Lesbian,Gay,Bisexual and Transgender Rights.

Part One: It was stated that "Lesbian and Gay couples are rather harshly discriminated with at least 42% of LGBT supporters/members have reported living in an environment where they felt unwelcome or unsafe. " This is completely irrelevant to the topic at hand and is an emotional argument so therefore I will not address it. But another statement made a few sentences later does need some explanation. My opponent claims that "sexuality and lifestyle is not what defines a person. " Of course the sexuality of a person and their lifestyle helps determine who the person is. If a person chooses to kill someone, doesn't that make them a murderer? If a person cheats on a test, doesn't that make that person a cheater? If a person practices homosexual behavior, it does help define who the person is whether you like it or not. It was then stated that "the LGBT community is human too, the only difference between anyone else is the difference in sexual orientation. " While I see so many flaws in this one statement my biggest problem with it is that this does nothing to say that the LGBT should have those specific rights. A persons feelings about what rights people have are meaningless. Like my opponent will later say, rights come from God. Then here comes the most interesting part in my opponents opening argument. They claim that since the Declaration of Independence claims that people have the right to the pursuit of happiness, they should be able to have LGBT rights. The first problem with that statement is that the Declaration has no impact of court decisions (. http://candst.tripod.com...). The Constitution does have an impact on court decisions (obviously) and the pursuit of happiness is not given to people. It was replaced by property. The second problem with this argument is that the founding fathers had absolutely no intention of implying LGBT rights when they spoke of the pursuit of happiness (. http://blog.dictionary.com...). They were using it in a sense that meant that people had the right to be successful and be happy. If you need more proof here is what Ben Franklin said: "The U. S. Constitution doesn't guarantee happiness, only the pursuit of it. You have to catch up with it yourself. " He was speaking of success. The founders of this country had no intention of supporting LGBT rights simply because they did not believe it was a right given by God. Many of them were Christian by the way. So if not from the Constitution or the Declaration of independence. .. where do you think these rights come from. They certainly do not come from the God many of the founders believed in. Even the deists would have been alarmed with the idea of LGBT rights. The only real argument my opponent has for LGBT rights is that they feel it is a right people should have. And this means nothing and has no affect on people. I understand the emotional appeal to my opponent's argument but there really isn't any substance within it. People do not have the right to do whatever they want. Not even in the United States. Part Two: Here are some dangers to homosexuality. 1. Homosexuals are more likely to have mental health issues. Link: exodusglobalalliance. org/ishomosexualityhealthyp60. php 2. There are higher sexual molestation rates among homosexuals. See link above. 3. Then there is the matter of Sexual promiscuity. This helps support the spread of disease and the homosexual community does not do well with this at all. Over 83% of homosexuals have over 50 partners in their lifetime. Link: Same as above. 4. The arguments my opponent has used could literally be used for "voyeurism, necrophilia, bestiality, polygamy, incest, exhibitionism, fetishes, frotterism, masochism, sadism, etc. ? (. https://carm.org...). Homosexuality is dangerous whether people want to admit it or not. Why support something that is so dangerous to society?