They fell in love when they were twenty years old. Kris and Michael were a perfect match for each other. Although their relatives did not like the relationship, Kris and Michael bought a house together. Fifty years after they fell in love, Michael suddenly passed away. In a normal situation, Kris would have received the majority of Michael's belongings. However, gay marriage is illegal. Kris did not legally have access to Michael's belongings. Allowing gay couples to marry would benefit the couple in many ways.
             Many states are trying to make gay marriages against the law. States are not required to recognize same sex marriages according to the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act (Lacayo et al 2). This issue is constantly being talked about. In my opinion, this is unjust. In Martin Luther King Jr's "Letter from Birmingham Jail", King explains the differences between a just or unjust law:
             Now, what is the difference between the two? How does one determine whether a law is just or unjust? A just law is a man-made code that squares with the moral law or the law of God. An unjust law is a code that is out of harmony with human law that is not rooted in eternal law and natural law. Any law that uplifts human personality is just. Any law that degrades human personality is unjust. All segregation statutes are unjust because segregation distorts the soul and damages the personality. It gives the segregator a false sense of superiority and the segregated a false sense of inferiority. (173-174)
             In his letter, Martin Luther King was talking about segregation by color. "Hence segregation is not only politically, economically and sociologically unsound, it is morally wrong and sinful" (King 174). However, these same words can easily be applied to gay marriages. Thirty-nine states have passed laws saying that they will not recognize gay marriages (Lacayo et al. 2).
             Marriage can be divided into civil marriage a...