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Advantages Of Same Sex Marriage In The Philippines

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Did you know that same-sex unions were legally recognized first in the early 1990s? It was then only in Denmark, the first country in the world to legalize same-sex unions under the bill of Registered Partnerships( Rule, Sheila, 1989). Although it was only in the 90s when same-sex unions were legalized, a number of same-sex couples have applied for a marriage license since time immemorial which was unanimously denied and rejected. As of February 10, 2015 statistics show that there are 17 countries and 37 states of America to have same-sex marriage be legalized. In fact, Aiza Seguerra, a famous Filipino personality got married with Liza Diño in California where same sex marriage is validly recognized.
Marriage, established from love, is a lifetime commitment between partners, engaged to a lifelong promise to each other. Marriage, as we all know, is a globally accepted human right for all people. Since then, the LGBT community and some experts want same-sex marriage to be legalized in the Philippines. There is an argument that same-sex couples should have access to the same marriage benefits of that of the heterosexual couples. The main legal impediment is Article 1 of the 1987 Family Code which states:
Marriage is a special contract of permanent union between a man and a woman entered into in accordance with law for the establishment of conjugal and family life. It is the foundation of the family and an inviolable social institution whose nature, consequences, and incidents

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