As Edgars Rkēvičs be the first openly gay print Latvia’s history, here’s a glimpse at other openly gay heads of state om around the world.
Contents:
- TEN REASONS TO SUPPORT GAY MARRIAGE
- GAY MARRIAGE: THEOLOGIL AND MORAL ARGUMENTS
- WHY NOT ALLOW GAY MARRIAGE?
- LATVIA BE 7TH NATN TO BE LED BY AN OPENLY GAY HEAD OF STATE
- 18 ARGUMENTS MA AGAST GAY MARRIAGE THE HOE OF LORDS
- SHOULD GAY MARRIAGE BE LEGAL?
TEN REASONS TO SUPPORT GAY MARRIAGE
* evidence to support gay marriage *
Here are 10 reasons to support gay marriage, and for other lears and cizens to follow Obama's lead:.
Homosexualy is a normal part of adult sexualy; gay men and lbians posss the same potential and sire for staed lovg and lastg relatnships as heterosexuals, cludg lovg and parentg children. Discrimatory marriage laws prive gay and lbian upl of over 1000 feral rights and benefs.
GAY MARRIAGE: THEOLOGIL AND MORAL ARGUMENTS
The Marriage (Same Sex Coupl) Bill was bated the Hoe of Lords yterday. Over 90 peers put their nam down to speak â?" predictably, â?Ts a hotly ntted issue the upper hoe. While there were passnate speech ma on both sis, the bate was notable for the range and breadth of the arguments ma agast the ia of gay marriage general, and this Bill * evidence to support gay marriage *
Some of the reasons are taken om the posn statement of the Amerin Psychoanalytic Associatn on gay marriage approved 1997 and revised 2008.
To read the entire statement and other Amerin psychoanalytic Associatn posn statements on gay rights and other social issu, click here. Convergg l of evince also suggt that sexual orientatn stigma and discrimatn are at least associated wh creased psychologil distrs and a generally creased qualy of life among lbians and gay men.
A US study that surveyed more than 36, 000 people aged 18-70 found lbian, gay and bisexual dividuals were far ls psychologilly distrsed if they were a legally regnised same-sex marriage than if they were not. So, would seem that beg a legally regnised same-sex marriage n at least partly overe the substantial health dispary between heterosexual and lbian, gay, and bisexual persons.
WHY NOT ALLOW GAY MARRIAGE?
A review of the rearch examg the impact of marriage nial on the health and wellbeg of gay men and lbians nced that marriage equaly is a profoundly plex and nuanced issue. But, argued that privg lbians and gay men the tangible (and tangible) benefs of marriage is not only an act of discrimatn – also:.
Of further ncern is rearch fdg that parison to lbian, gay and bisexual rponnts livg areas where gay marriage was allowed, livg areas where was banned was associated wh signifintly higher rat of:. Not a sgle study has found children of lbian or gay parents to be disadvantaged any signifint rpect relative to children of heterosexual parents. More pennts who lean toward the Democratic Party (81%) favor gay marriage than Democrats (71%).
LATVIA BE 7TH NATN TO BE LED BY AN OPENLY GAY HEAD OF STATE
“There was once tth to when nservative Christians said people of fah oppose gay marriage, ” he said. In her rearch, Twenge said she’s found that as the US beme more dividualistic and Amerins stopped viewg gay and lbian people as a monolh, their attus toward same-sex marriage beme more posive.
Hodg legalized gay marriage natnwi, cludg the 14 stat that did not prevly allow gays and lbians to wed. Adults (37%) favored allowg gays and lbians to wed 2009, a share that rose to 62% 2017.
18 ARGUMENTS MA AGAST GAY MARRIAGE THE HOE OF LORDS
For stance, 45% of adults the Silent Generatn (those born between 1928 and 1945) favor allowg gays and lbians to wed, pared wh 74% of Millennials (born between 1981 and 1996). 4As wh the general public, Amerins who intify as lbian, gay, bisexual or transgenr (LGBT) are most likely to ce love as a very important reason for gettg married.
SHOULD GAY MARRIAGE BE LEGAL?
Is among 29 untri and jurisdictns that allow gay and lbian upl to wed. The first natn to legalize gay marriage was the Netherlands, which did so 2000.