Homosexuals’ Civil Rights
The rights of same-sex couples have, within the past few years, become a major political debating point. There are many different rights involved in these disputes. One of the most important rights involved is marriage. As it stands now, same-sex couples are only allowed to marry in Virginia; all other states do not legally acknowledge same-sex unions. The Gay Community feels that the preventive policies in place are in direct violation of their innate civil rights.
My paper will argue the point that homosexual couples should be entitled to the same civil rights as all other citizens of the United States. Currently same-sex couples are denied many common rights that we in the heterosexual community might take for granted. To support my thesis I will include excerpts from the Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights. I will also research statistics that address the financial success, and other practical arenas, of same-sex couples. I also intend to research the effects on children’s development in same-sex environments. I will use these sources to show situations in which homosexuals are discriminated, and how their rights have been violated. My audience will include anyone who is concerned about gay rights; whether they are for or against them. My intention for this paper is to examine the issue through a fair, moral lens.
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John, this is a focused, thought through topic proposal... for a policy paper, which is your Essay#4. in this paper your claim should not focus on what SHOULD HAPPEN, but rather on what IS HAPPENING with homosexual couple's civil rights. Basically, you need to make a step back from this proposal and concentrate on collecting evidence that would show how they have been discriminated. A lot of the sources you have mentioned here might be still very useful, so will "a fair, moral lens":-)
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