The United States does not discriminate agianst homosexuals right to marry.

I also hope and encourage everyone to vote based on the debate itself, and remain unbiased towards the subject. Do not vote on whether you are for or against the topic, but rather the presentation and delivery of the arguments. *I reject Cons argument from the Religious Aspect, for this debate is not about religious discrimination. Closing Argument While my opponent reminds us that this is a debate on whether, "The United States does not discriminate against homosexual’s right to marry. " I would like to remind Con and our humble audience that in order for the United States to discriminate against homosexual…homosexuals must be identified within the context of the law or acts by their sexual orientation. Homosexuality is a sexual orientation. This is why I have contended that if a state or Federal government is not identifying our sexual orientation in the law or acts, then that state or Federal government is not discriminating against any marriage rights specifically towards homosexuals. If we look back at the Racial Integrity Act of 1924 which, (to summarize here), separated race into two categories, white or colored/non-whites. From this act, our nation passed many anti-miscegenation laws that banned marriages between whites and colored/non-whites. These anti-miscegenation laws would specifically use the term white and colored/non-whites in the law. Our agreed definition of discrimination is to recognize a distinction which would encompass; age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, height, nationality, religion, sexual orientation, skin color, and weight. Sense no law is specifically identifying sexual orientation as being banned from marriage; it therefore cannot be a direct discrimination against homosexuals. Con may say it is an indirect discrimination, but the law applies to all. Con has addressed my contention and has refuted my claim and named the state of Alabama (really doesn't matter what state) as proof, that sexual orientation was being discriminated against. Also Con has agreed with me by saying, Alabama does not use the language that identifies our sexual orientation, but the law implies homosexuals cannot marry because the law identifies a marriage between a man and a woman. Now I have given examples and scenarios that satisfy a homosexual’s right to marry can be met in an opposite marriage, and also given examples and scenarios that heterosexual cannot marry into a same-sex marriage. No matter how unlikely Con may think these scenarios may be, the unlikeliness of such scenarios doesn’t make what I say untrue. Just because something is unlikely, doesn’t mean it can’t happen; doesn’t mean it won’t happen; and doesn’t mean as we speak, it isn’t happening right now. The fact is: all sexual orientations are banned from having a same-sex marriage, not just homosexuals. Now, we are all aware that society may believe the term “same-sex marriage” means “gay-marriage. ”, but it also just means “same-gender marriage,” as the highly unlikely scenario of two heterosexual men marrying for health benefits. But the law has a responsibility to use language that does not discriminate. If the law stated homosexual were banned from marriage, then my next example would be illegal. For those of you that didn’t watch the clip, or any other clips of this, I will summarize for you. This is a segment from the Ricki Lake Show, in which a homosexual man is married to a woman. Now while the title of this show is disparaging from my argument as well the sexual acts of this couple, the principles back my contentions. If homosexuals were banned from marriage, then this man would not be allowed to marry this woman. The fact is this is a denial of choice to the marriage applicants…. not a denial because you are homosexual. There are many laws and acts out there that deny us choice, and those laws and acts are for whatever reason the state or Federal Government may have the interest in doing so. Comparison for this would be the denail of choosing more than one spouce. Everyone is denied this choice for whatever the states or Federal governments interest are. Its certains isn't being denied becasue of someone's sexual orientation. If a choice is being denied to only one group, then it is discrimination. Marriage is available to every man and woman in the United States no matter if you identify yourself as homosexual, heterosexual, bisexual, or asexual…marriage is available to you as a right. You may not like the choices you have to exercise that right, but there are many rights out there you can’t choose to exercise the way you would like. This is why, “The United States does not discriminate against homosexual’s right to marry. ” Thank you!