The Political Rhetoric of Same-Sex Marriage
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SummarySame-sex marriage, the notion that two members of the same gender can be joined in a legally recognized union that is the civic basis of marriage, is a hot topic in the United States. The dispute over same-sex marriage has raged for years; the debate reached a fevered pitch after the 2004 presidential election, when “voters in 11 states approved constitutional amendments […] limiting marriage to one man and one woman.” Four years later, the discourse that proponents and opponents of same-sex marriage employ has changed very little.
Table of Contents- The arguments against same-sex marriage cite logic that is traditionally republican and ascriptive.
- Both claims blend conservative and ascriptive elements, but in different ways.
- Homosexual critics of same-sex marriage also have their own specific arguments against endorsing the institution.
- Jyl Josephson, in her piece contends that marriage and citizenship are indelibly linked in our society.
- this examination of the debate over same-sex marriage has been by no means exhaustive, it has still illustrated the common rhetorical themes underpinning the arguments made by both sides.
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