The Concept and History of Marriage

A great problem in today’s society is criticising same-sex marriages, even when the facts and values of an ordinary marriage suggest that it should be well supported. Not only is nowaday’s marriage based on love and companionship, but also publicly recognized same-sex unions have popped up in various civilizations throughout history. The first instances of such arrangements actually being referred to as marriage come from Rome, where men emperors married men in public ceremonies. In response to these facts and values of modern marriage, I’m still uncertain as to why same-sex marriage is so frowned upon, as queer people are even proven to have affectionately stronger relationships than ones in traditional marriages. …