Gay Marriage

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idered to consist of a parental unit, defined as having a mother and a father. An extremely important, inspirational idea to point out, is that society’s view of what the “American Family” should consist of is currently being reconstructed, in that the “nuclear” family no longer is believed to strictly consist of man, woman, and child. In other words, American society has gradually come to accept divorced, single-family and other non-traditional households as being “normal.” However, when it comes to families which consist of a same sex union, the American people, and more importantly America’s court system, tends to become more skeptical and additionally significantly more “morally conscious,” in the eyes of the public. Nonetheless, the gay community’s desire for a family is steadfast and ever growing; in fact as many as 9 million children in the U.S. have at least one gay parent (Deam); When looking at a number that large, one would assume that gays and lesbians would have no problem when wanting to marry or have children, but as we all know, numbers are often times misleading. Unfortunately, in an American legal system that verbally preaches tolerance and equality in all facets of life, actions speak louder and clearer then words or numbers, and the judicial system’s clear opposition to homosexual familial concerns is clearly expressed by their actions upon that pretense.
Sasha Badian, author of Same-Sex Unions and Domestic Partnership brought up a good point about why most courts do not believe marriage rights apply to homosexuals. She states, “Most courts banning same-sex marriage have deemed same-sex marriages as lacking foundation in the nation’s cultures, religions, and traditions.” The United States, however, demonstrates its diversity through its inhabitants’ cultures, religions, and traditions. What this one court, in particular, may believe is the correct ‘cultural’ foundation to f...