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Gay Marriage: To Legalize or Not to Legalize
That is the Question
Marriage is defined as a legal union of a man and women as husband and wife. Gay marriage is the union of two same-sex partners. The difference between the two is the simple fact of legalization. As of now, President George W. Bush J.R. has done everything in his power to ban gay marriage all together. His reason, stated in The Economist, "Is that this [Gay Marriage] would damage an important social institution" (2). Here is where the debate ensues; how exactly would gay marriage ruin society's organization? If anything, it would bring the nation closer. Bidstrupt states that, "If it is the stability of the institution of heterosexual marriage that worries you, then consider that no one would require you or anyone else to participate in a gay marriage. You would still have freedom of choice; of choosing which kind of marriage to participate in…" ( 3) .Gay marriage is positive in the U.S. because it decreases the......

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