Homosexual partnership

1. This is false. While the celebration and qualification of marriage varies from culture to culture, it in no way removes the fact that the two people are getting married. And marriage is not a cultural fabrication, because every culture in the world we've ever encountered has had a form of marriage, and never between two people of the same sex. While two same sex people might have sex, they would've never been married until very very recently. Even in the animal kingdom marriage is apparent, with mammals choosing a mate for lige. Again, this makes the system efficient and organized. So in general, marriage is a very apparent and real thing that th government should sanction, because that encourages traditional marriages and therefore pro creation. You have to understand, tradition isn't fabricated, it's how things were in the past and how they were naturally. And because of all this, I would argue that gay marriage, not marriage in general, is a creation of our modern culture. The idea that two people of the same sex could create a sanctioned and also infertile union is ludicrous, as it makes little sense to treat these couples the same as straight couples. And this is why straight marriage should be given benefits. It promotes the practice altogether, which we must remember is necessary and beneficial. 2. While these claims certainly would be fine in a utopian world where reality is relative, but that's not how anything works. It is not debatable that a child needs a mother and father to fully develop naturally and effectively. That is how it was meant to be, and while that is technically against the rules to say it is correct. Why would all cultures across the globe act in such a way even without intercontinental interaction? Because it's how a child should be raised. Take for example, the baby boomers. This generation of rebellious young people and countercultural attitudes was essentially caused by world war 2. Millions of young men die, and as a result leave millions of children at home with no father, causing a major disconnect between generations and making them feel essentallly lost. The family dynamic is something greater than just love. The people that created you take care of you, and so on. This is how life works. And my second, and probably most effective example is that of black culture nowadays. Yes, there are plenty of upstanding black men in this world and many are finding their way. But we cannot ignore the fact that about 70% of black children are born out of wedlock [1], and about 33% will be incarcerated in their lifetime [2]. This is not due to white racism as many claim, but due to a disconnect in the black family. The main difference between African American culture and the rest of American culture is that black Americans tend to live their lives without a stable household, without a stable father, and almost always with drug use involved. I know there are many exceptions, but the facts don't lie here. The instability of the black household does not provide a stable ground for living a prosperous life in most areas of the country. This, to me, proves the necessity of a full household. 3. Here lies a major misconception about growing up in that sort of a household. To say that a child would be an outcast due to having 2 gay parents is ignoring the present situation we have. This culture we have now is much different from that of even the previous generation. In fact, the majority of Generation Ys support gay marriage, and are extremely open minded. I can tell you from observing that at least at my school, the homosexuals were treated with if anything, more niceness and if anyone were to insult them, they would be promptly chewed out my most people around. Even ignoring all this, everyone finds friends. There are people to identify with. Generally, the gay kids in school find and hang out with other gay or extremely open minded kids, who tolerate and treat them in a different way. So why is the drug, suicide, and std rate for homosexuals much, much higher than that of say, the computer geeks at school. The ones that will be the future programmers, who may have very few friends. These psychological impacts are about what you do, not where you are. If you're doing what you believe to be just and moral, you should have no problem living your life. Regret is one of the main causes of depression [3], and in the gay community I believe this is caused by confusion over what is right at an early age. In your last point, let me point out again that culture did not create marriage. Marriage has always existed and is a fundamental law of existence that is beyond us. The idea of opposite pairs is something that comes natural to the universe, and is not one of our creations. And I would again argue that the loss of a vital parent figure is a cause of problematic family lifestyles. A good testament to this is looking at the hippies of the 60s or many black families today: it is what happens when you choose to disregard the importance of marriage. My last point for this round has to be that we here are "reeducating" the population to conform to something we just declared to be the correct way of thinking. Our country is no longer built on individuals, but on people trying to create a utopian society with no imperfections. In the pursuit of progress, is destroying an infinitely long institution really necessary? This counter culture is, in my opinion, based on the gay community creating a bullying culture that uses peer pressure and boycotts to bring the general population into their ring. [1]-. http://m.chron.com... [2]- . http://en.m.wikipedia.org... [3]- . http://www.aarp.org...