Rights for Homosexuals Essays -- Gay Marriages Homosexuality Equality

Rights for Homosexuals Gay marriage is a hotly debated issue in todays society. Andrew Sullivan and William Bennett offer opposing views in the June 3, 1996 edition of Newsweek. Sullivans article, Let Gays Marry, offers several arguments supporting the issues of said(prenominal) sex marriage. Bennett counters in his article, Leave Marriage Alone, that equivalent sex marriages would be damaging to the sanctity of marriage. Each author presents several reasons for the positions they defend and bring up valid points to defend their opinions. William Bennett and Andrew Sullivan share a mutual respect for the set and sacredness of the bond of marriage. Their disagreements stem from who they believe should be allowed to marry. Bennetts article states that there are two key issues that divide people on the idea of same sex marriages the basic understanding of marriage itself and whether or not same sex unions would strengthen or weaken the institution (29).His concern is that by allowing same sex unions, the rules which govern behavior in the conventional definition of marriage would be shattered (29). He fears that broadening the definition of marriage any kick upstairs could stretch it beyond recognition (29). The well known promiscuity among homosexual males, Bennett feels, would conflict with the values of marriage. He believes that marriage is not an arbitrary construct which send away be redefined simply by those who lay claim to it (30). Bennett sees marriage as a ...