This document discusses same-sex marriage equality. It provides information on where same-sex marriage is currently legalized in the United States and other countries. It outlines some common arguments against same-sex marriage, such as religious reasons and the inability to have children. However, it also presents counterarguments in favor of legalizing same-sex marriage, such as the benefits for children in two-parent families and that society is not negatively affected. The document concludes by asking the reader to reconsider their stance on same-sex marriage after reviewing both sides of the issue.

1. Same-Sex Marriage Equality
Ilene 1 March 2013
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2. Imagine this…

3. Do you agree? Or disagree?

4. Where is it allowed?
• United States of America
- Connecticut, Washington DC, Iowa, Massachusetts,
Maryland, Maine, New Hampshire, New York, Vermont,
Washington, and Coquille, Suquamish
• Internationally
-Argentina, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Iceland,
Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, South Africa, Spain, Sweden,
parts of Brazil, and parts of Mexico

5. Reasons against same-sex marriage

6. Same-sex marriage should not be legalized
• Religious reasons
• Confuses gender rolls
• Leads to other types
of marriage
• Lower life expectancy
• Psychological
disorders
• Can’t have children

7. If you are against gay marriage, rank your reasons why you
are against it: one being the most important and four being
the least.
Religious reasons
Gay couples can not have children
Its gross
It will confuse children of gender rolls in family and in marriage
4
3
2
1 1 1
1
0
0
1 2 3 4
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8. Same-sex marriage should be legalized
Better for children Doesn’t hurt anybody

9. Better for children
• Two-parent families
offer more support
• More child adoptions
• Become open-minded
- Learn to accept
everyone

10. Society isn’t affected negatively
• Encourages people
- Strong family values
- Give up high-risk
sexual lifestyles
• Lower STD rates
• The only thing that
should matter in
marriage is love

11. If same-sex marriage were to be leaglized, would it affect
society in a negative way?
Yes No It doesn't matter
10% 10%
80%
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12. What do you think now?

13. Works Cited
• Denniston, Lyle. "The Most Compelling Arguments Against Legalizing Gay
Marriage." 29 November 2012. Business Insider. 30 January 2013
<http://www.businessinsider.com/the-legal-case-against-gay-marriage-
2012-11>.
• Messerli, Joe. "Should Same-Sex Marriages be Legalized?" 19 November
2011. Balanced Politics. 30 January 2013
<http://www.balancedpolitics.org/same_sex_marriages.htm>.
• "Single Parent Families Effects on Children." n.d. <<a
href="http://family.jrank.org/pages/1577/Single-Parent-Families-Effects-
on-Children.html">Single-Parent Families - The Effects On Children</a>>.
• Stinespring, Emily. "PRO: Denying gay marriage is discrimination." 4
February 2011. The Charleston Gazette. 6 February 2013
<http://wvgazette.com/Entertainment/FlipSide/201102041194>.
• Wakefield, Jason. "31 arguments against gay marriage (and why they’re all
wrong)." 2012. New Humanist. 30 January 2013
<http://newhumanist.org.uk/2905/31-arguments-against-gay-marriage-
and-why-theyre-all-wrong>.

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