Homosexual Marriage

Hello, everyone! I am completely new to this website. I've been looking on it for weeks, and I love the way this site allows people to debate and create friendships. I welcome anyone who dares to take this debate topic. I first would like to thank the audience for reading and do hope that the voting is based on which side presents the better case. Now here is the argument: Resolved: Homosexual Marriage. I will take con, my opponent will take pro. My first point is that homosexual marriage is contradictory within its own terms. Homosexual means "of, relating to, or having a sexual orientation to persons of the same sex." I will refer to the word homosexual as gay throughout the debate, and it applies both to men and women unless a certain example shall be specified. Marriage means "the social institution under which a man and woman establish their decision to live as husband and wife by legal commitments or religious ceremonies." Because the term "gay" refers to people of the same sex, and the term "marriage" refers to people of different sex, gay marriage cannot be valid and hence cannot be supported by pro, which means the resolution must go to con! The second point of the argument is that gay marriage would outright ruin the institution of marriage and create havoc in society. Because marriage is a sacred institution between man and woman, the acceptance of gay marriage would hence open marriage to unsacred unions not only of people of the same sex but also to polygamy and zoophilia. Marriage is the fundamental order of family structure in society, and gay marriage would ruin that institution and destroy the one thing in society that keeps people tied together. At marriage, man and woman become one. Marriage signifies that a man and woman become whole and part of one another. The marriage of two gay men or two lesbian women does not result in the institution of a whole, which is the whole point of marriage in the first place, to became sexually together. Two guys cannot become sexual as a whole together, for there is no egg. Two women cannot become sexual as a whole together, for there is no sperm. Therefore, gays cannot become sexually whole or "one," which disproves that gay marriage can even happen, and supporting gay marriage would result invalid and the argument would once again go to con! One of the main points also is that gays cannot reproduce. Two sticks cannot magically "rub" together and make a baby fire as if they were in the wilderness. (Did you catch the metaphor? If you didn't I simply stated that two men can't have kids) Likewise, lesbians cannot reproduce. The thing that makes marriage special is the chance and ability to reproduce. Gays automatically cannot have this opportunity if they were to get "married." Because reproduction and child bearing are the main objectives of getting married, then it would be irrelevant for gays to be married. I would also like to say that around 75% of society is for gay rights, but over 50% of society is against gay marriage. Why is that? Like I stated before, marriage is a sacred institution meant only for one man and one woman. Because the majority will of the people is against gay marriage, then society henceforth shall be against gay marriage. I would also like to say that various religions are against homosexuality and gay marriages. Marriage is a religious ceremony, and gay marriage would be going against a majority of religions. And, gay marriage has a downward spiral effect on society. If gay marriage were to be supported and practiced by more people, society would start to accept it and people would be more prone to gay feelings and gay marriages. You may argue that this point cannot be proven and therefore should be excluded from this debate. However, I shall give several an example of this downward effect. Pornography has been widely spread throughout the globe. Why is that? The introduction of PlayBoy Magazine and online sites are being spread to teens and young adults who have been revealed to it and feel that it is accepted because others are accepting it. This directly relates to gay marriage. Even though the acceptance of gay marriage cannot directly choose the sexual orientation of someone, it can be a factor in sexual preference of children and teens everywhere in the future. All in all, gay marriage is wrong. I firmly believe that it is, and I hope to support my points more in the following round. Like I stated before, I am brand new to the site. These are not my strongest arguments, for it is only the first round. I hope I made my stand and points clear. If I have not, please call me out on something and I will make it clear. I look forward to posting more arguments and receiving more information on how to use this site. Thanks everyone! Vote con! (I apologize for not citing so far, my computer couldn't download the websites, i hopefully will in the next argument)