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Persuasive Essay: Supporting Gay Marriage

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Hannah Pena
Mrs. Bell
Period 1
2/24/16
Supporting Gay Marriage Is it out right to deny gay marriage? 75% of people will say yes, gays deserve the same right in housing, jobs, equal laws then you ask about about gay marriage, that’s where the talk of equality stops. Gay and lesbian couples are denied basic human rights because of who they love. Not only is the gay population not allowed to marry who they want, they are denied basic human rights because of their sexual orientation. What is the first thing that pops into your head when you think about marriage? A man and a women meeting for the first time and falling in love. Homosexuals have been denied the privilege of marriage for hundreds of years. Same sex marriage should be legalized because no one has the right to tell you who you can and cannot marry. “Marriage is about love, not gender” Love is blind and you don’t choose who you love. Gay people are just like heterosexuals, they just happen to be interested in the same sex. Meanwhile, Gay and lesbians are being discriminated against simply because of …show more content…

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