 Is There Actually A Reason As To Why Gay Marriage Should Not Be Legal? I don't think there is, myself.
Religion, for one, cannot be used in a defence against gay marriage. Not everyone is religious, as those who are do not necessarily believe the same things you do. YOUR religion may be against gay marriage, but it doesn't mean that everyone elses religion will be, too.
Religion, I have noticed, is often used as a defence against gay marriage. Often people will say 'Homosexuality is condemned in the Bible', like therefore I must think 'Oh, okay, therefore it must be wrong'. Believing in a God is a choice, and choosing which of Gods words you follow is also a choice, which is why we have Christians who are in support of gay marriage and abortion. They still believe, but they don't necessarily believe everything.
Another defense is 'Homosexuality is abnormal and immoral'. I ask you to define normal, and to define immoral. Everyone has their own ideas of morality/ Some people are against abortion because they believe it immoral, others support it because they don't see it as immoraal, more they see it acceptable. What is abnormal for some may not be abnormal to others, so this defense is useless as we all have different opinions on the issue, and there is no reason why we should be against something, or in support of something, just because someone believes it is right.
Another one is that gays cannot procreate, which is apparently what marriage is all about. So, what do we do? We ban all infertile couples from marrying, and we prevent those people who have no intention of starting a family from walking down the aisle in the first place. If gays can't procreate, why should we allow people who choose NOT to procreate to marry?
'Gays spread disease and do not practice safe sex' This is another defense I have heard. Just because people do not use protection does not mean they should be excluded from marriage. Heterosexuals often do not use protection - if they did, there wouldn't be so many abortions, would there? I'd imagine that gay men would be more likely to slap a condom on than the straight man, simply because gay men know the risks of unprotected anal sex. They are not stupid.
'Gays will destroy the sanctity of marriage' What sanctity? What is so special about heterosexual marriage? Nothing, if you ask me. Straight people have been destroying the sanctity of marriage for years now. Marrying and divorcing, bed hopping - straight people seem to forget what marriage actually means. Sometimes I think that straights only get married because they can. The so called sactity of marriage is not the issue, and anyone who claims it is should remember that almost 50% of straight marriages end in divorce. That certainly makes straight marriage special, doesn't it?
'Marriage is between a man and a woman' Says who? You? I say marriage should be between two consenting adults who love each other, be they man and woman, two men or two women. The definition of marriage can be changed anytime. The law may say that marriage is between a man and a woman, but why do anti gay marriage people believe that? Because the law says so?
The law also says that a fetus is not a person, and that abortion is not murder, but pro lifers don't defend the law here, do they? No, according to them, abortion is murder and the law has it wrong. But hey, if the law says marriage is between one man and one woman, well, they'll believe that, won't they?
These are only some of the arguements against gay marriage I have been presented with, and not one holds any weight whatsoever.
Religion is not a basis for deciding who can marry, and who cannot. My country is not governed by religion, and neithor is the US. Just because a bunch of religious folk happen to think gay marriage is immoral doesn't mean the rest of us have to think that way.
There is simply no LEGAL reason as to why gays should not marry. Not one at all. Immorality means nothing. Many things are legal which people consider to be immoral. Unnatural means nothing, as many people do things which are considered unnatural by other people. There is no argument against this, and it's about time people started to realise that they just don't have a case against this. |