ATS2718 : Families and Intimate Life : Legalized for the Same Sex Marr

In Australia, the parliament of Australia has legalised for the same sex marriage. The Australia’s parliament passed the bill to permit the two individuals to get marry irrespective of the fact of sex or gender. It is addressed by the Australia that marriage is only a subject of man and women, not a sex. The lower house approved marriage equality with the members of the governing liberal national Coalition joining Labor. There are many countries, which do not allow the same sex marriage. The government of many countries in the world is deciding whether to legally allow identification of the same sex marriage. There are two dozen nations, which have passed the laws permitting gay and lesbians to get marry in the Europe and USA. In the Mexico, some regions permit same sex marriage or while other do not. In this essay, the legality of same sex marriage in Australia and other countries are discussed and examined.

In Australia, on 7 December, 2017 the legislation allows the same sex marriage. There are many countries, which allow the same sex marriage such as Malta, Germany, USA, and Greenland. Ireland, Finland, and Scotland. On the other hand, there are also some nations, which do not allow same sex marriage. It is argued for the same sex marriage that children want father and mother both. The father and mother play important role in the life of children. Some are argued that the parenting by the same-sex couple is not adequate (Arango, 2014). It is suggested by the evidences that children raised by homosexuals are more likely to understand the gender and sexual conditions. The children of same sex marriage are at the increased risk for the range of worse results. Further, it is argued that the marriage of same sex couple will undercut the standards of sexual dependability or the devotion in the marriage. The main problem of same sex marriage is abolition of paternal commitment in the coming times (Hoffarth and Jost, 2017).

The homosexuals are demanding the similar rights and the benefits like others. It is believed by many homosexuals that they are excluded from the fundamental rights of human being. They have gone to the court to get their fundamental rights. In the favour of same sex marriage, there will be many changes in many countries such as education related to sex and the adaption. The same sex marriage couple will also have same claim with the heterosexual couples to adopt the children (Raifman, et. al, 2017). On the other hand, same sex marriage will be the first step to change the meaning of valid marriage. The Queer drag theory is relevant theory to consider the topic of same sex marriage. The Queer drag theory evaluates the homosexual discourses in last century in respect of placing the queer in the context, deconstructing arguments for and against the current terms (Conkle, 2017).

The sociological theory refers to the theory that talks about the statements of how and why particular facts about the world are related. This theory relates to the single social process to different paradigms for the analysis of interpretation. According to this theory, one should not judge different actions on the basis of their personal opinion or values but an event should be judged only on the basis of scientific methods that aim for objectivity and attempts to avoid value judgement. As same sex marriage has been legalized in Australia so it can be said the government of the country have taken this decision by various facts and figures that hold justice to the case (Osterlund, 2017). It can be said that according to the theory of sociology, same sex marriage is the right of people present in the country that they should receive. People present in the society disallow gay marriage by arguing that their religion do not permit them to do so. However, this claim is unjustifiable because it is does not have any valid claim against it. Religion, faiths, and beliefs of people cannot hold the freedom of others to get married with someone whom they want to. The government of Australia understands the right of the LGBT community for which they approve same sex marriage. Only a few countries believe in uplifting the interest of LGBT community by giving them freedom to action their rights (Powell, et. al, 2015).

(Source: Zevallos, 2011)

The above mentioned image tells portrays the countries where same sex marriage is legalized and the countries where it is banned. The sociological theory talks about the process of taking actions of the basis of different paradigms, justifications and analytical frameworks. An article states that one in every fifteen people present in Australia move on the verge to become gay in their early 20’s. Seeing it as the need of the society, the government of Australia abolished ban and supported the society to have same sex marriage. Marriage between same sex is still illegal in some countries because they do not focus on the needs and wants of the minority section of the society (Kreitzer, Hamilton and Tolbert, 2014). Denying the marriage of same sex is considered as a breach of the right of freedom and every person present in the society should get equal opportunity to protect their rights as other person does. There are various opinions of people based on their belief and rituals but the government cannot abolish or implement regulations on the basis of that. For instance, in some countries like India, eating beef is conducted as sin but it is not the same rule in Australia. Similarly, the sociological theory states that same sex marriage is a right that every person should receive in the society (Rosenfeld, 2014).

Thus, in the limelight of above mentioned events, the fact should be noted that according to sociological theory perspective, same sex marriage is a right to people that should be justified using rules imposed in the favour of LGBT society. The government of Australia understood the need of the minority section of the society and legalized same sex marriage. This act should be legalized in other parts of the country as well because rules are never formed on the basis of belief and rituals of society.

References:

Arango, S. (2014) Same-Sex Marriage. Undergraduate Research Journal for the Human Sciences, 13(1).

Conkle, D. O. (2017) Evolving Values, Animus, and Same-Sex Marriage. In Marital Rights, 35(5), pp. 91-114.

Hoffarth, M. R., and Jost, J. T. (2017) When ideology contradicts self-interest: Conservative opposition to same-sex marriage among sexual minorities—A commentary on Pinsof and Haselton (2016). Psychological science, 28(10), pp. 1521-1524.

Kreitzer, R. J., Hamilton, A. J., and Tolbert, C. J. (2014) Does policy adoption change opinions on minority rights? The effects of legalizing same-sex marriage. Political Research Quarterly, 67(4), pp. 795-808.

Osterlund, K. (2017) Love, freedom and governance: Same-sex marriage in Canada. In Marital Rights, 38(1), pp. 115-132

Powell, B., Quadlin, N. Y., and Pizmony-Levy, O. (2015). Public opinion, the courts, and same-sex marriage: Four lessons learned. Social Currents, 2(1), pp. 3-12.

Raifman, J., Moscoe, E., Austin, S. B., and McConnell, M. (2017). Difference-in-differences analysis of the association between state same-sex marriage policies and adolescent suicide attempts. JAMA pediatrics, 171(4), pp. 350-356.

Rosenfeld, M. J. (2014) Couple longevity in the era of same?sex marriage in the United States. Journal of Marriage and Family, 76(5), pp. 905-918.