Homosexuality is a dangerous sexual deviance and should be illegal

Pro’s sourcing connecting pedophilia to the gay orientation are not reliable, biased and not based on accurate research. Men more frequently look for multiple sexual partners and gay men are no exception. Pro is ignoring the lesbian population and his arguments are not relevant to civil law. While the prevalence of STDs may be unique problem for gay men; it is irrelevant to the resolution and it should spark an awareness campaign not jail time or legal penalties. A. There is no absolutely connection between the homosexual orientation and pedophilia and there are already laws in place against sexual abuse of children. This is Pro’s most contentious point and does not support the resolution. If it were true, the pedos should be prosecuted; there is absolutely no reason to penalize the whole gay population for the behavior of some. -biased unreliable sourcing Pro brings up several points from an article authored Steve Baldwin who is a self proclaimed born again Christian [1.1]. As Pro points out he is on the board of directors for a right wing religious organization, Council for National Policy. The article he references is from the fundamentalist college, Regent University, with the mission statement, “Regent University serves as a center of Christian thought and action to provide excellent education through a biblical perspective and global context equipping Christian leaders to change the world[1.2]. The article does not site peer reviewed studies and is not peer reviewed so Baldwin’s assertions can be discarded. The author, organization and the sources are biased (this is a trend for Pro) toward the teachings of the bible which does criminalize homosexuality without any justification. They have a faith based position before the facts come in so they are searching for anything that support their narrative. -Pro’s bible believing sources believe that it is wrong gay without any evidence. Leviticus 20:13: "If a man also lie with mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them." Leviticus 18:22: " Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination." Romans 1:26: “Even their women exchanged natural sexual relations for unnatural ones. In the same way the men also abandoned natural relations with women and were inflamed with lust for one another. Men committed shameful acts with other men, and received in themselves the due penalty for their error. 1 Corinthians: “Do not be deceived. Neither fornicators, … nor homosexuals,nor sodomites, … will inherit the kingdom of God.” -Irrelevant arguments Eugene Abel noted an imbalance toward male to male pedophilia and I’m not sure how the point addresses the resolution since Pro has asserted that the homosexual orientation should be criminalized for both men and women and there are virtually no instances of female to female abuse. It’s not a shocker as men are more interested in sex for it’s own sake I think I will go ahead and concede that there may be some Homosexuals may support pedophilia but the question is not relevant. I’m sure there are heterosexuals who are also deranged in that way. I may address how Pro has misrepresented and cherry picked quotes to support this point next round. -The reliable research refute Pro’s claim. The vast majority of these criminals are not attracted to male adults. They cannot be cannot be classified as homosexual, heterosexual or bisexual because they are not capable of adult sexual relationships. A study of convicted pedophiles found that none of them were attracted to adult men. Another study reviewed the medical charts of children admitted to the emergency room found that less than 1% of the identified molesters were gay or lesbian. Using Pro’s figure of 2% homosexual population this would indicate a much lower incidence of child molestation among homosexuals. Canadian researchers took novel approach measuring sexual arousal while adult males were shown images of adults, prepubescents and children. The subjects were vetted to ensure that they were attracted to adult men or women. They were shown clothed models accompanied by audio describing every day activities. They were also shown nude photos with audio recordings describing sexual fantasies with the models. “researchers found that homosexual males responded no more to male children than heterosexual males responded to female children.” After a review of available scientific research Dr Nicholas Groth wrote, “The research to date all points to there being no significant relationship between a homosexual lifestyle and child molestation. There appears to be practically no reportage of sexual molestation of girls by lesbian adults, and the adult male who sexually molests young boys is not likely to be homosexual” In another review of available research Dr. Nathaniel McConaghy reported, "The man who offends against prepubertal or immediately postpubertal boys is typically not sexually interested in older men or in women" The lack of any connection between homosexuality and an increased propensity toward pedophilia is widely accepted in the scientific community. There is no reliable scientific research that concludes Homosexuals are more likely to be pedophiles when compared with heterosexuals. B. Gay men often pursue multiple sexual partners (jealous much?). I’ll concede that gay men get more action than straight men and there are great reasons for straight men to be envious of this. It’s widely accepted that men think about sex much more often than women [1.4]. They tend to seek multiple sexual partners unrelated to any emotional attachment. A Man’s sex drive is more often closely tied to biology and a drive to have sex based on physical attraction alone. Men think about sex at least once a day while only one quarter of women report the same. Prostitution is virtually always a male seeking a woman. Two thirds of men will admit to regular masturbation while only half that number is reported by women. A recent study indicated that men may think about sex as much as 388 times and an average of 18.6 times a day [1.5]. In contrast women are very likely to pursue a relationship and emotional connection before sex [1.4]. There sex drive is less biological and they are much less likely to pursue sex with multiple partners. They are more affected by cultural and social norms and for religious countries that attaches a strong taboo to premarital sex it’s less likely for them to feel comfortable with multiple partners (thanks fundies). Most straight men would likely be have multiple sexual partners and normally jump at any chance to have sex. The opportunities are likely to be more frequent for gay men due to the shared biological drive. Even if this is not true, is Pro suggesting that promiscuity should be illegal? C. Studies indicating a higher incidence of Pedophilia share common errors As with Pro’s sourcing, research concluding there is a propensity toward pedophilia with homosexuals share common flaws. They often concede that in male-male molestation cases the offenders are not attracted to adult men but fail to make the distinction or do not address this issue at all. They have flawed research techniques or fail to report their research methodology. They are affiliated with religious organizations that believe homosexuality is a ‘sin’ carrying an obvious bias. D. If Pro’s arguments are true he has produced nothing that indicates it should be illegal to be born gay and engage in natural sexual relationships. Pro has argued that his position is based on research and not a faith based position but the majority of research suggesting that homosexuality is destructive or immoral is coming from faith based organizations. We are talking about civil law and Pro has not been able to produce one behavior that has been criminalized in the past that is more common to homosexuals that is illegal. On top of that pedophilia is illegal so why would you criminalize a minority group instead of the offenders? E. Sexually transmitted diseases are more common among gay men. I’ll concede this point but how does this support your resolution? With more opportunities for sex there is more opportunities for condoms to break or for irresponsible behavior. It’s not illegal to have multiple partners. - Pro’s arguments to not support the resolution. Pedophilia is illegal and all reliable research indicates homosexuals are not more likely to engage in this behavior. Pro’s other arguments do not lead to the conclusion that it should be illegal to be a homosexual. [1.1]http://www.theblaze.com... [1.2] https://www.regent.edu... [1.3] http://psychology.ucdavis.edu... [1.4] http://www.webmd.com... [1.5] https://www.psychologytoday.com... [1.6]