Heterosexual marriage is the only marriage union that the state should provide benefits to

1. What about the children who have no family? I can see where you're coming from about heterosexual marriages and procreating/increasing the population but what about the babies and children who are forced into foster care? Most if not half of them are rejected by their parents simply because a, they couldn't afford to feed another mouth or b, just because they didn't want it. Now those minors are put into a position of no one wanting them. How many couples do you see saying to themselves that they want to adopt a child? The numbers aren't a lot if you look at it. Now here's where the homosexual marriages come in. It's because of the fact that they can't have children that they are presented with the opportunity to adopt those unwanted children. They now have a home where they can learn values that are considered important like love and friendship, trust and respect for everyone. 2. Why should we benefit homosexual marriages? You are exactly right in the fact that a homosexual marriage does nothing for the state as a whole. But if you looked at the comparisons of a homosexual marriage and a heterosexual marriage divorce rating, it's relatively lower then that of a opposite-sex couple. More than 50% of married couples in America get divorced. Studies show that the US has one of the highest divorce rates compared to other countries. Allowing gays the opportunity to get married will increase marriage rates because less couples will get divorced due to incompatibility or infertility. It also has no effect on the heterosexual marriage community either. In New York, thousands of gay couples have already gotten married. Manhattan is expecting $9 million revenue during the first year that marriage was legalized. Sure, the economic boost is a plus..but the reality is that millions of gay partners already practice monogamous, loving relationships in the United States. The trouble is that they are not legally protected as married couples, even though their lifestyle mimics marriage! Gays already practice marriage in their homes, so what's wrong with granting the LGBT community the rights they deserve? Is it because the church says its a sin? One of the major reasons that gay marriage is currently illegal is due to the religious interpretation that " homosexual are sinners." Such a religious perspective should have no place in federal, legal matters in the US. We live a secular society that maintains secular views. The Ten Commandments do not define our legal system, so why does the religious argument "marriage is the union between a man and a women" keep so many gay couples from becoming legally married? Legalizing gay marriage will have no negative impact on religion and/ or the religious view of others, just as religion should not have any impact on the issue of gay marriage. Not only will it take care of children who have no home, but it'll also reduce the number of adolescent suicides. One of the main reasons why teenagers are commit suicide are due to the child being bullied at their school as a result of his/her sexual orientation. The same acceptance that will come about due to legalizing gay marriage will show teens that homosexuality is accepted and respected in society. We need to explain to younger generations that being different is not a social disability, so that they will never feel the need to take their own lives because they are gay. https://infogr.am...