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... Federal and state laws prohibited the recognition of same-sex or other nontraditional marriages in United States. ... However Gay and Lesbian organizations defines marriages as a union between two persons having the customary but usually not the legal force of marriage. ...
The only type of marriage recognized by the state and by the federal government is called civil marriage Civil marriage is a contract between two adults who have met the State’s requirements for the legal protections of marriage. ... Civil marriage is a public commitment that gives participants equal property rights, equal access to government benefits, and it also requires a legally binding equitable dissolution in the event the relationship ends (GLAD). While certain religious groups may perform marriage homosexual couples. Dissolution of a marriage is commonly known as a divorce. ...
Currently all fifty states ban same-sex marriages no matter what the circumstances are or how committed the couples are to each other and to their children (http://www. ... While it is possible for homosexual couples to hire attorneys to request legal documents granting these couples the same rights as heterosexual couples. ... com/mollyjoyful/marriage. ... Through these legal documents homosexual couples have the right to purchase a marriage license, the process is very expensive, time consuming, and does not always work. Applicants for marriage licenses are not required to reveal their sexual orientation. ... In many cases, same-sex partners are prevented from making medical decisions or visiting their loved ones in hospitals if their loved ones’ families object to their presence and make their objections known to the hospital staff. Also, there are no legal contracts that preventing prosecutors from forcing same-sex partners to testify in court against their partners. ...
There are many misconceptions about marriage because marriages are supposed to follow with churches rules. According to church regulations, a marriage is between a man and woman therefore homosexual marriages are considered immoral. While not all couples choose to participate in religious marriage ceremonies. Couples who choose to not get married in a church can pick other alternatives such as civil marriage. Civil marriage is not a religious ceremony and also not controlled by any specific religious group. ...
On November 2001,a publication in the Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders, called “Civil Marriage for Same-Sex Couples”, talked about Constitutional separation of church and state. ... Congregations such as Reform Jews, American Baptists, Buddhists, Episcopalians, Presbyterians, the Society of Friends, and members of the United Church of Christ, among others, have performed religious ceremonies, non-legal marriages for same-sex couples.
Approximate Word count = 1967
Approximate Pages = 7.9
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