gay marriage will not have a significant toll on society

Sorry to make this so last minute, I've been playing a lot of saxophone lately and have had many school projects I needed to finish. Children:My opponents states that SSM will not play more of a negative toll on society than divorced parents or single parents would, which is untrue. Divorce, in many instances, can actually be good for children [1] [2]. Moreover, Sarakantos 1996 showed that homosexual children do worse in school than other types of family structures in school [8] Also, the Regnerus 2012, Sirota 1997 and Sirota 2007 shows children of gay parents do the worst than other family structures. [4]In response to you statement "So why should ssm be illegal? " that is irrelevant to this debate. The question IS NOT over whether SSM should be outlawed (it should, but that's for another debate). Rather, the question is over the negative effects SSM would have on society. Moreover, to you claim that ". .. if your parents are gay makes you more likely to be gay is total bogus". One of the most reliable studies to date on families, Cameron & Cameron 1996, finds children of homosexuals more likely to be homosexual. It was a nationally representative and random sample. [3] [4] Also, Schumm in 2006 replicated Cameron's findings [5]Illegitimate Children:My opponents arguments are irreverent and missing the point of the debate. I will admit, correlation doesn't always equal causation, however, in this instance, it does. The illegitimacy rate rose sharply as soon as SSM as legalized. Moreover, my opponent is talking more about outlawing gay marriage rather than the negative effect it will play on society. I am aware it's not against the law to have kids out of wed-lock, but it's not a good thing [7]. I showed that gay marriage has, as proven with Norway, correlation with an increase of illegitimate children, which will damage society. Change in the Concept of Marriage:In truth, Canada has been facing a decrease in the amount of marriages since SSM was legalized. [6] [9] Also, when I said "optional" I was fully aware that there is no "national law in the U. S. to get married. " What I was meaning was people would see it as "optional," and not see it as very necessary so they would do it less; NOT that it won't be required. Moreover, as I've shown with the aforementioned Sarakantos, Regnerus and Sirota studies, they are at more of a disadvantage. In addition, my opponent does not refute my argument about SSM being a stepping stone to polygamy which will obviously hurt our civilization. Opponent's Conclusion:My opponent begins by stating "Sure we may be able to find some study with a small sample size and not enough evidence to show that families of SSM's might be at a slight disadvantage. .. " In truth, the Regnerus 2012 study I cited (Which my opponent has yet to refute) used 3,000 subjects, a representative sample, who actually completed the survey questionnaire. Of these, 175 reported that their mother had a same-sex romantic relationship while they were growing up, and 73 said the same about their father. These are numbers just large enough to be reliable and create an accurate population sample. [10] As for the rest of his claims, such as "ultimately what it boils down to is the child's relationship with his/her parents. The parent's sexual orientation has absolutely nothing to do with a child's [success]. " He ignores my previous studies which shows that sexual orientation does in fact matter in raising a child and that gay parenting is not optimum for children. Conclusion:My opponent's arguments were repetitive, poor, irrelevant and filled with improper grammar. My arguments on the other hand are still affirmed; for, gay marriage will lead to a higher demand for children by Same Sex Couples which will hurt children, increase the amount of illegitimate children and change the concept of marriage for the worst. All of these will affect society in negative ways. Sources in Comments.