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The proposed legalization of same-sex marriage is one of the most significant
contemporary issues in American family law. ... If same-sex marriage is legalized, it could be one of the most
revolutionary policy decisions in the history of American family law. ... Given the importance of the issue,
the value of comprehensive debate of the reasons for and against legalization of
same-sex marriage should be obvious. ... When two adults desire to
"contract" in the eyes of the law, as well as in the eyes of God and family or friends,
to be responsible for the obligations of marriage as well as to enjoy its benefits,
should the law prohibit their request merely because they are of the same gender?
Although many arguements can be made for or against same-sex marriage, I
intend to prove that because of Article IV of the United States Constitution(1) there
is NO reason why the state and federal government should restrict marriage to a
predefined heterosexual relationship.
Proposals to legalize same-sex marriage or to enact broad domestic partnership
laws are currently being promoted by gay and lesbian activists, especially in Europe
and North America. The trend is to increase legal aid to homesexual relations and to
include marriage benefits to same-sex couples, and it has reached some success.
However, in the United States, efforts to leagalize same-sex domestic partnerships
are reaching only limited success. ... Lewin(2), vacated a
state circuit court judgement dismissing same-sex marriage claims and ruled that
Hawaiis marriage law allowing heterosexual, but not homosexual, couples to obtain
marriage liscences constitutes sex discrimination under the state constitutions
Equal Protection Clause and Equal Rights Amendment.
Approximate Word count = 1230
Approximate Pages = 4.9
(250 words per page double spaced)
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