Article: Does a marriage really need sex? A critical analysis of the gender restriction on marriage.

INTRODUCTION

Marriage seems like an uncomplicated institution at first blush. Many people, beginning in childhood, think that marriage is something for which they should strive as a routine part of adult life. It seems that much of a person's life, particularly in the younger years, is devoted to finding that "special someone." A problem often arises, however, when that special someone is not who society expects, such as when that person is of the same-sex, is transsexual, or the individual is intersex. (1) The topic of marriage then seems to become extremely complicated.

Opponents of same-sex marriage argue that marriage should remain limited to a ...

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