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Check here to see my views about the California Gay Marriage decision as it might relate to McCain, Clinton, and Obama.

In this essay, I argue why I support gay marriage, even though I am a Christian. I argue on the separation of church and state, as well as the fallibility of mankind.

Those against gay marriage generally use a deontological argument or slippery slope arguments. Those in favor of gay marriage tend to use arguments for human needs, civil rights, and justice.

Gay marriage is something of a new idea, yet gay love has been taboo for centuries. Just recently has it become a legal issue, even as homosexual behavior has become commonplace in our society.

The reversal to the gay marriage ban in California was overturned by the California Supreme Court on May 15th, 2008. Already, it is in trouble.

A profound development just happened in the development of gay marriages in this country. And, no, it has nothing to do with Ellen DeGeneres marrying her longtime companion. This time it's with an Oregon Native-American tribe re-energizing the concept of tolerance...

The Gay Marriage Amendment debate has tended to focus on the conflicting moral issues. But what about the legal issues? What does this amendment mean for transgendered individuals? And will those who perform same-sex marriages face jail time?

There are issues that bind everyone in this country together. Whether gay, lesbian, transgendered, bisexual, or even straight, we understand all too well the horror of Tuesday, September 11th, 2001. A day that will live infinitely.

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie claim to be friends of the gay community yet two of the largest issues for gays, they do more of a disservice to in their actions - marriage and HIV.

Religious conservatives want gay marriage totally banned. Gay-rights advocates want it universally accepted. Here's my idea for a compromise: cease any federal recognition of marriage altogether.

Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney insisted that he is not anti-gay, but he is against same-sex marriage.

The war on gay marriage is distracting, bigoted, legally baseless, and ultimately waged in vain. Gay marriage is coming. Get used to it.

A overview of the California Supreme Court Ruling and the views of the presidential candidates on gay marriage.

At look at the Gay Marriage Issue and how people seem to put up a false support and not really tell the truth on their stand on the issue.

Civil unions and gay marriage are becoming a reality. Are you and your partner ready to take the big step?

This article discusses both sides of the Gay Marriage issue as well as some background, historical, and legal information.

An article about the changing face of marriage in America as it pertains to same gender marriages, compared with the civil rights movement of the past.

California issues a ruling that domestic partnerships aren't a sufficient substitute for marriage.

I explore the morality, ramifications, and deeper issues of this controversial topic.

Opinions on two hot button issues

A look at the former mayors stand on gay rights and gay marriage.

Most people look at the big picture when electing a President, but southern conservatives use two issues to decide electability.

Should the definition of marriage be a government controlled one? Or should that be up to individuals? How America allows itself to be steadily drawn away from the original idea of Liberty and Justice for All.

Nowadays, homosexual mariage is on the minds of many people, including poiticians. But, at what cost are we to allow homosexual marriage? What residual effects may occur, or must we be willing to accept?

Clay Aiken publicly admitted he was gay to People magazine this week. Hot on the heels of the Aiken outing is the news that actress Lindsay Lohan has admitted to dating DJ Samantha Ronson. Gay is in. Being gay is so in that everybody is doing it...

This article deals with various aspects of gay marriage.

Gay rights groups are upset at Tony Dungy for speaking at an event sponsored by a group against gay marriage. These gay rights groups should pick on somebody else.

Larger firms are looking for the next "un-tapped" market and is what we call competition. One market that is just beginning to be explored is the over criticized and under estimated gay and lesbian market.

Are any of you really wishing and have what it takes to risk all of that, simply because you disagree with a sexual lifestyle?

An editorial railing against one of the most callous uses of a social issue to obscure political futility.

Do the freedoms of our country extend to same sex unions? Or do gays and lesbians fall outside the rights of our nation?

We all have different views. Life with it.

Marriage is a decision that all Americans should have the right to consider. Marriage allows couples to receive special employment benefits and financial aid, permission to make legal decisions about inheritance, child custody, and visitation rights.

Following last week's United States Senate vote on a proposed constitutional amendment defining marriage as a union between a man and a woman, what is next for this issue?

It is not the presence of or the practice of gay and lesbians. It is their presumption that heterosexual couples should allow them to share in the same descriptor.

Where to stay eat and play when you are Gay in Columbus, Ohio.

The LGBT community is often misunderstood and stereotyped. While I covered the community as part of my course, I discovered many things and I hope the readers will also benefit from this.

The Forum will be presented on August 9th on the cable channel LOGO.

Everyone is concerned about gay rights and same sex marriages one way or another. Here is one theory of what can be done to resolve the situation.

According to a new Gallup poll, Senator Hillary Clinton is considered by most Democrats and democratic-leaning Independents to be the best choice of the Presidential candidates to handle most major national issues.

In a 12-page ruling, a Florida District Court Judge allows an injunction for a Gay-Straight Alliance club at a local Florida high school to meet and the lawsuit will proceed.

A Wedge Issue is an social or cultural issue that galvanizes voters who to vote against their economic interest, by peeling off those voters on divisive, controversial issues. A Progressive perspective.

Senator Larry Craig's sordid adventure in the men's room at the Minneapolis air port has raised a number of issues.

Hate Crimes are looked as apart of the past, but with the death of openly gay 14 year old boy Lawrence King we are reminded that they are still alive in the present. Also struggles of gays in today's society include: fear of rejection, drug abuse and pressure to be thin.

There are a few different ways to experience gay and lesbian ocean cruising. Gay men and lesbians can travel aboard mainstream ships, they can travel with a gay group or gay charter on a regular ship, they can go on a trip that is targeted at gay and les

Ramadan, which this year ends in mid October, is a holy month for Muslims, it is a time to fast, forgive and show compasion. Al-Fatiha is the largest GLBT organization for Muslims. This October it will celebrate its eighth year supporting gay Muslims.

This article is the continuation from a previous article that examined Mitt Romney's issues page on his campaign website. The article discusses the topics and examines them for clarity and content.

This article is a review of the Gay and Lesbian Pride Parade in Chicago.

This survey was to determine which issues should be considered State issues, and which should be considered to fall under the realm of the Federal Government.

Using the internet as its base, the world of gay sex workers is crowded, lucrative, and busy.

This article explore the issues behind the gay rights movement and look at it in many perspective.

This is a brief overview of the educations experiences of a gay man growing up in Wyoming.

As adoption by gay and lesbian parents becomes increasingly accepted in the United States, more and more agencies and child welfare organizations are coming out in support. The following are good online resources to find out more about adoption...

Finally humanity is beginning to give in and adopt a defeatist attitude where no one wants to stand up for truth that everyone is aware of. We are so scared of "offending" someone that we'd rather see destroy our society than face up to what's wrong.

Some people are afraid of both homosexuality and nudity. Some people also associate homosexuality and nudity with each other.

Straight parents of gay and lesbian children deal with mulitple issues. It is always imperative to read about what others have been through and maybe this will help.

These days, more and more gay celebrities are choosing to come out of the closet. Here are four who made that transition with class.

The world has been duped. The majority of citizens are being oppressed by gay activists, with laws and lies. But what are the distinctives of gays, that warrant gay laws and support? There is only one - immorality.

The gay romance e-books that I think are the best from 2006.

There are many issues that are argued almost exclusively from a religious stance. These issues narrow the separation of Church and State.

My readers know I have very free market libertarian views, and I am going to briefly hit on some of the decisive issues we are faced with today and give a libertarian response to them.

In a country rooted in political and personal freedoms, what would happen if America adopted Iran's strict anti-gay laws?

This paper focusing on our current election issues in the mist of all the hyph and news. It is based on my concern of critical issues facing Americans and the impact on my decisions after talking with other voters. My previous article is "Do Votes really count?"

My opinion on the process of America's acceptance of the gay community.

Boston-based author Scott D. Pomfret insists he's overcome any lingering issues with Catholic guilt while crafting the satirical gem "Since My Last Confession: A Gay Catholic Memoir." Well, sort of.

Gay couples will now be legally recognized as married in California. The decision might mean the tides are turning in the long battle for gay rights.

According to a new Gallup Panel survey, Republicans voters can't come to a consensus on which Republican presidential candidate would be best prepared and able to handle issues facing the next president.

Why are the differences between gays and heterosexuals such a sticking point? Don't we have more important issues to worry about?

As Governor Gregoire retold stories of gay couples unable to visit dying partners, people cried!

The question is not, "Do people choose to be gay?" but "Do we choose to live in a truly free society?"

With New Hampshire soon becoming the fourth state in the U.S. to offer legal recognition to gay and lesbian relationships, the "traditional marriage" debate is once again heating up.

Gay Marriage, abortion and other hot topics will continue to be covered by the media, but what will be on the average voter's mind?

This article is the culmination of three months worth of study into the voting issues that will be taken into consideration for the 2008 Presidential Election.

If we had a succinct score card of the candidates and where they fall on the issues, how would that change our perception? In our media-shaped culture, could we cut through the gloss and vote for the meat? Which hopeful really reflects your views?

In the past, few people chose their candidate based on the issues. In 2008, let's make the issues important again.

In this article I search for where each candidate stands on the issues that the people are most interested in. The ones that will shape the future of this country and the lives of its citizens.

The debate on Gay/Lesbian adoption is on-raging, and there seems to be no right answer. This research aims at understanding current ideological tennets, within the US, that lead to widespread anxiety about Gay/Lesbian adoption.

Health care? Legal Rights? Insurance! It's enough to make anyone lose it. Know your rights.

Homosexuality is a concept which is vastly different in nearly every culture in the world. This paper compares three different cultures; Japan, The United States, and Latin America. Homosexuality is a more and less accepted practice in these three different cultures.

Polina Skibinskaya, editor of HOW TO MOVE TO CANADA, a comprehensive, practical, easy to use guide to Canadian immigration, explains what Canada's family sponsorship policies mean for same-sex families.

This article utilizes scripture taken directly from the Torah as well as discussions from past Rabbinic Councils to wrestle with modern Judaic approaches to homosexuals in the community. Reference to the film "Trembling Before G-d" (dir. Sandi Dubowski) is also made.

The Anti-Defamation League released a new report showing "a surprising and troubling resurgence" of the Ku Klux Klan.

Have you ever taken one look at celebrity and known without a doubt that they were a flaming homosexual? Without even knowing so much as their name, you could peg them as a guy who dug dudes or a chick who loved ladies.

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There is such a debate over gay marriage in this country, so I decided to look at the top ten reasons why gay marriage should be banned.

In a stunning victory for gay marriage advocates, the Massachusetts Legislature voted to block the citizens of Massachusetts from having a vote on a proposed amendment to the state constitution that would have ended gay marriages in the state.

Many social conservatives oppose homosexuals' rights to gay marriage. Here are the reasons they give, as well as some easy logic that debunks those reasons.

Only recently Rudolph Giuliani supported gay marriage, but now, to get the Republican vote, he fully opposes it.

Gay marriage is an issue that shouldn't matter to real Republicans

California has just overturned their ban on same-sex marriage. There are some happy people in California today, and some unhappy ones.

This is a policy Analysis on the inequality of marriage options in the United States. I discuss the problem, suggest alternatives and then conclude with a policy recommendation.

Gay marriage has been a hot-button issue for the past several years. Afraid For, not Afraid Of is a concise treatment of that issue from a Biblically balanced point of view.

As the power of activist courts increases, does it undermine our sense of American democracy? Particularly concerning the issue of gay marriage on a federal level?

South Africa recently legalized gay marriage. It just goes to show how far the United States lags behind when it comes to citizens' rights- a country that has only been a democracy for a little over a decade is already promoting tolerance over prejudice.