Recently, we have been able to witness one of the greatest steps forward in America in a long time. Gay marriage was finally legalized. As there were so much positive feedback on the new law that was passed to allow gays to now legally marry throughout the entire country, there were also countless debates going on saying how legalizing gay marriage is going to ruin our country.
In the article linked to my post, the author gives a few reasons why legalizing gay marriage is going to "destroy America." These points include, "Same-sex marriage will cause an additional 900,000 abortions, The "homosexual experience" leads to "early death", Children of same-sex marriages are disadvantaged, and Same-sex marriage will hurt underprivileged women and children." Many of these arguments have been going on since even before gay marriage was legalized in America. The people creating these arguments believe that gay parents cannot care for their children and give them the same love and support as a home with heterosexual parents.
Do you agree with these types of arguments these people have been making ever since gay marriage has been legalized? Do you have any real life examples that can prove these points wrong and show how gay marriage and gay parenting can be just as effective as heterosexual marriage and parenting?
http://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2015/04/opponents-same-sex-marriage-claim-science-their-side
I don't agree with those arguments at all. There's no way that it can be proven that gay marriage will lead to death, abortions, and disadvantages for children. As for personal experiences I can say that I have none, I've known plenty of homosexual people in my life but never have I met a married couple with kids. I have though, seen an interesting fact that animals can have homosexual relationships. They form homosexual relationships and then if an animal of that species is orphaned then those homosexual animals can adopt it and give it the love and care it needs. The same thing can obviously happen with human gay couples. They can't have children on their own so if they want children they can adopt and give love and care to a child in need. Based on this one aspect of gay marriage it's clear that by adopting children and giving them the support to lead a successful life they are seriously helping America, not destroying it by a long shot.
ReplyDeleteI might know where the argument that children from same sex couples are disadvantaged. This children either lack a maternal or paternal model in their character development, which might be true, but not necessarily a disadvantage. I have several friends who's parents have divorced since they were very little and continue to grow up with either their mom or their dad. In either case, my friends lacked a parental or maternal model in their development, but I never witnessed a disadvantage in my friends. They grew up normally, as they would have grown with a mom and a dad. This proofs that kids don't need to strictly have a mom and a dad to have a fair development. If this is the case, then the kids who only have a parental or maternal figure at home are not disadvantaged at all.
ReplyDeleteI do not agree with any of these arguments. Going along with what Nick said above, there is not way to prove these points. I also do not have any personal experiences. I have some family friends that are homosexual, but none of them are married and have kids. They one argument that bothers me the most is saying that the child will be at a disadvantage. This is just an unjust assumption. Same sex couples can adopt a child and provide them with the same care as a child of a heterosexual couple. Overall, this issue will not destroy America.
ReplyDeleteGene Schaerr openly acknowledges that there is no cause-and-effect proof behind his claim that same-sex marriage will cause 900,000 abortions. The other claims in this article are just as baseless and for that reason it is hard to take them seriously. One of the things I find particularly interesting in the article is the group who is "worried about children not having a biological connection to both parents and predicts social chaos, by creating a world in which families are determined by policy, rather than biology." There is no need to worry at all considering that there is no scientific basis for their concern and research shows that children raised by same sex couples are just as well adjusted as children raised by heterosexual couples. A child doesn't necessarily need a mother or father in my opinion. Blood does not always determine who your family is. As cliche as it sounds, children only need love and support and if a gay couple is willing to give that to them, I can't understand why anyone would be against that.
ReplyDeleteTo me, these arguments are ridiculous and there is not much to back them up. It does not make sense in any way that homosexuality is related to early death and are completely unrelated. Referring to what Sergio said earlier, homosexual marriages should not be a disadvantage for children. Children of divorced parents or of single parents seem to fair just as well as children with two parents. I do not agree that every child needs a maternal and paternal figure to "turn out okay." Same sex couples may even have more of an advantage because they choose children. They have the options of sperm donations, surrogate mothers, or adoption. As long as a couple can care for their children and give them the love and support that they need, sex of parents should not matter.
ReplyDeleteThe arguments that the author makes are not factual and do not even make sense. Some of his arguments seemed to be made up. I'm not sure how gay marriage causes 900,00 abortions, that confuses me. If anything I would think that gay marriage causes less abortions. But anyway I also do not understand how these children are at a disadvantage. Sure, they do not get to experience both maternal and paternal models but as Sergio said that does not mean that they are at a disadvantage. Many children in this country are in single-parent homes and you of not see an outrage of people saying that these children are at a disadvantage. I just do not get how the legalization of gay marriage effects heterosexual people, all it does is allow gay people to get married, which provides them equality and happiness.
ReplyDeleteThe comments made by the author are just ridiculous. How is it even possible that same-sex marriages cause abortions? I would like to see some proof for that statement because as Matt S. said above, gay marriage probably causes less abortions. As for the statement about how homosexuality leads to early death, I have met plenty older aged homosexuals who are perfectly healthy. Again, I'd love to see some proof to back up that statement. But the comment that got to me the most was that children of gay parents are disadvantaged, how does that make sense? Yeah, the children do not have both a fatherly and motherly figure, but how does that put them at a disadvantage? Going along with what Sergio said, I know plenty of children with divorced or single parents, there is nothing wrong with them. They are not disadvantaged at all. I have this one friend who doesn't even remember his dad because he left his family when my friend was 2 years old, it doesn't bother him one bit. He has not been faced with any disadvantages because of this. All of the arguments made by the author don't make any sense at all, gay marriage causes nothing except happiness between the couple.
ReplyDeleteThere is no rhyme or reason to these arguments that the author is making. It is so outrageous and absurd. There is no way that same sex marriages cause abortions, where is the knowledge coming from for that statement? If the author is going to make those accusations then I would like to know where they came from. Another thing I do not understand is why the author makes another accusation that children without their biological parents will not turn out "okay". Most children I know who come from same sex marriages are better off than children who come from their biological parents. Same sex marriage couples are more loving and caring than some couples that are of different sex marriages. These arguments that the author is making is complete out of the air claims that have no meaning to todays society.
ReplyDeleteMy uncles have two adopted sons who have the same biological parents. One of them is in his early teen years and the other one is in the mid to late years of elementary school. My cousins get as much love and affection from their fathers as I do from my mother and father. I remember reading that in most homosexual couples one partner usually assumes the role of a female in heterosexual relationship, while the other assumes the male role. However I see that these roles are fluid between them, such that one is not always assuming the male or female role as seen in a heterosexual relationship. Yes they do not have a mother, but they have a grandmother who is a mother like figure to them. I cannot see any correlation between abortions and gay marriage and early death. Aside from my strong opinions towards this article, I do find it quite interesting to see a whole different perspective of gay marriage.
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