[PDF] Top 20 Opposition as victimhood in newspaper debates about same sex marriage

... equal marriage rights are explicitly rendered victims in our ...their opposition, is underlined by the epistemic certainty of these constructions when foreshadowing the impact of the Bill: will pose, would ... See full document

... equal marriage as something being enforced against the will of ‘the ...wider debates about same-sex ...In opposition to this perceived lack of ‘demand’ victimhood is ... See full document

... regarding same-sex marriage, I included newspaper articles from seven states that considered the issue statewide in November 2006: Arizona, Idaho, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, ... See full document

... As support for same-sex marriage has increased, other attitudes about homosexuality have changed as well. Majorities now say homosexuality should be accepted by society (63%) and that the ... See full document

... In the end, the Scandinavian and Dutch experience suggests that there is little reason to worry that heterosexual people will flee marriage if gay and lesbian couples get the same rights. This conclusion is ... See full document

... the same sex of the household head have been included among same-sex roommates since in case of multiple roommates it was not possible to infer the identity of the household head’s partner (if ... See full document

... so act, then P5 will be vacuous: if a right is generally recognized in this sense, there will for that very reason be no public dilemma about it. So the argument can only succeed if the rights that suffice to ... See full document

... introducing same-sex marriage (SSM) into the law in Taiwan: 1) it may deplete the country’s huge resources, affecting the gov- ernment’s ability to develop the ... See full document

... We see Jesus supporting this understanding of marriage as a union between a husband a wife reflecting God’s union with us in his teaching as well (e.g., Matthew 19). He is rather straightforward in his teaching ... See full document

... Sexuality and Christian Theology; Augsburg Publishing/Minneapolis; 1978]. Gays and lesbians are doubly burdened by the message sent by measures such as the Defense of Marriage Act. On the one hand, gays and ... See full document

... (3) A person or group of persons who administers, witnesses, abets or aids the solemnization of a same sex marriage or civil union, or supports the registration, operation and sustenance[r] ... See full document

... of Marriage Act of 1996 (DOMA), paving the way for same-sex marriages to receive the same federal benefits and protections as opposite-sex ...between same-sex partners as ... See full document

... concern about a trans person pretending to be “normal” or heterosexual can be found in J v ST (formerly J)(transsexual ancillary relief) [1998] Fam ...concerns about maintaining marriage as an ... See full document

... Like heterosexuals, lesbians and gay men enter into and sustain loving, committed relationships that are integral to a sense of well-being, personal fulfillment, and realization of individual potential. Sexual bonds, a ... See full document

... of marriage, was met with uncomprehending resistance by policy-makers, legislators and ...criminalizing same-sex sexual activity9 and a series of earlier United States cases had consistently upheld ... See full document

... whether marriage is a constitutional right for same-sex couples in the United ...issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples and whether states must recognize ... See full document

... gay marriage exists across most segments of the American population, though significant divides ...gay marriage by about two-to-one, while those age 50 and older are ...gay marriage among ... See full document

... religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability or national origin in those instances where religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, physical, mental or visual condition or national origin is a bona fide ... See full document

... of same sex couples) have given a separate written consent to the use of the shared building for the solemnization of marriages of same sex couples (a “consent to ... See full document

... required, against its own wishes, to be so involved. Providing equality of choice is easy, even in the face of religious objection, for religious tolerance demands that the rejection by Religion A of civil partnership ... See full document