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    Same-sex marriage is a controversial issue in the Philippines. As a predominantly Christian nation, lawmakers consider biblical morals in legislation. However, supporters argue that prohibiting same-sex marriage is a form of discrimination against minorities and denies homosexual couples the same rights as heterosexual couples. While some view marriage as a moral issue, advocates for same-sex marriage see it primarily as a legal issue concerning property rights and inheritance for homosexual partners. Recent comments by President Duterte indicate support for same-sex civil unions that would address legal aspects of unions between same-sex couples.

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    Same-sex marriage is a controversial issue in the Philippines. As a predominantly Christian nation, lawmakers consider biblical morals in legislation. However, supporters argue that prohibiting same-sex marriage is a form of discrimination against minorities and denies homosexual couples the same rights as heterosexual couples. While some view marriage as a moral issue, advocates for same-sex marriage see it primarily as a legal issue concerning property rights and inheritance for homosexual partners. Recent comments by President Duterte indicate support for same-sex civil unions that would address legal aspects of unions between same-sex couples.

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    Same-sex marriage is a controversial issue in the Philippines. As a predominantly Christian nation, lawmakers consider biblical morals in legislation. However, supporters argue that prohibiting same-sex marriage is a form of discrimination against minorities and denies homosexual couples the same rights as heterosexual couples. While some view marriage as a moral issue, advocates for same-sex marriage see it primarily as a legal issue concerning property rights and inheritance for homosexual partners. Recent comments by President Duterte indicate support for same-sex civil unions that would address legal aspects of unions between same-sex couples.

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    SAME SEX MARRIAGE

    Marriage is not about sex its about the legality

    According to the Cambridge dictionary same sex marriage is marriage

    between Marriage between two people of the same sex.

    The Philippines is principally a Christian country, particularly a Roman

    Catholic nation. Although there is a separation of the church and the state,

    the lawmakers of the Philippines consider morals derived from the Bible in

    legislating laws. Homosexuality is a rising trend in the Philippines, with 1 in

    16 men being gay, according to an article by Atif Munawar (2015). With

    this rise in homosexuality, the question “Should same-sex marriage be

    legalized?” becomes more relevant, if we consider the fact that it is against

    Filipino culture, morals and tradition. Same-sex marriage should not be

    legalized in the Philippines.

    Marriage. We celebrate it, sometimes mourn it, and even argue vehemently

    over it. Well, that is just what is happening today. No one can agree when

    it comes to the rights of marriage. Same-sex couples claim it is an

    unalienable right for them to marry. Opposite-sex couples get married on


    Friday and divorce on Monday. So what is the big issue? The hot topic these

    days seems to be the highly controversial issue of same-sex marriage.

    "I do." These two simple words have the power change lives in an instant.

    For most people, the phrase conjures up images of a man and a woman

    being joined in marriage. But for gays and lesbians, having the chance to

    legally say "I do" is a far-off dream. Prohibiting same-sex marriages is an

    act of discrimination against a minority. There are many laws against

    minority discrimination including equal protection amendments, the Bill of

    Rights and anti-slavery laws. Denying the right to marry for a homosexual

    couple is the same as denying marriage to a Hispanic couple, or even an

    interracial couple. If civil unions were really the same, why don’t

    heterosexual couples get them?

    Marriage is legal not a moral issue (Falcis 2019) Lesbian, Gays, Bisexual,

    Transgender (LGBT) community counters the argument of conservative

    faith as they are pushing for legality more than morality. Its about the

    legalization of conjugal property.


    Under the law, in cases of death without the last will and testament, the

    wife, ascendants, and descendants will receive the inheritance.

    But without any marriage certificates to show, no matter how long a gay

    couple has been together and no matter how much money the other person

    in the relationship has poured in for the property if it is under the deceased

    name, they will not get any share.

    The same-sex civil union has Duterte's nod because it "fixes the different

    aspects of the union of those of the same sex," said former Palace

    spokesperson, lawyer Harry Roque. (PNA)

    In conclusion, same sex marriage is a right. No one is above the law

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