Gay Marriage

The opponent failed to put forward definitions therefore I will do so. ---- Definitions ----Gay Marriage - A union between two men or two women, allowing them to have the exact same set of legal rights as those possessed by heterosexual spouses. These include rights such as hospital visitation. A step beyond civil union, gay marriage will at last give LGBT partners the security that every family, whether m/f, m/m, or f/f, deserves. ---- Contentions ----1. I will briefly give the history of the United States and Gay Marriage. Ever since 1779, Thomas Jefferson passed a law that forced that all male gays be castrated and female gays to be mutilated of their nose. This shows that since the foundation of this country there were laws criminalizing gays. At around 224 years later the Supreme Court put an end to all criminalization of gays. Even though the laws have changed we can still see that all people do not believe that Gays should have the same rights heterosexuals have. During the 1950's a movement started, a National Gay Rights Organization even though at this time it was illegal to support gays people still registered. Ever since then the foundation has never died off and until this date still stands protecting the rights of LGBT men and woman. So I will start off with this, we are all created equal and it states it so in the Declaration Of Independence, "We hold these truths to be self evident that all men are created equal. " Of course at It's foundation it truly meant white man but the U. S. A government changed those laws making it for all man and woman, black or white and not mattering about sexual orientation. Therefore if we so call ourselves such a great democratic country in which the voice of every citizen is heard, then why is it that still in some states of the United States Gay marriage is not legal? People state that marriage is the holy act of a man and a women. Most of the time these people believe in Christianity and believe how we are a Christian nation, but I tell this to those people we are not only a Christian nation but a Buddhist nation, Jewish nation as well as an Atheist nation. Many different cultures and differences. Wasn't that what this country was founded on? Freedom, to break away from an oppressive government? I believe that the United States should learn from their experiences with an oppressive government and live to the real expectations of freedom and democracy.2. You're against Gay marriage, then don't have a Gay marriage. But don't prevent others from marrying who they love. Also I will tell this to my opponent by legalizing Gay marriage we are not depriving anyone from their rights, but yet when we don't legalize Gay marriage we are depriving the LGBT citizen's from their rights. To this date Gay marriage is legal in only a few states such as New York, but it should be legal in all of the 50 states. The United States government and It's patriots talk about how great of a country we are, but yet we deprive LGBT of their rights but yet in Mexico is clearly legal? I believe our political system standards are really messed up. ---- Conclusion ----I believe that the United States should give the rights that all LGBT citizen's deserve and let them marry. We shouldn't deprive them of their rights because of the morals of other, we are all here to co-exist and we should legalize Gay marriage because since very early years Gays have been castrated even killed because of their sexual orientation. This legalization of Gay marriage will also be a huge step forward towards reaching true democracy. Thank you for you're time. ---- Sources ----. http://civilliberty.about.com...http://gaylife.about.com...