Keep Gay Marriage Illegal

Okay I am going to introduce my points for Same-Sex marriage. C1: Social Equality ------Genetics My opponent has said: "As for evolutionary role, everything in human behavior has roots in evolution." So my opponent says that sexual orientation is decided by genetics. ------Marriage benefits Marriage provides several advantages than being banned marriage. These include pensions, tax breaks, insurance coverage, social recognition, and better financial benefits. Why should gays/ lesbians be denied from this institution based soley on their sexuality? It's akin to the Jim Crow laws which denied African Americans the right to vote before the 1960s. ------Civil Rights and Constitutionality Marriage has been concluded to be a basic civil right of man, and also concluded to be fundamental in our survival as a species. This was determined in Loving v. Virginia. Gay and lesbians should not be denied a fundamental human right when the cause is genetic like my opponent said. [1] The result of the above case is from the Constitution. If marriage should be managed by the states, than it must be extended to them as well. This is because of the 14th amendment's Due Process and Equal Protection Clauses. Since my opponent and I have agreed that homosexuality is genetic and therefore not "chosen", this is due process, and because of the Equal Protection clause, a ban on gay marriage violates the Constitution. Therefore, SSM is Constitutional, and fulfills equal and excellent Civil Rights for all, instead of a few. C2: Gay Marriage Harms/ Gains John Stuart Mill has proposed a major philosophical principle: called the harm principle. Mill says: " The actions of individuals should only be limited to prevent harm to other individuals." [2] So, if gay marriage is not more harmful than beneficial, it should be legal. Rebuttals to "harms" My opponent has basically summed up his whole case as this: "Science shows us this reason is to help take care of nieces and nephews rather than having kids of their own." My opponent also voiced a concern on overpopulation. However, the world population is expected to decline after 2070, [3] and in the USA birth rates are already falling, and has been for a while. [4] Your source also shows that the kind of people there that act as "super uncles" is common because of the Samoa culture of close families and tight-knit communities instead of the USA's culture of my individualism. My opponent also has lacked to provide a source that gay marriage would lead to a lack of helping nieces and nephews by homosexual Uncles and Aunts. Gains From Gay Marriage Gay marriage leads to a range of different benefits: 1) Social recognition leading to stronger relationships with more meaning and status. 2) Gay marriage legalization would entitle homosexual couples equal financial benefits with heterosexual couples. This would be beneficial to the marriages, as well as local communities and the nation. Billions and more would be put in the economy. [5] 3) Helps children. Currently about a million children live in a household with homosexual parents. They are not harmed, as I will show soon, but if gay marriage was allowed, with all of the protections and benefits that come with Gay marriage legalization, many children would be helped as well. Would take many children out of adoption system. 4) Gay and lesbian parents are just as good as heterosexual parents. Numerous amonts of studies have proved this to be true, that children thrive equally under heterosexual and homosexual parents. [6] [7] [8] [9] Conclusion: Marriage is a fundamental human right. Under the Constitution, gay marriage should be legal. It comes with many social, economic, and psychological advantages, to all people. Plus, many more children would be helped with gay marriage being recognized. VOTE CONtra Sources: [1] http://law2.umkc.edu... [2] http://en.wikipedia.org... [3] http://abcnews.go.com... [4] http://www.google.com... [5] http://www.cbo.gov... [6] http://www.huffingtonpost.com... [7] http://latimesblogs.latimes.com... [8] http://www.time.com... [9] http://www.livescience.com...