Gay Marriage

Problem-Solution
I. Intro- Is same-sex marriage immoral, bad, illegal, etcetera or is it just a natural born right?
A. Attention getter- We are one nation, under god; born with certain inalienable rights such as life, liberty, and the pursuit of HAPPINESS, right?
B. Thesis- I personally believe in gay marriage, who is anyone to say who can and cannot be together.
C. Tie to audience- Have you ever had a boyfriend or girlfriend and your parents told you that you were not allowed to see that said other person? What if you loved that person? What if you wanted to marry that person and you were told “No”? How would you feel…completely hopeless? That is exactly what gay couples face every day of their lives.
D. Credibility statement- I was raised to be open minded and to know and respect the fact that everybody is different and to love them non-the-less. I believe in freedom and with that come the freedom to choose. Denying gay couples the right to marry, divorce and remarry is in direct violation of the 14th amendment and a complete contradiction to our so called “free” country.
E. Review points- Society and naysayers’ have given several reasons for their stance against same-sex marriage, including ones such as; pro-creation, “morality”, certain political aspects, and the biggest of all religion. However, activist and the rest of society defend gay marriage as our natural and constitutional rights.
II. Body- A. Main Point/1st problem- Is pro-creation a valid reasoning against gay marriage?
1. Evidence- Many say that marriage is to be between, one man and one woman because the only way to further life is by pro-creating. This yes, is true. However it is not taken into consideration that there are children being born every day that are being aborted and given up for adoption by men and women who have pro created. Yet you do not see gay couples recklessly creating and destroying lives. Still, when the topic of gay marriage comes about it is argued that, two consenting “gay” adults cannot pro-create therefore they should not have the right to marry. Since a marriage is only established to create children, right? And couldn’t be just for the sole purpose of love for one another?
2. Evidence- B. 2nd problem – Another argument against gay marriage is one made from a political stance. 1. Evidence- For example, if you are running for the Governor of a very religious, conservative state you are not going to be in support of things such as abortion or gay marriage, right? In order to win you want to target your majority audience. When you do get a candidate who is openly in support of these issues, in such a state, he/she is most likely to lose because he is in support of everything the majority is against. Simply put nobody wants to take a stand for an issue in which they know is right because winning is more important than the overall morality of doing the right thing. 2. Evidence- However there are some big political figures that do openly support gay marriage. Since Obama’s presidency started in 2008, he has served as a huge activist in the battle for gay marriage Obama even went as far as suspending the rule of “don’t ask, don’t tell”. In the more recent 2012 elections democrat Tammy Baldwin became the first ever openly gay U.S. senator.
C. 3rd problem- The biggest, if not most influential, case against gay marriage is religion.
1. Evidence- Though, it is clearly stated in the 1st amendment, that a person’s religious views or lack thereof must be protected. Christians, on the other hand are firm believers in support of “gods” disapproval of gay marriage. By doing so they are assuming that what church teaches about marriage and the expression of sexual desire to be true. However, if god loves all of his children, then why would he not because of their sexual preference. Christian’s idea of a traditional marriage is between one man and one woman but the point of gay marriage is not to challenge the word of god or to go against religion, it is simply to pursue the right to happiness. D. Solution- This is where we make our case, and it all revolves around our amendment rights. Under Proposition eight of the fourteenth amendment; due process prohibits states and national government from denying our rights to life, liberty, and property without steps being taken to ensure fairness . It was understood that “all men are created equal,” is it not the same understanding that a homosexual marriage and a heterosexual marriage are allowed equal rights as well. The overall best decision in the handling of gay marriage would just be to make it legal, in all fifty states. The fairest conclusion to same-sex marriage is legalization. We cannot be a completely free country, if we do not have the right to choose who our partners can and cannot be, anything less of that would be hypocritical. Yes, the “majority” will have a huge problem with legalization of gay marriage…..at first. Do you think the “majority” wanted to end slavery? No, but with time the issues they had dissolved.
III. Conclusion (short)
A. Review Point- My purpose is not to bash the government or religion, but simply to rally for equal opportunities and equal marriage rights for everyone no matter what their age, gender, race or sexuality. Because when it comes down to it you can’t help who you fall in love with, but there can be something done about who you can and cannot marry.
B. Restate thesis- I completely and fully agree with gay marriage and gay couples being entitled all the rights in a relationship as straight couples are.
C. Restate your opinion or message- I believe gay marriage should be legalized in all fifty states, because the only way to be a truly “free” country is to allow everyone their freedom to choose, regardless of sexual preference. Once, you take away the reason to say who is right or wrong, by making an overall decision, you take away the whole reason gay marriage is an issue in the first place. Simply put if you have no fuel, you have no fire.