10/15/2014

Places With Same Sex Legal Marriage And Their Benefits To The Society

By Estelle Larsen


The benefits of marriage are both for the couple and the government. Most of the time the government overlooks another kind which is same sex due to a lot of issues. Usually this is because of political, legal, moral, and religious aspects which are addressed in this certain situation.

Giving equal rights and recognition for same sex couples have in no way harmed and infringed the rights of other people. For it to be called equal rights, what the majority is experiencing and enjoying should also hold true for the minority in terms of same sex legal marriage. This is all about protecting the rights of people as a whole.

Massachusetts was the first state to legalize this in 2004. After that, the other states followed. These are Washington, Rhode Island, Vermont, New York, Minnesota, New Hampshire, Maine, Delaware, Maryland, California, and also with the District of Columbia.

Some are recognized as a domestic partnership or also called as civil union that is recognized by the state but not the federal government. These are in Colorado, Illinois, Hawaii, and in New Jersey. The benefits are similar but it does not qualify for federal benefits such as Tax and Social Security benefits.

A lot of countries have already started legalizing and recognizing this before the United States took this step. In Denmark, they have it recognized in 1989, but Netherlands was the first to grant it in 2001. A few countries followed as well which includes, Uruguay, England and Wales, New Zealand, Spain, Sweden, Norway, South Africa, Canada, Iceland, Brazil, France, and Argentina. By 2015, Luxembourg is expected to do the same.

The LGBT has contributed to the whole society in a lot of ways in regards to the benefits of social, financial, cultural, political, vocational, and spiritual aspects. They are definitely a fundamental and huge part of society in order for the development and full growth of the entire nation. Having them denied basic rights and disregarding them would end up as a huge loss to their contributions to the nation.

Having the LGBT be given equality would benefit other of the minorities as well. This would promote non discrimination values which can lower homophobia and prejudices among other people. Legalizing this would be a huge step to let people all over the country to have a better communication with each other and to understand that these certain relationships are also of equal value. This helps in preventing conflicts between intergroups and promotes cultural diversity as well.

The negative and harsh impacts from discrimination, conflict, and exclusion done by the government would greatly affect the LGBT and even other minorities as well. It defeats the purpose for the growth of these individuals in order for them to foster physical, psychological, and general well being which is the priority for the development of each person to supposedly benefit the community. These impacts can cause social conflict, ill health, and psychological distress.

If these negative impacts are removed it would contribute to the better development of these individuals. Being provided with equal rights would let them focus solely on what is important which is nurturing their psychological and also their physical well being. This can give them more freedom to attain their full potential and prevents time and resources wasted from battling in attaining the basic rights. A time will come where same sex marriage would then be called as marriage.




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