Policy Analysis: Same Sex Marriage Introduction

Subsequently, various states and local jurisdictions (e.g., New York, New Jersey, San Francisco) have adopted or attempted to adopt legislation permitting same sex marriage (Gourvitz & Gourvitz, 2002). At issue herein is the possibility of a constitutional amendment affecting the entire United States which would legalize same-sex marriage û a move supported by this writer. A constitutional amendment would redefine marriage, extend the protections and benefits (as well as the duties and obligations) of marriage to disenfranchised citizens, and eliminate the disadvantages under which same-sex partners now labor. Stakeholders include primarily all same-sex partners and potential partners as well as other individuals who continue to regard marriage as legitimate only between a man and

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x couples in the U.S. continues to rise as does the number of same-sex couples who are raising children. Legal recognition of such relationships is vital to protecting the emotional and economic well-being of these families, according them equal status and legal recognition on a plane identical with that of heterosexual marriage and removing the stigma that many same sex couples continue to feel. Most significantly, Gomes (2003) argues that the lack of equal protection disadvantages same-sex couples so significantly that the end result is the creation of a group of second-class citizens who are denied equality as understood in the U.S. Constitution. Gourvitz and Gourvitz (2002) noted that a number of organizations actively support a same-sex marriage amendment. Lambda, the National Gay and Lesbian Rights Coalition, and a substantial number of the members of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers are among those groups supporting such an amendment. Same-sex marriage is also supported by the Association of the Bar of the City of New York and other state and regional bar associations (Report on Marriage Rightsà, 2004). A number of voices have been raised against same sex marriage. In May 2002, six U.S. Congressmen
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