same sex marriage[1]

Same-Sex MarriageShould gay and lesbian couples be given the same rights as everyone

else?

Do any of these photos upset you? 

Why?

6 Out of 50 States

• 6 of the 50 states in the United States allow same-sex marriage• Conneticut, Massachusetts, Iowa, Maine, New Hampshire and

Vermont   

Political Affiliation

• Republicans are against gay marriage • Independents are slightly more for same-sex marriage

 • Democrats are mostly for gay marriage

Age of Acceptance

• The older generation is less accepting or is against it • The younger part of the population and young adults are for gay

marriage

Benefits Not Allowed

• Social Security Benefits •  Gift Taxes

 • Transfer

 •  Marriage Benefits

 •  Marriage Exemption to Federal Estate

Though people against gay marriage believe these rights shouldn't be allowed to gay couples.

Holly's Story• Holly and Eileen

 • 1,049 Benefits

 • Denied Rights

Against Gay Marriage

• #1 Reason - Religion bans same-sex marriage

Gay and Famous• Miguel Bose - Spanish singer and actor

 •  Truman Capote - American writer and journalist

 •  Ellen DeGeneres - American actress and comic

 • John Edgar Hoover - American head of the FBI

 •  Elton John - British pop singer and composer

 • Leonardo da Vinci - Italian painter, sculptor and architect

Ellen DeGeneres

http://www.tubechop.com/watch/292321  

Proposition 8• May 26, 2009 - Prop. 8 Upheld

 •  August 2010 - Proposition 8 repealed

 • 2011 - Prosition 8 ban lifted

 • February 7th, 2012 - Proposition 8 found to be unconstitutional

Proposition 8, February 7th, 2012

http://www.tubechop.com/watch/292301

Should gay and lesbian couples be allowed the same rights as everyone else?

The End

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