Gay marriage should be legal in the United States

My opponent is vomiting her speech as if she is the all knowing. Indeed, there are some errors, maybe that was due to the fact that I was rushing to add my post. But that doesn't stop the argument anyway. My opponent said homosexual couples can procreate, now she failed to give data statistical analysis of number of persons that was born through this artificial way..she equally failed to justify my argument and to rebout my stand which shows she accepted with psychological calmness that samesex marriage should not be legalized in u.s.a. Considering the u.s.a's population, and the world population, if same sex marriage should be legalized, it will depopulate the world and reduce the military might of u.s.a. SAME SEX MARRIAGE SHOULD NOT BE LEGAlIZED IN U.S.A BECAUSE OF THE NEGATIVE EFFECTS WHICH INCLUDES: Immediate Effects Taxpayers, consumers, and businesses would be forced to subsidize homosexual relationships. If same-sex marriage were legalized,allemployers, public and private, large or small, would be required to offer spousal benefits to homosexual couples. You, as a taxpayer, consumer, or small business owner, would be forced to bear the expense of subsidizing homosexual relationships-including their higher health care costs. Schools would teach that homosexual relationships are identical to heterosexual ones. A lesbian who teaches 8th grade sex education in Massachusetts told NPR that she teaches her children how lesbians use "a sex toy" to have intercourse. If anyone objects, she says, "Give me a break. It's legal now." One father wasjailedafter protesting because his son-akindergartenstudent-was given a book about same-sex couples. Freedom of conscience and religious liberty would be threatened. Churches and non-profit organizations could be stripped of their tax exemptions and religious psychologists, social workers, and marriage counselors could be denied licensing if they "discriminate" against homosexuals. Individual believers who disapprove of homosexual relationships may face a choice at work between forfeiting their freedom of speech and being fired. Long-Term Effects Fewer people would marry. In Massachusetts, where same-sex "marriages" began in May 2004, only 52% of same-sex couples who live together had even bothered to "marry" by the end of 2006. Among opposite-sex couples, the comparable figure is 91%. In the Netherlands, the figures are even lower, with only 12% of homosexual couples having entered legal civil "marriages." Giving the option of same-sex "marriage" would tell society that marriage in general is "optional," not normative, and fewer people would marry. Fewer people would remain monogamous and sexually faithful. Among homosexual men, sex with multiple partners is tolerated and often expected. One study in the Netherlands showed that homosexual menwith a steady partnerhad an average of eight sexual partners per year. If these behaviors are incorporated into what society affirms as "marriage," then fidelity among heterosexuals would likely decline as well. Birth rates would fall. Same-sex "marriage" would eliminate the incentive for procreation that is implicit in defining marriage as a male-female union. There is already evidence of at least a correlation between same-sex "marriage" and low birth and fertility rates, both in the U.S. and abroad. While some people still harbor outdated fears about "over-population," demographers now understand that declining birth rates harm society. Demands for legalization of polygamy would grow. If a person's choice of spouse cannot be limited based on thesexof one's partner, it is hard to see how it could be limited based on thenumberof spouses either.Fewer people would remain monogamous and sexually faithful. Among homosexual men, sex with multiple partners is tolerated and often expected. One study in the Netherlands showed that homosexual menwith a steady partnerhad an average of eight sexual partners per year. If these behaviors are incorporated into what society affirms as "marriage," then fidelity among heterosexuals would likely decline as well. Fewer people would remain married for a lifetime. Even a homosexual psychologist has acknowledged that "gay and lesbian couples dissolve their relationships more frequently than heterosexual couples." The same Dutch study that showed the high rate of homosexual promiscuity also showed that the average homosexual male "partnership" lasts only 1.5 years. As the transience of homosexual relationships is incorporated in society's image of "marriage," we can expect that fewer heterosexuals would maintain a lifelong commitment. Having given this reasons, I still maintain that same sex marriage should not be legalized in u.s.a. Source: carm.org/gay-marriage-harm,christocentric.com/main/%3Fp%3D992,www.frc.org/issuebrief/the-top-ten-, nairaland.com