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As stated in the Declaration of Independence, all men have the unalienable right to the pursuit of happiness. That should mean that all men and women can live their lives the way they please as long as it is in a legal fashion. One of the rights we posses as individuals is to marry the person of our choice.

The issue of gay marriage has been very big recently. Dating within the same sex should not be prohibited since there is no law against it. Our Founding Fathers fought for our freedon, and it seems like it is being taken away from people who choose to live a homosexual life. The United States gained it's independence as a free country and people are allowed to date whom they please whether it be a person of the same sex or not.

People who choose to be a homosexual are no different than heterosexuals. They work, pay taxes and abide by the laws just as a U.S citizen should. They should no be denied the right to marriage by the court of law. A person's sexual orientation should remain their own personal business and no one elses. If a female chooses to have a relationship with another female, she should be entitled to that right, and that goes for males as well. There is no law that states two people of the same sex can not be with each other in a relationship and start a family by means of adoption of in some cases, artificial insemination.

Most people who have problems with people's sexual preference tend to be the people with strong religious beliefs. Of course it is a belief that a man is supposed to live their lives with a woman, but yet, there are some people who are religious and do not have a problem with the issue at hand. They feel that as long as a person is happy and it is not against the law then they can do as they please.

The Declaration of Independence gives people of the United States guaranteed rights, idefinitley the right to the pursuit of happiness. Taking that

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