Gay People Should Have Equal Rights As Straight People Regarding Marriage and Adoption

Too much change can be a good thing when it comes to people having equal rights. I don"t think it"s fair comparison to compare chips to gay people being allowed to marry. But for the sake of comparison, It"s probably healthier to eat apple chips instead, My local health store provides veggie chips, But for the people who want to eat regular corn chips with lots of salt, That option is still on the table for them. Broadening the types of chips gives people more option without taking away the choice for other people to eat what they want. For family there aren"t licenses and legal titles. That"s why parents have custody of children, Business partners form partnerships bound by law, Employees sign agreements with their employers. If I wanted to marry my friend for those legal benefits I could as well. It"s all about consent. Marriage is not the recognition of someone"s regular sexual partner. Some people get married that are asexual. Some people have lots of casual sex but see the person as nothing more than a fun sexual experience and would never even want a relationship with that person. I"ve hooked up with people that I wouldn"t want to be with romantically, Most certainly wouldn"t want to share finances with or have legal control in the case that something happened to me. That"s fine, Marriage is a consensual contractual union. You are correct in that marriage is unique. It is not solely inclusive of male and female. You believe that to be the truest definition of marriage, But that"s simply your preference. As that is your belief, You should never have a same-sex marriage. Fatherless households statistically show increase in poverty, But those statistics are based on single households. Gays are still a minority so gay marriage and adoption doesn"t do much to sway the statistics. These statistics are based on single income households, Which of course have more poverty because there"s only one adult bringing in the finances. Homosexuals can fill those needs just as well as heterosexuals and better in some cases, It"s all on a situational basis that depends on the quality of parenting, Not the sex. I have gay marriages in my family and they are some of the best, Most loving and accepting parents. Gay people have fought long and hard to have these rights and as a result they are well researched in many areas involving child rearing. People who have to adopt are people who have spent a lot of time, Waiting and money into having a child. It"s not the same with people who accidentally reproduce and decide to keep it and are more ill prepared. My apologies, When you said children I took it as the literal definition. Incestuous marriage is actually legal in many states, I think the main issue arises when the parent already is legally the parent, So that is the conflict of interest. Cousins get married all the time and I"ve read cases about fathers marrying their daughter because they weren"t legally recognized as the father. I personally don"t agree obviously, But fortunately I will never have to have an incestuous marriage so I"ll just look the other way here. Years ago the main argument against interracial marriages was the same "what next? ", Gays were not a focal point in that argument. It is offensive to compare interracial and gay marriages to plants animals and kids. Again the big difference here is consent, Despite the reasoning for the marriage. The laws put into place are regarding discrimination laws. As someone running a business to serve the public, You can"t descriminate. Be it against religions, Race or sexuality. If you"re running a business you are agreeing to serve the public, This is not so much about marriage but about an agreement with the government in business operations. If you run a private business not open to the public, It should be different. I"m also torn on them being prosecuted, But that is an argument for a different day. That has more to do with our discrimination laws. Our legislation has been in affect for 3 years, Australia"s is very new. I don"t think that it is a warning for us as it hasn"t happened here. Personally, When I have children I will teach them that gay people are normal and equal. From what I understand there are programs as such in the US but it is up to the parents on whether to enroll their children in these courses, Not mandatory. The same way as sex ed. I haven"t researched Australia"s policy enough to know how their program will work, But when I am informed I"ll get back to you on that. Marriage is not just about love or sex but a combination of many things and many legal rights and benefits. There"s no reason to give marriage a different name for gay people. We"ve learned that seperate but equal is not equal. I"ve already provided you the legal definition of marriage. Just because your definition is different and you have a different point in which the change to the original definitions and reasonings for marriage should stop, Does not mean your definition to marriage is the universal one that should be applied to all persons. I respect that you have that opinion, I suggest you never have a gay marriage. Same with people who are against interracial marriages and inter-religious marriages- don"t have one. As long as the parties are consenting and no one is getting hurt in the process, To each his own. We all deserve the same rights.