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    The document discusses same-sex marriage and its legalization in the United States and other countries. It notes that in 2015, the US Supreme Court ruled that same-sex couples have a constitutional right to marry. While support for same-sex marriage has increased in the US and other nations, some oppose it due to religious beliefs. The document argues that same-sex marriage should be legalized in the Philippines to promote equality and prevent discrimination. Recognizing same-sex unions as civil marriages would extend fundamental rights to all couples.

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    Position Paper of Same Sex-Marriage

      Same-sex marriage, also known as gay marriage, is marriage between partners of the

    same sex and gender identity. For example, a marriage between two men or two women. The

    United States on June 26, 2015. A momentous decision by the Supreme Court gave same-sex

    couples a constitutional right to get married. The Obergefell v. Hodges ruling, which was 5-4,

    legalized homosexual marriage across the country, including in the 14 states that had previously

    prohibited it. The court's reading of the 14th Amendment, which the justices concluded violates

    the amendment's promise of equal treatment under the law, was a factor in the judgment.

    Gay and lesbian couples should not be treated any differently than their heterosexual

    counterparts, and they should be allowed to get married just like everyone else. Supporters claim

    that there are many practical reasons behind the struggle for marital equity, in addition to

    wanting to defend the ideal of non-discrimination and equal treatment. For instance, they draw

    attention to the fact that long-term homosexual couples frequently discover themselves devoid of

    the fundamental liberties and privileges currently enjoyed by heterosexual couples who formally

    wed, such as the ability to split pension and health benefits and the right to visit their sick loved

    ones in the hospital.

    According to a recent national survey by the Pew Research Center, which was carried out

    from March 13 to 17, 2013, among 1,501 people. It was evident that attitudes toward same-sex

    marriage have evolved. Less than one-third of Americans (33%) and the majority of Americans

    (58%) favored allowing homosexuals and lesbians to marry legally. Americans now favor same-

    sex marriage 49% of the time while opposing it 44% of the time.
    However, due to their religious convictions, some people in the Philippines refused to

    accept same-sex marriage. They contend that a man should be the only one permitted to wed a

    woman and that it is a sin against God to love another person of the same gender. The

    Philippines' Supreme Court declared that it had denied a request to review its September 2019

    decision rejecting a petition to legalize same-sex marriage there, effectively bringing this matter

    to a "finality" that it had previously stated.

    Same-sex marriage would increase everyone's rights and give gay and lesbian people in

    the Philippines a chance to wedding the person they love. Expanding civil marriage to couples

    who are of the same sex shows respect for the fundamental rights to equality and

    nondiscrimination from the perspective of human rights. It ought to be written into Philippine

    legislation. The Philippines should join nations like the US, South Africa, Brazil, Colombia,

    Argentina, Uruguay, New Zealand, Netherlands, Belgium, Spain, Portugal, Sweden, and Ireland

    to make marriage equality legal. In Asia, Taiwanese legislators are considering a draft law

    permitting same-sex unions.

    Same-sex unions would increase everyone's rights and give homosexuals and lesbians

    worldwide a chance to wedding the person they love. The right to marry is a fundamental human

    right, and extending civil union to couples of the same sex shows respect for these rights and the

    fundamental freedoms of equality and nondiscrimination. There is no civil marriage "exception"

    to the reach of international anti-discrimination law. Therefore, applying the protections against

    unfair treatment internationally logically dictates that homosexual and lesbian couples should

    have the same rights as heterosexual couples.


    Reference 

    Same-sex Marriage

    https://www.britannica.com/topic/same-sex-marriage

    David Masci, Anna Brown and Jocelyn Kiley (2019, June 4)

    Five facts about same-sex marriage

    https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2019/06/24/same-sex-marriage/

    Tom Rosentiel (2008, April 1)

    An Overview of the Same-Sex Marriage Debate

    https://www.pewresearch.org/2008/04/01/an-overview-of-the-samesex-marriage-debate/

    Carlos H. Conde (2017, March 20)

    Philippines Should Adopt Same-Sex Marriage

    https://www.hrw.org/news/2017/03/20/philippines-should-adopt-same-sex-marriage

    Philippines: Supreme Court Rules on Same-Sex Marriage 

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    same-sex-marriage/

    Non-Discrimination in Civil Marriage: Perspectives from International Human Rights Law and

    Practice 
    https://www.hrw.org/legacy/backgrounder/lgbt/civil-marriage.htm#:~:text=The%20right%20to

    %20marry%20is,of%20international%20anti%2Ddiscrimination%20law.

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