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Article: Do wedding dresses come in lavender? The prospects and implications of same-sex marriage.
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- Social Theory and Practice
- Article date:
- March 22, 1998
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On 3 December 1996, a Hawaiian state court upheld the legalization of same-sex marriage, although the next day the presiding judge set the ruling aside pending the outcome of an appeal by the state. This ruling rekindled fears that exist regarding the potential legalization of same-sex marriage throughout the United States. To answer concerns regarding same-sex marriage, I will examine several issues. First, the concept of marriage must be defined. Opponents often argue that same-sex marriage violates the definition of marriage and, thus, same-sex marriage should not be legalized. Second, given the difficulty of defining the concept of marriage, I will undertake an ...