The issue of gay marriage remains controversial. Some people think that this trend has adverse effects on the society while others believe that it is seen as a natural trend and right for people to choose this type of marriage. Should gay marriage be legal? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

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Gay marriage is a controversial topic and
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divide into 2 types referring to
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question: the ones who believe that it can bring about many detrimental issues and the others who think
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quite normal and a right for
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why gay
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should not be legal.
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and foremost, taking into consideration that women and men are naturally born different and differ not only physically but psychologically I believe that a family should consist of a male and a female, so I am on the side of
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who think that
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kind of
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might really have hazardous effects in general,
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gay
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should not be allowed,
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I say by being very tolerant to LGBT community. There are countries that have already made gay
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legal,
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I still believe that
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type of marriage might dramatically change the structure and the value of a family having a huge impact on children. Of
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could be of help for the adoption of many children,
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I guess that a kid should be raised by both a man and a woman.
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, being brought up by a gay couple might bring a lot of trauma for children
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as they might become isolated and labelled as well as do not receive the proper care that a female mother or male father could handle. To conclude,
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some
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guess that gay nuptials should be legal and even some countries have adopted
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as a low, I myself strongly believe that marriage should not be legal as males and females have different peculiarities and there comes an issue of kids that should properly be brought up by males and females.
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