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Introduction

Same sex marriage is a hot topic that has recently resurfaced. Reason for the re-emergence of this topic is the increasing share of the youth who are in the favor of the same sex marriage. There is a big shift towards more liberal views in the United States on social norms and values. When asked about the societal norms, US citizens are thinking beyond the issues of the reproduction and sexual interaction.

Discussion

While the overall American culture is not going well and it is getting worse day by day, people are inclining towards the civil right issues and former taboo issues like same sex marriage.

This issue was recently highlighted in 2013 when a US citizen named Jim Obergefell went directly to Supreme Court of United States when he found out that his name was not listed as ‘spouse’ on the death certificate of his husband. Majortity of the US citizens supported the stance of Obergefell in this case.

The case of Obergefell vs Hodges also known as the higly ranked civil rights case in the history of the United States made a clear judgement on same sex marriage that the states that have baned same sex marriage are doing an act that is unconstitutional and are violating the US law under the Fourteen Amendment of US constitution. A very narrow decision with the ruling of 5-4 was made leading to recognizing the same sex marriage as the conctitutional and fundamental right of all the US citizens (William N. Eskridge, 1993).

Conclusion

Generational change is the main cause of the same sex marriage but with the passage of thime all the chords are now supporting this issue. Support for the same sex marriage is growing with the passage of time and today support on this issue has grown to 62% of the total American population.

References

Eskridge Jr, W. N. (1993). A history of same-sex marriage. Virginia Law Review, 1419-1513.

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