Be it resolved that gay marriage be legalized in the United States

"First, I would like to address the violence aspect. It is proven that domestic abuse and violence are more prevalent in oppressed communities, who are not given equal social and societal privileges and recognition. " "According to. .. .? My opponent brings up the fact that gays are prone to violence because they are oppressed, bringing in an example of black people. First of all, gays have the exact same rights as everybody else. Marriage is not a federal or state right, instead it is a priviedge. To argue that black people have less rights is absurd. They have exactly the same rights as everybody. By bringing the black case into the argument, you have contradicted yourself. If giving the same rights to black people as everybody else doesn't work (causes violence etc. . ), then what is to say that it will help gays (even though they have the same rights). My opponent keeps going on how minorities are more likely to commit worse crimes. This is false as he gave no evidence of it. "Marriage isn't a right" The principle and privilege of marriage falls upon the ability to fecundate within the marriage. There is absolutely to societal purpose for gays to marry. My opponent said, "Why not dissolve all heterosexual marriages". The reason for this is because they serve a common purpose, procreation. Procreation is highly beneficial to society. Gays cannot provide this service. The prevalent case with the pro-gay marriage community is that they believe that everybody who is in love, should marry. This falls false on a few account. If everybody who loved was given the privilege of marrying, then we should let brothers and sisters marry. After all, sometimes they love eachother. We should also legalize polygamy because the people love each other. If the state must recognize marital privileges solely based on the purpose of love, then what right does it have to deny it to the above mentioned criteria? "Children need both a mother and a father to function correctly. This simply isn't the case. Most major studies have prove that the only thing a child needs to have a stable, nuclear (two parental figures) family environment to function. " My opponent has claimed a position, with no sources to back it up. I have my position backed up with numerous sources and facts. David Popenoe's new books "Life Without Father", clearly shows the detrimental and harmful effects that SSM marriages have on children. "It helps economically: Gay marriages can bring financial gain to state and local governments. Revenue comes from marriage licenses, higher income taxes (the so-called "marriage penalty"), and decreases in costs for state benefit programs. The Comptroller for New York City found that legalizing gay marriage would bring $142 million to the City's economy and $184 million to the State's economy. "My opponent is nitpicking facts and ignoring the big picture. There are about 9 million gays in the US (3%). Lets assume that 66% of them will marry. That leaves us with about 6 million gays.6 million/2= 3 millionThat is about 3 million couples. These are the rights and benefits of heterosexual couples. Right to benefits while married: employment assistance and transitional services for spouses of members being separated from military service; continued commissary privileges per diem payment to spouse for federal civil service employees when relocating Indian Health Service care for spouses of Native Americans (in some circumstances) sponsor husband/wife for immigration benefits Larger benefits under some programs if married, including: veteran's disability Supplemental Security Income disability payments for federal employees Medicaid property tax exemption for homes of totally disabled veterans income tax deductions, credits, rates exemption, and estimates wages of an employee working for one's spouse are exempt from federal unemployment tax[3] Joint and family-related rights: joint filing of bankruptcy permitted joint parenting rights, such as access to children's school records family visitation rights for the spouse and non-biological children, such as to visit a spouse in a hospital or prison next-of-kin status for emergency medical decisions or filing wrongful death claims custodial rights to children, shared property, child support, and alimony after divorce domestic violence intervention access to "family only" services, such as reduced rate memberships to clubs & organizations or residency in certain neighborhoods Preferential hiring for spouses of veterans in government jobs Tax-free transfer of property between spouses (including on death) and exemption from "due-on-sale" clauses. Special consideration to spouses of citizens and resident aliens Threats against spouses of various federal employees is a federal crime Right to continue living on land purchased from spouse by National Park Service when easement granted to spouse Court notice of probate proceedings Domestic violence protection orders Existing homestead lease continuation of rights Regulation of condominium sales to owner-occupants exemption Funeral and bereavement leave Joint adoption and foster care Joint tax filing Insurance licenses, coverage, eligibility, and benefits organization of mutual benefits society Legal status with stepchildren Making spousal medical decisions Spousal non-resident tuition deferential waiver Permission to make funeral arrangements for a deceased spouse, including burial or cremation Right of survivorship of custodial trust Right to change surname upon marriage Right to enter into prenuptial agreement Right to inheritance of property Spousal privilege in court cases (the marital confidences privilege and the spousal testimonial privilege) For those divorced or widowed, the right to many of ex- or late spouse's benefits, including: Social Security pension veteran's pensions, indemnity compensation for service-connected deaths, medical care, and nursing home care, right to burial in veterans' cemeteries, educational assistance, and housing survivor benefits for federal employees survivor benefits for spouses of longshoremen, harbor workers, railroad workers additional benefits to spouses of coal miners who die of black lung disease $100,000 to spouse of any public safety officer killed in the line of duty continuation of employer-sponsored health benefits renewal and termination rights to spouse's copyrights on death of spouse continued water rights of spouse in some circumstances payment of wages and workers compensation benefits after worker death making, revoking, and objecting to post-mortem anatomical gifts Just by looking at the list, we can see the economic detriment that gay marriage would have on the economy. I will not go into statistics as there is no concrete amount. It is obvious that these benefits financially outweigh the benefits that my opponent has brought up. Conclusion Marriage is a privilege, not a right. My opponent has tried to show how gay marriage couples are violent because of other reasons. This is false. Heterosexual couples benefit to society, while gays don't. Homosexual couples will be an economic detriment. Thank you.