Russia is Justified for Not Allowing Gay Marriage and Gay Propaganda

Without further ado, I would like to begin my rebuttals and speech. Homosexuals are targeted by hate crimes in russia quite frequently. [1] In looking at hate crimes we also may miss the hate crimes that are done by Homosexuals towards Heterosexuals or any other combination therein. Hate crime legislation in Russia would protect all sexual orientations from attack, including but not limited to heterosexuals, bisexuals, homosexuals, asexuals and other orientations. Civil rights legislation in the United States had a widespread effect in greatly reducing homophobia when it was enacted in 1964. [2] The long range effects of including sexual orientation in hate crimes legislation will probably significantly reduce homophobia within Russia. In your speech you mentioned “Hate Crimes are a controversial issue within themselves, with notorious double standards, and not a lot of 'modern' nations have Hate Crimes labelled in their own legislative systems. ”[3] Even though it is not on the topic of the debate I would like to briefly outline why Hate Crime legislation is needed. Hate crime legislation protects a group of people, which makes the public aware of the plight that group is in. Hate crime legislation will make the public aware that the group is vulnerable, has been extensively victimized in the past, and is in need of protection. [3]In your speech you briefly mentioned “Alexandr Yermoshkin was fired for organizing Homosexual protesting flash mobs which broke the local law and federal law of Anti-Gay propaganda in Public and for Disturbing the Peace by an impromptu protest“[3] I would first like to dispute that point by stating that “Citizens of the Russian Federation shall have the right to gather peacefully, without weapons, and to hold meetings, rallies, demonstrations, marches and pickets. ” From Chapter 2, Article 31 of the Constitution of the Russian Federation. [5][6] Observing this law in Russia, the russian government wrongfully arrested Alexandr Yermoshkin as he was protected under the Russian Constitution. In your speech you stated “Children can be psychologically manipulated with ease, meaning that from a young start, any ideas and philosophical beliefs will be heavily solidified into their minds at childhood, turning into strong forms of indoctrination. ”[3] I completely agree with the fact that you have stated, but I do not agree with the conclusion you brought from it. If children are taught from a young age that Homosexuals are wrong and to be looked down upon, then they will demonstrate this trait later in life. This can very well lead to an increase in hate crimes targeting homosexual people in Russia, which would be another reason to enact hate crime legislation to protect them and dissuade would be attackers. The only reason to hide homosexual propaganda would be to dissuade children from becoming gay, as many people believe that being homosexual is a choice and can be unlearned. This is not the case because two genetic regions – Xq28 an 8q12 – which seemed to be correlated to homosexuality in men. [7] This means that you are born gay, although you can choose to be straight, choice is not the only factor, and most children will not be turned homosexual by the propaganda, only taught that being gay is something that is accepted by society, therefore greatly reducing hate crimes against homosexuals. In your speech you stated that "leave and tax breaks actually harms the income of a nation. ” [3] I would ask you how maternity leave and tax breaks for marriage harm the income of a nation. The point of a marriage is partially to increase childbirth in a nation and to promote family values, although these are not all the reasons for it. There has been a decline in the amount of marriages since 1990 [8] so many governments, including the US government introduced marriage benefits. [9] Marriage benefits include Marital Tax Deduction, Filing Taxes Jointly, Social Security Benefits, Prenuptial Agreement Benefits, IRA Benefits, Legal Decision-Making Benefits, Inheritance Benefits, Health Insurance Benefits, Paternity Child Benefits, and Leave Benefits. [10] Is it wrong for the homosexuals to be given these benefits, as their union with their partner should be seen as the same as a union between same-sex couples. Is it right to deny homosexual couples the right to their partners inheritance or the decision of health care, because the state will not allow them to unite because the children might be affected? In your speech you stated “The concept of homosexuality is biologically unnatural, it is factually by the principles of nature, 'incorrect'. ” [3] I would like to dispute this point by stating that homosexuality has been observed in over 1500 animal species. [11] This means that homosexuality is not just a human trait or something that is biologically wrong with the humans who have it, but something that is biologically observed in nature, and is absolutely natural. In your speech you stated “There are no international articles which deem homosexual marriage as a human right. ” This is actually not correct. In the Universal declaration of human rights all humans have the Right to Marriage and Family, Right to equality and right to be free from discrimination. [12] If you combine these human rights together we can see that every human has the right to marry because they cannot be discriminated against. Russia has signed the Universal Declaration of Human rights, and as such they must provide these rights to their citizens. [13]Since Russia must abide by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, it is natural to be homosexual, and the children will not be affected by the propaganda, and that hate crimes legislation would benefit the entire Russian society, not just homosexuals, along with the right to receive all the benefits of marriage, side pro firmly believes that this resolution “Russia is Justified for Not Allowing Gay Marriage and Gay Propaganda” must and will fall. Thank you for reading and I look forward to my opponent's argument. Sources:[1]. http://tinyurl.com...[2]http://tinyurl.com...[3]http://tinyurl.com...[4]http://tinyurl.com...[5]http://tinyurl.com...[6]http://tinyurl.com...[7]http://tinyurl.com...[8]http://tinyurl.com...[9]http://tinyurl.com...[10]http://tinyurl.com...[11]http://tinyurl.com...[12]http://tinyurl.com...[13]http://tinyurl.com...