For thousands of years, most cultures around the world have recognized marriage as a union between a man and woman. In the majority of modern nations, including almost all of the United States, same sex or gay couples cannot be legally married. Several gay couples have unsuccessfully filed lawsuits ...

Gay rights have been a very controversial issue in the past fifty years. The oppression of homosexuals has been an expanding focus in our media and society. After reaching a satisfactory level of equality within gay rights after the Equal Rights Act of 1973, the opportunity of gay marriages is the n...