matter either.

posted by Anonymous @ 10/26/2006 10:19:00 AM