Same-sex couples should not be excluded from the legal right to marry because they signify the same love and commitment in a marriage as a heterosexual couple. They fall in love and want to commit themselves to that person by getting married or having a family together, but the law states that marriage is between a man and a woman. Whether the law's definition of marriage changes or not, society should take in consideration that …showed first 75 words of 1559 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1559 total…heterosexual couples. It was not that long ago that marriage between different races was banned along with other circumstances of marriage. The points I have made in my essay show those same-sex couples should not be excluded from the right to marry and should have the same benefits out of marriage that heterosexuals receive. If same-sex couples love each other and want to spend their lives together, what harm is that really doing to people?