Gay marriage should be legal

Gay marriage should be legal. By making it legal this leads to a change in the definition of what marriage is. It has to be changed because it is a social problem. Making gay marriage legal is being proposed as a solution to the problem. Since this is the case then the social view on marriage will change. I am not changing the debate. I really hope this makes it clear for you. Rebuttal 1. Religious people are still part of society and it is society that is forcing this change. Because of beliefs it is generally religious people that are against gay marriage however this is also changing shown by my first point. There is a growing support for gay marriage and there are less and less reasons to be against gay marriage. 2. Yes I will prove that most people support gay marriage. "Right now, the most recent gay marriage poll comes from CBS News in July 2011. It showed that most people support gay marriage rights. According to the poll, 53% say the government should legally recognize same-sex marriages."[1] "An ABC News poll conducted in July 2011 showed similar results. According to that poll, 51% support gay marriage 45% are against it. 4% are unsure."[1] "35. Do you think marriages between gay and lesbian couples should or should not be recognized by the law as valid, with the same rights as traditional marriages? Apr. 9-10 Apr. 23-26 Dec. 19-21 June 26-29 2011 2009 2008 2008 Should be recognized as valid 51% 44% 44% 44% Should not be recognized as valid 47% 54% 55% 53% No opinion 2% 2% 1% 3%"[2] So as you can see not only does the majority support gay marriage that support is growing rapidly. 3. This is the point of having laws. You're not allowed to do something because the government says it is wrong. Take ethnic discrimination in America. A very relevant example would be the anti-miscegenation laws which "remained in force in many US states until 1967" [3]. These laws prohibited any interracial marriages from taking place. Nowadays interracial marriages are common and there are no social stigmas attached. The law said it was wrong and people took the view that inter-racial love was wrong. Now that the laws are changed this view is dying out. 4."You have not yet proved that legalizing gay marriage would make more people support." See rebuttal point three. "But you still do not bring up the benefits for society as a whole." So when people are not forced to drugs unnecessarily (see my last argument) because they think that the way they love is wrong this is not a benefit for society as a whole? When young people stop feeling the need to commit suicide because they think their love is wrong his is not a benefit for society? 5. Pro- gay marriage should be legal which would make it equal to that of "traditional marriage". Civil unions are not the same as marriage because they do not carry the same social status and it is the social status that is damaging which is why gay marriage should be recognised by the law. 6. See first paragraph of argument. 7. I have actually proved that it has benefits for society. You have not proved that it is harmful for society. Your attempts at that are rebutted below. How it benefits other societies is still a valid point as I have shown it has an affect on how other nations view America therefore still has an affect on American society. 8. "people could then say it should be changed so that they can marry their family members or pets." Family members will never be allowed to marry because inbreeding is biologically dangerous. Pets are not consenting adults so can't get married. 9. Your own definitions state that the only difference between gay marriage and heterosexual marriage is legal recognition. They are the same thing so they should be called the same thing. 10. In what way are we subsidizing their marriage? We are giving them the same legal recognition as heterosexual marriage which they have a right to. http://www.gaymarriageresearch.com... [1] http://i2.cdn.turner.com... [2] http://en.wikipedia.org... [3]