What is marriage? Marriage is defined as the legal union of a man and a woman. According to Psychology Today, marriage is the process by which two people who love each other make their relationship public, official and permanent. Although given the definition of marriage and most of society makes same sex marriage almost impossible; Psychology Today recognizes that “any” two people who love each other can meet and be united. In 1970, in Minnesota, the first gay couple to apply for a marriage license in the United States was Jack Baker and Michael McConnell and the two were not allowed to marry. However, in May 2013 Minnesota finally legalized same-sex marriage and the law would go into effect starting August 2013. They had to wait over 40 years to finally be happy in the marriage they wanted and get legally married. In 1975, two men from Phoenix, Arizona were granted marriage licenses by their county clerk. However, marriage is still banned in more than half of the United States of America. Why is gay marriage banned in most of the United States? Although elected officials do not legalize same-sex marriage, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) says gay and lesbian couples want the same rights as married couples and more than half or a majority of Americans believe they should have an agreement legal that gives them these rights. rights. (History of state constitutional marriage bans, 2011-2013). Many elected officials are against same-sex marriage, while US President Barack Obama is the first US president to support same-sex marriage. Traditionally, same-sex marriage is wrong and morally so too. However, we can say that there are many American traditions that are breaking down and that...... middle of paper......ter. Storm. Chicago City Colleges. October 12, 2013Dinno, Alexis and Chelsea Whitney. “Same-Sex Marriage and the Perceived Assault on Opposite-Sex Marriage.” Plos UNO 8.6 (2013): 1-8. Premier of academic research. Network. October 12, 2013. Hallett, Stephanie. “History of Gay Marriage in the United States (INFOGRAPHIC).” The Huffington Post. TheHuffingtonPost.com, July 15, 2013. Web. October 12, 2013. “History of State Constitutional Marriage Bans.” Human rights campaign. Np, nd Web. October 12, 2013. “KidsHealth.” Sexual orientation. Np, nd Web. 12 October 2013.Ricco Mkhondo. "Gay families are the same as traditional families." Opposing Views: Gay Parenting. Ed. Beth Rosenthal. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2013. Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center. Storm. Chicago City Colleges. October 12, 2013"Traditional marriage?" Faith in America. Faith in America and the Web. 12 October. 2013.