Marriage is essentially a lifelong compact between a man and woman committed to sexual exclusivity and the creation and nurture of offspring. Most people believe that marriage can only be between the men and the women. To them any other same sex combinations are despicable.
Understanding what their views are I believe that love and trust makes the strongest bond between two individuals. Males and females get married because they love and trust each other. Same sex individuals should be able to do the same; after all in both cases they are connected with the same bond. We live in a diverse country where tolerating homosexuality should not be an issue.
People who believe that marriage can only be between a male and a female also have faith in baring their own children. Some gay couples may want to raise a child together even though it is impossible for both people to be biological parents. Some believe that unlike a straight couple, one of them can be a real parent, but the other will never have the same connection. It is hard to understand that some people think that two women cannot give as much love as a married couple, especially if one of them is a biological mother. Society believes that all children need the influence of a mother and father. This way the child has a loving and unquestionably normal home. Question that arises is "If single parents can do it why cannot gay parents?"
It is possible to encounter arguments explaining that in the straight marriages both parents are equal, so they both can decide about the child's future. Some say that in a gay marriage the biological parent might forbid any parenting rights from the other one, because he or she is not connected to the child biologically. Once again this might happen in traditional marriages too. That's an issue of trust between the parents.
Tax benefit is another issue when it comes to same sex couples. Any married c
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