Legalizing Same Sex Marriages The government should legalize same-sex marriages. The proposed legalization of same-sex marriage is one of the most significant issues in America today. Presently, it is one of the most controversial political questions facing lawmakers, as well as one of the most provocative issues emerging before American courts. In the United State’s current system, efforts to legalize same-sex partnerships have had limited success. In 1994, the California legislature passed a domestic partnership bill that provided official state registration of same-sex couples and provided limited marital rights and privileges relating to wills and estates. While Califor