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Ask just about anyone and they will tell you that they are in favor of gay rights. Many people believe that homosexuals should have the same rights in jobs, housing, government benefits, law, etc. However, once the issue of is brought up, all talk of equality s ....

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.... of founding and maintaining a family.” This definition clearly states that marriage is intended for a man and woman, not a man and a man or a woman and a woman. However, this argument is not a very strong one. As a United States citizen, everyone is guaranteed certain rights in the Constitution, marriage being one of them. Marriage is “a fundamental constitutional right, or a broader right of privacy or of intimate association” (Price, 1). This means that those who wish to share their lives in an intimate and private way have the right to do so. In 1967 the Supreme Court announced that “marriage is one of the most basic civil rights of ....