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Research proposal: Same sex marriage

What is your argument?

The idea of same sex marriage is a heavily debated topic in the United States. While many individuals

and organizations argue against granting gay couples the same rights to marry in a court of law, many of

these individuals and organizations usually cite arguments such as same sex marriages will destroy the

institution of marriage, the increase in polygamy, the government's influence of promoting gay culture

and tolerance and that the social security system will not be able to afford supporting heterosexual and

homosexual couples. While these arguments might be easy to debunk or prove unjustifiable, they fail to

address the issue of how modern marriage is defined, which is the union of a man and a woman in the

eyes of the law and not necessarily in the eyes of God. In this sense, marriage between heterosexual and

homosexual couples is more of a legal matter than a religious one. Therefore, I will analyze various

documents that exploit the concept of marriage from a religious standpoint and argue against them that it

is strictly legal matter.

Why is this argument important for you to research and write about?

This topic is important for me to research and write about because I know many individuals who are in a

same sex relationship and would like to marry. However, same sex couples have to face opposition from

many different communities, such as religious and the legal. I do not plan to resolve this issue, but I do

plan to locate, analyze and argue against the rhetoric and language that is used to argue against same sex

marriage. Finally, I will propose developing a new kind of rhetoric and discussion on same sex marriage

that describes it from a strictly a legal perspective. Should same sex couples be allowed to marry in the

United States? yes, I believe that they should be allowed to marry.

How do you plan to go about researching this argument? What sources do you plan to use?

In order to research and write about my argument, I will locate and analyze various documents that use a

religious rhetoric to argue against same sex marriage in the United States. While many of my sources

will be electronic, such as websites or digital articles, I will also conduct two semi-formal interviews

with two same sex couples.

Have at least 4 credible sources

National Center for Lesbian

Rights:

The Weekly Standard article - "The worst thing about gay marriage: It's not going to work" -

Anti Gay Marriage Arguments website:

NY Daily News website - "Five arguments against gay marriage: Society must brace for corrosive

change:"

marriage-gay-advocates

Have a timeline for when things need to be done

Timeline of anticipated events:

April 9-13 – Do my research over my topic to find and analyze my sources

April 15-19 – Start to write my analysis over the various articles, websites and books arguing against

same sex marriage

April 21-24 – Conduct my two semi-formal interviews of two same sex couples to get their perspectives

on the arguments against same sex marriage

April 21-29 – Work on writing out of my argument

April 25-29 – Touch up and revise my writing

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