Allowing Gay Marraige.

I Accept. The whole concept of marriage is a social value so that arguing marriage will really only involve a social discussion and how the definition of marriage can be defined in certain ways to impact the society; whether it is a positive impact or a negative one depends on the government’s role in marriage and how marriage is defined. First off, not allowing gay couples to be married is not discrimination by any means. In order to say what discrimination is and what isn’t we must first analyze how marriage is defined and why. Marriage is government regulated because the government recognizes that marriage has external benefits to it rather than marriage simply being about the relationship of a couple. The government also recognizes that these benefits marriage can bring when marriage is defined in a certain way can also be inherently good for the society. The government has absolutely no interest in the personal lives of people, the only interest they have in marriage is the direct benefits marriage brings. Allowing gay marriage degrades the government’s interest in marriage only to the personal relationships of two people, but as explained earlier the government could care less about what people do with their private lives. The government recognizes marriage between man and woman because despite the private relationship they have, their relationship still has a natural link to children to be loved by their mother and father. The government wants to promote these good family environments because these family units are good for the survival of a society. After all, it’s a given fact that only a society that produces children and raises them properly will survive and the government wants to promote this. The government promotes these relationships by dispensing benefits to married couples; this is not only a “thank you” for the couples who did get married, but it is also a way to get other heterosexual couples to get married. Now that we’ve analyzed the government’s role in marriage we can understand that there is no discrimination against those who cannot fulfill the role in marriage that the government calls for. In addition, homosexuals can still be married, just like heterosexuals, regardless of sexual orientation. To say homosexuals are discriminated against would be nearly the same as saying any couple that is currently excluded from marriage is being discriminated against. Now that we understand the government’s role in marriage we can understand that there is no unjust discrimination going against any couple who cannot be married. I will await any contentions you have to these arguments. Recap: For as long as the government recognizes marriage the government has a role in defining marriage in a way that best benefits the society. Gay marriage does not fit this definition because it degrades marriage into being purely about the private relationship between two people and does not promote a family unit. Conclusion If gay marriage was to ever be legalized it should (private opinion) be only if the government takes itself out of marriage completely. However, this is not the current case so my opponent’s duty is to argue that gay marriage should be legalized under government recognition. I await my opponent’s response. Good luck. ^^