Tuesday, October 14, 2014

Benefits Of Same Sex Legal Marriage And Their Contributions To Society

By Estelle Larsen


The couples in same sex marriage is not the only one benefiting from the legalization but the government can also benefit from this as well. The advantages that the LGBT community will be able to provide is usually overlooked by the government. Certain legalities, religious aspects, and morality are being addressed in the situation.

The rights of most people have never been infringed upon or harmed when same sex couples are recognized and given equal rights. Same sex legal marriage is extending the actual rights for people who are enjoying already the benefits of these rights, which is by the majority, and should also be experienced by the minority as well. This is protecting the basic rights of every single person.

Massachusetts was the one to legalize marriage for the same sex in 2004. The other states then followed after this. This includes California, Delaware, Maryland, New Hampshire, Minnesota, Maine, Rhode Island, Washington, Vermont, New York, and with also 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.

Other minorities would be able to take advantage and get the benefit from promoting equality with the LGBT. It takes out discrimination in general, and especially with reducing homophobia. Legalizing this would let millions of people communicate better without any prejudice across the country and promote that these relationships are of equal value. This creates harmony between intergroup and supports cultural diversity.

It is a given that an individual should foster psychological and physical well being for them to contribute well to the development of society by being the best individuals they are. The harsh impacts of discrimination and also on the exclusion by the government and also from the society would greatly impact the growth of these people. This would cause psychological distress, social conflict, and ill health among these people.

Removing these negative impacts can result into a better development of each individual. Having their potential being met where they can focus more on the important aspects for their growth instead of having to battle and fight for basic rights for themselves and enduring the discrimination by the society as well as the exclusion. This can remove the time and resources that are wasted. Sooner or later same sex marriage would be simply named as marriage.




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