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Same sex marriage and its place in the contemporary society
The political opinion shapers and other leading figures in several areas and disciplines often elicit debate over the concept of same sex marriage, whether this kind of arrangement is a socially acceptable practice and whether it should be granted the legal recognition and implementation in the contemporary society. The next dilemma that bedevils this topic is whether, say the same sex marriage is legally recognized, it should be given the priorities, privileges and social provisions that are granted for the traditional heterosexual marriages. There are glaring lacunas in the same sex marriage push that, in guarded opinion, will need a number of decades of extensive sensitization and social acceptance to bring it to the same level as the heterosexual marriages.
How then is the same sex marriage anchored in the minds and social groupings that advocate for it? The proponents of same sex marriage often have a theoretical argument that is based on the legalistic perspective. They present marriage as a package of legal rights benefits and obligations like the issues of visitations in the hospital, medical covers, citizenship, and immigration rights among other aspects....
They view marriage as an institution of basic condition of justice. These proponents look at the legal equality and the parity of the women and the men who opt for the same sex partner for long term relationship. They feel that by so providing the legal framework recognizing same sex marriage, then it will make this a normal social practice like the heterosexual marriages, this is a misconstrued argument and perspective.
There are however those who sternly oppose the idea of same sex marriage as currently presented or proposed for adoption. These opposing groups come in two categories, the first being one that can be considered superficial in their approach. This group bases its arguments on the religious beliefs and teachings. It indicates that the Christian or the Islamic or whichever religion does not approve of the same sex marriage and any kind of gay marriage, but upholds the heterosexual marriage. This is not only superficial but lopsided in that it presumes that before a person is social he is first religious. This belief that every person is either religious or must adhere to the prescriptions given by religious teachings fails to address the basics of what qualities define marriage and the benefits of marriage.…
References
Wedgwood R. (2012). The meaning of Same sex Marriage. The New York Times. Retrieved April 26, 2018 from https://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/24/marriage-meaning-and-equality/
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