Why Should Same Sex Marriage Be Legalized?

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I feel same sex marriages should be legalized because they want the same rights as heterosexual couples. I feel they should be able to have the same rights.

Same sex couples should be allowed to marry in the United States. First of all, while it is a relatively new practice that same-sex couples are being granted the same form of legal marital recognition as commonly used by same-sexed couples, recent publicity and debate over the past decade gives an impression that civil marriage for lesbian and gay couples is novel and untested. Some cities have passed laws providing for same sex couples and heterosexual couples, who are living together without being married. To become domestic partners, the partners must register their relationship...