Antoinette Marchitello Philosophy Paper Dr. Benson 12-1-01 Should same-sex marriage be legally recognized? – Pro Choice In our great country, we believe in equality and not to discriminate. Do we discriminate against inter-racial marriages? I hope not. And if we do not discriminate against inter-racial marriages, it is in my opinion that we should not discriminate against same-sex marriage. We believe in freedom of choice, which is one of our constitutional rights. The freedom of …showed first 75 words of 1384 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1384 total…proceedings of every other state." As discussed earlier, homosexual couples are trying to win the privilege of marriage just as inter-racial couples were fighting for the same thing some 35 years ago. Laws against gay marriage are now common. It is my belief that same-sex marriage should be legally recognized. The freedom to marry, or not to marry, a person of the same-sex should reside with the individuals and should not be infringed by the state.