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Legislating Sexuality
Title: Legislating Sexuality
Category: Law & Government / Civil Rights
Details: Words: 1090 | Pages: 4.6 (approximately 235 words/page)
Legislating Sexuality
On September 21, 1996, President Bill Clinton signed the Defense of Marriage Act, a bill proposed by Republican Bob Barr of Georgia in order to prohibit the marriage of gay and lesbian couples.(CWA) Although this bill cannot be called 'unconstitutional', by forbidding the marriage of same-sex couples the government is taking a stand on an issue that does not require its lofty opinion and judgment. Marriage has long been an institution that was based on the …showed first 75 words of 1090 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 1090 total…it will not be stopped until it reaches it's goal, that being when homosexuals receive the respect and acceptance that has been denied them for ages.
Works Cited
Cooke, Edward F. A Detailed Analysis of the Constitution. Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield P, 1995.
The Libertarian Party Of Alachua County, Florida. 'Reject ' Defense of Marriage Act,' Libertarians Urge Congress.'
~libparty/960605.htm>. June 5, 1996.
The Mellman Group. 'Recent Poll Data On the Defense of Marriage Act'. . June 4, 1996.
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