Homosexual relationships (married or not married) are ultimatley beneficial to society.

*before i begin this debate, please note that i am in no way making a personal attack on people who are homosexual in any way. also note that i am in no way a bigot, and am looking for an intelligent debate. every claim or attack that i do make in this round will be backed up by tangible evidence with sources cited. Since i am con, i negate the resolution that "homosexual relationships (married or not married) are ultimately beneficial to today's society." i do so with the following three points: I. Homosexual relationships encourage promiscuity, leading to the spread of aids. II. intimate partner violence rates are astronomically higher in homosexual relationships than in heterosexual. III. Homosexual couples show a far greater rate of mental health problems compared to married couples. before i begin, i will start off with defining one term, and will establish a burden of proof for this round. beneficial- Producing or promoting a favorable result; advantageous. -dictionary.com BURDEN OF PROOF: Since the burden of proof is on the pro, the pro must prove by the end of the debate round that homosexual relationships will and are "Producing or promoting a favorable or advantageous result" within today's society ultimately, or are in other words doing more good to today's society than harm. lets begin. I. homosexual relationships encourage promiscuity through the ideals that are being practiced throughout a great portion of the homosexual community. A Canadian study of homosexual men who had been in committed relationships lasting longer than one year found that only 25 percent of those interviewed reported being monogamous. According to study author Barry Adam, "Gay culture allows men to explore different forms of relationships besides the monogamy coveted by heterosexuals.(Ryan Lee, "Gay Couples Likely to Try Non-monogamy, Study Shows-Washington Blade 03) Bell and Weinberg, in their classic study of male and female homosexuality, found that 43 percent of white male homosexuals had sex with 500 or more partners, with 28 percent having one thousand or more sex partners.(-A. P. Bell and M. S. Weinberg, Homosexualities: A Study of Diversity Among Men and Women (New York: Simon and Schuster, 1978), pp. 308, 309;) heavy research pertaining to fidelity within marriages done by McWhirter and Mattison in 84 show us that the sexual fidelity in marriages differentiates largely between homosexuals and heterosexuals. statistics say that 85 percent of married heterosexual females, and 75 percent of married heterosexual males stay committed, while on other end only 4.5 percent of homosexual males reportedly stay committed to their mate. ( The Social Organization of Sexuality, 216; McWhirter and Mattison, The Male Couple: How Relationships Develop (1984): 252-253;) the impact of this promiscuity is heavy spread of sexually transmitted diseases, most importantly aids. At the end of 2003, an estimated 1,039,000 to 1,185,000 persons were diagnosed with HIV/AIDS and In 2006, the estimated number of deaths of persons with AIDS in the United States and dependent areas was 14,627. clearly homosexual relationships do not have a beneficiary impact on our society, and in fact pose a negative one, for they increase the spread of aids. II. Surveys conducted by the U.S. Department of Justice confirm that homosexual and lesbian relationships had a far greater incidence of domestic partner violence than opposite-sex relationships including cohabitation or marriage. 15.4 homosexual men, and 11.4 homosexual women report being victims of intimate partner violence while the rates for heterosexual men fell at 0.05 and heterosexual women just below .27 percent. the impact of this violence and these relationships on society stand to be the psychological effects that carry down throughout those who have been abused. if you have even been associated with a victim of abuse, it is simple to see that the abuse effects not only them, but those around them as well. It most definitely brings psychological destruction within the home, effecting the children of america, the future of our society. This should really be looked upon as perhaps the ultimate impact in this round, and is in no way beneficiary to society by any means. III. Homosexual couples show a far greater rate of mental health problems compared to married couples. A twins study that examined the relationship between homosexuality and suicide, published in the Archives of General Psychiatry, found that homosexuals with same-sex partners were at greater risk for overall mental health problems and were 6.5 times more likely than their twins to have attempted suicide. The higher rate was not attributable to mental health or substance abuse disorders(R. Herrell, et al., "A Co-Twin Study in Adult Men," Archives of General Psychiatry 56 (1999): 867-874. ) in conclusion, because of increasing the spread of aids, an increase in intimate violence, and a link to mental health problems, homosexual relationships are in no way beneficiary to society, which is why i negate this resolution. good luck:)