Opening the Closet: Marriage and Spousal Rights for Homosexuals

As time passes the needs of society’s attitudes and values changes; morality changes. For instance, today’s society does not have the same needs and concerns as society in the 1950’s. As society changes, so should the law. When cars were invented the law had to change to accommodate this change in lifestyle. It should be the same with homosexuality. As each year passes the number of gays, who admit they are gay, or come out of the proverbial “closet” increases. As acceptance of sexual orientation becomes less rare and more accepted our laws should change as well. There are a number of people who are gay in Canada today, who would like to have the same spousal and marriage rights as heterosexuals. It is not right to discriminate by giving heterosexuals greater rights than homosexuals. We are suppose to be living in a country where everyone has equal rights and freedoms no matter your sexual preference. There are many gay and lesbian couples who would like to have the same be...