The issue of gay or same-sex marriage and the dichotomy that is created in the context of this issue
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Table of Contents
- Introduction
- The Controversy over Gay Marriage
- Love and Marriage as Private Affairs
- The Social Dimension
- The Legal Dimension
- Conclusion
Abstract
Love, intimacy and marriage are often considered to be private affairs that take place between two individuals. While it is indeed true that love is a private affair, most laymen ignore the political and cultural ramifications that are associated with this issue. For instance, under the basic assumption that love is a private matter, same-sex partners who fall in love should be able to marry. However, because both state and federal governments have stipulated that marriage can only occur between a man and woman, most same-sex couples cannot engage in a private event that should have no public or cultural ramifications.
With the realization that the private acts of love and marriage can be so highly regulated by social and public constraints, there is a clear impetus to examine love in this context. To this end, this investigation considers the issue of gay or same-sex marriage and the dichotomy that is created in the context of this issue. As noted above, even though love and marriage are conceptualized as private affairs, there are a host of social and legal rules that mitigate this private affair. By examining the challenges wrought by gay marriage, it will be possible to effectively elucidate love as a social, legal and political construct that is not the private affair that most believe it to be.
With the realization that the private acts of love and marriage can be so highly regulated by social and public constraints, there is a clear impetus to examine love in this context. To this end, this investigation considers the issue of gay or same-sex marriage and the dichotomy that is created in the context of this issue. As noted above, even though love and marriage are conceptualized as private affairs, there are a host of social and legal rules that mitigate this private affair. By examining the challenges wrought by gay marriage, it will be possible to effectively elucidate love as a social, legal and political construct that is not the private affair that most believe it to be.
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