"Same-sex Marriage in the United States." <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samesex_marriage_in_the_United_States>.
The author of this article discusses the history of same-sex marriage in the United States. It focuses on
both the past and present political events that have affected same-sex marriage. It further discusses all
the legal issues, debates, public opinions, effects and laws centering on same-sex marriage. Instead of
forming their own opinion, the author sticks solely to facts to help inform the audience on the issue. This
article is written for people who have little prior knowledge to the subject and want to become further
informed. It was a very informative article and it provided me with useful material. The information that
it contained help me in my paper making it a valuable source.
Dautrich, Kenneth, and David Yalof. American Government: historical, popular and global perspectives
. 2nd. 1. Boston: Wadsworth Cengage Learning, 2012. C-17. Print.
In this particular section of the book, the author provides the audience with The Bill of Rights (the 1st 10
Amendments to the United States Constitution.) He doesn’t alter any words; he delivers only the actual
wording of Amendment 1 of the U.S. Constitution. Having access to this very important U.S. document
granted me the power to analyze and interpret exactly what it was saying. Many people aren’t familiar
with the U.S. Constitution and what it entails but through this page in the book I was able to incorporate
this into my paper which gave me strong evidence towards my position on same-sex marriage.
Silver, Nate. "Explaining the Senate’s Surge in Support for Same-Sex Marriage." Nate Silver's Political
Calculus. The New York Times, 04 004 2013. Web. Web. 15 Apr. 2013.
<http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/04/04/explaining-the-senates-surge-in-support-forsame-sex-marriage/>.
In this article, the author discusses how senator’s views on same-sex marriage have changed. He
provides statistics by showing how the numbers of senator’s supporting same-sex marriage has skyrocketed since the year 2008. This data helps my argument by showing a change in the beliefs of
important legislatures thus giving same-sex supporters hope for reforms.
"Release Detail." Quinnipiac Univeristy. (2013): 1. Web. 15 Apr. 2013.
<http://www.quinnipiac.edu/institutes--centers/polling-institute/national/releasedetail?ReleaseID=1877>.
This documentation provides the audience with statistical data on support for same-sex marriage. It
discusses how American’s attitudes on same-sex marriage have made a dramatic shift from 2008 until
now. This helps support my argument with by grounding a claim I made with evidence.
"Growing Support for Gay Marriage: Changed Minds and Changing Demographics." Pew Research
Center. (2013): 1-2. Web. 15 Apr. 2013. <http://www.people-press.org/2013/03/20/growing-supportfor-gay-marriage-changed-minds-and-changing-demographics/1/>.
This data provided information about same-sex marriage views in terms of age groups. It also provided
data on America’s public attitude on the issue of same-sex marriage. Not only did this article help
ground a claim but it helped me rethink the issue in a specific way and lead me to make another claim.
Different age group’s views on same-sex marriage never came to mind until after reading this date but
the information it provided gave me another idea and helped me form another claim.
Dreier, Peter. "Is the Supreme Court Going to Settle for 'States' Rights' on Same-Sex Marriage?." Huff
Post Politics. (2013): 1-4. Web. 15 Apr. 2013. <http://www.huffingtonpost.com/peterdreier/supreme-court-states-rights_b_3027484.html?utm_hp_ref=politics>.
In this article, the author explains the Supreme Courts role in the issue of same-sex marriage. He
explains how two cases have been heard and Supreme Court justices will be asked to rule on them. He
argues in favor of same-same marriage but provides both sides to the issue and the possible decisions
the Supreme Court could make. This article helped me further understand my issue by providing me
with information. It also made a key comparison about another Supreme Court case (Loving v. Virginia)
that I will use as evidence in my paper.
Badash, David. "How Many Gay People Are There In America? Nope — You’re Wrong." Williams
Institute. (2012): 1-2. Web. 15 Apr. 2013. <http://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/press/how-manygay-people-are-there-in-america-nope-youre-wrong/>.
In this article, the author argues in favor of same-sex marriage and equal rights for members of the gay
and lesbian community. By stating that 9 million American adults (4% of the population) identified as
being either gay or lesbian it made me rethink the issue in a specific way. It made me realize that 9
million Americans are being treated unfairly.
"Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness." Wikipedia. (2013): 1-4. Web. 15 Apr. 2013.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life,_liberty_and_the_pursuit_of_happiness>.
In this article the unalienable rights of “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness” are discussed. It
provides the audience with the words from the second section of the Declaration of Independence
which state that Americans have the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. This helped
support one of my claims with evidence.
Alvaro, Jim, and Kathy Vredevoogd. "The Core Democratic Values." . Anchor Bay School District, n.d.
Web. 15 Apr 2013. <http://www.macomb.k12.mi.us/cc/cdv/cdv.htm>.
In this document it provides this audience with a clear and simple understanding of the Core Democratic
Values. This helped support a claim with evidence by reminding me about the Core Democratic Values I
learned about so long ago. I was able to prove that by banning same-sex marriage it was violating Core
Democratic Values.
Messerli, Joe. "Should Same-Sex Marriages be Legalized?." Balanced Politics. N.p., 19 11 2011. Web.
15 Apr 2013. <http://www.balancedpolitics.org/same_sex_marriages.htm>.
In this document the author doesn’t argue in favor of one specific side. Instead, he states both the pros
and cons to same-sex marriage. Before reviewing this document, I never viewed same-sex marriage as
minority discrimination but this helped me rethink of the issue in that specific way.
Chesler, Ariel. "Raised by Lesbians and I Feel Fine ." Huffpost Gay Voices. (2013): 1-2. Print.
<http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ariel-chesler/raised-by-lesbians-and-i-_b_3025506.html>.
In this article, the author argues in favor of same-sex marriage. The author himself was raised by a samesex couples (lesbians) and argues that same-sex couples treat their children with the same love as
heterosexual couples. This helped support one of my claims with evidence from someone who is a very
reliable source having been raised by a same-sex couple.