Gay Marriage

Thank you for your argument. Although a lot of it was my opinion, the study by the Norwegian zoologist was all fact. Not his opinion. Your main two contentions are that marriage is the union between a man and a woman, and that homosexuality is not natural, heterosexuality is. I will be giving a rebuttal to both of your contentions. R1: Marriage is not necessarily the union between a man and a woman R2: Homosexuality is indeed natural NOTE: You said ‘hedrosexual’ numerous times instead of heterosexual. Just pointing it out J. R1: Marriage is not necessarily the union between a man and a woman Marriage is, in fact, NOT only the union between a man and a woman. According to dictionary.com (1), the term ‘marriage’ includes same-sex marriage, and does not specify that it is the union between a man and a woman: 1.a. the social institution under which a man and woman establish their decision to live as husband and wife by legal commitments, religious ceremonies, etc. Antonyms: separation. b. a similar institution involving partners of the same gender: gay marriage. Antonyms: separation. 2. the state, condition, or relationship of being married; wedlock: a happy marriage. 3. the legal or religious ceremony that formalizes the decision of two people to live as a married couple, including the accompanying social festivities: to officiate at a marriage. 4. a relationship in which two people have pledged themselves to each other in the manner of a husband and wife, without legal sanction: trial marriage. 5. any close or intimate association or union: the marriage of words and music in a hit song For translation 1, both a and b have the same antonyms. How can words with different meanings have the same antonyms? They can’t. Therefore same-sex marriage is the same as any other marriage. OR at least this is what dictionary.com says. Although number one DOES state that it is between a man and a woman, it shortly after says that a very similar institution can happen between two people of the same sex. You also mention in this contention (haha, that rhymed) some legal issues with same-sex marriage. However, there are numerous countries where it is legal all over the country (2). These countries are Argentina, Belgium, Canada, Iceland, Holland, Norway, Portugal, South Africa, Spain and Sweden. You live in Canada, so clearly the society where you were brought up in was pro gay marriage, seeing as it has been legalized for the past 6 years. (3) You also mention that it is not recognized as a marriage in any states in the United States. This is outdated. Today, same-sex marriage is considered as ‘normal’ marriage, and is legal in the following states (1): Connecticut Washington DC Iowa Massachusetts New Hampshire New York Vermont It is also legal in Mexico and Mexico City. Most of these states made same-sex marriage legal very recently (within 5 years), this means it is on an incline. As time goes on, more states, and probably more countries, will legalize gay marriage. People are realizing gay rights, and this is a great thing. R2: Homosexuality is indeed natural You mention that homosexuality is not natural, but if it is not natural, why is it found in animals? (4) This point was brought up in the comments, and is by all means right. If it is found in animals, than how is it unnatural? Attraction to someone or something is a natural force. It is a fact that humans contain something called “pheromones” that naturally attract you to someone. (5) “Human pheromones are naturally occurring substances that trigger specific “mating” responses.” This is a quote from naturalattraction.com. This is proved by scientists, and shows that the force of love, or whom we are attracted to, is a large part natural. Also, you use cars everyday. Those aren’t natural. If you are convinced that homosexuality is unnatural, what’s wrong with something unnatural? Unfortunately, I am running out of room. I will finish this argument and post my sources in the comments. Thank you and remember to vote PRO. Good luck to CON!