Gay Marriage Persuasive Essay
The nation in which we live and which we protect was built centuries ago on one main premise: freedom. Freedom is a concept that all Americans, young and old, hold dearest to their hearts. The question at hand, therefore, is not one of whether or not homosexuality should be allowed – this is an undeniable freedom. The matter with which we are faced includes the consequences of legalizing gay marriage, which include a deconstructed family structure, setting an excessively open precedent, and establishing an unfair situation for heterosexual marriages, among other problems. Undoubtedly, the extraordinarily negative repercussions of legalizing and proliferating gay marriage make it a step that is not worth taking. And it is, in fact, entirely possible to prevent these catastrophic ramifications, while still preserving civil rights and freedom.
The fundamental familial structure, which is currently under fire, is considered to be …show more content…
“nucleic,” that is, one father, one mother, and children stemming off from them. The children carry outward into the world the values and experiences gained from their parents, an analogy to an atom’s nucleic nature. The importance of the current structure cannot be stressed enough; it is woven into the very fabric of our society, into our governmental doctrines, into our laws, our religions, and our means of day-to-day living. The creation of families of just two females or males, through the legalization of gay marriage, would greatly endanger a familial structure that is essential to our society. Without that familial makeup, there would neither be a way for children to learn the values and experiences that they need to live a successful life, nor would be there be a central force pulling the entire family together (the bonds between parents and children). Without question, replacing an elemental familial configuration with any other one would result in a meltdown of the way our society functions.
The legal ramifications concerning any precedent set by the legalization of gay marriage are also very much far-reaching and must be taken in deep consideration. A decision to allow this type of union would set a standard that can easily be blown out of proportion and used ridiculously according to anybody’s whims in a court of law. The legalization of homosexual marriage would establish that the entire definition of marriage can be manipulated in any which way by any judge, simply because of the precedent that has been set. Once gay marriage has been made legal, both polygamists and underage people alike will line up to get married simply because of the example set. What is there, then, to stop a man from marrying seven wives, or even a seven-year old wife? Marriage must remain not only a sacred institution, but also a legally solid one, and therefore gay marriage must not be made lawful.
It is a fact that governmental privileges, insurance benefits, and other bonuses are given to married couples and not to gays, but it is also a fact that these advantages are given to married people because they will likely need financial assistance in raising their children.
Gay couples, however, do not have children, and therefore do not need any of these benefits. If homosexual marriage were legalized, they would yet collect these reimbursements that were actually supposed to go to helping children. It is unfair, therefore, to legalize marriage for this reason. Granted, elderly and infertile couples will also not produce children but will receive money; instead of messing with the definition of marriage and the rights of couples, however, it is clear that some form of “tax reform is an effective way to remove” this discrepancy (741). Though outlawing gay marriage has been called a “monstrous injustice,” it is in fact the legalization of gay marriage that would be a clear injustice to the heterosexual families with children
(738).
Indeed, the legalization of homosexual marriage provides many more problems than solutions. Our current familial structure has become a mainstay of the American way, and growing up in an environment were any other type of organization of the family is present would be simply traumatizing to anybody’s social maturity. Allowing two gays to marry would undoubtedly lead to eventual outright and blatant barbarism in the use of the institution of marriage; the doors would then be open to anything that wicked minds could conceive, and there would be no turning back. The idea of federal and work-related benefits that married couples receive to help raise children would also create havoc for years and years because gays should simply not be entitled to them. Clearly, there is no place for the legalization of gay marriage in the United States of America.
The fundamental familial structure, which is currently under fire, is considered to be …show more content…
“nucleic,” that is, one father, one mother, and children stemming off from them. The children carry outward into the world the values and experiences gained from their parents, an analogy to an atom’s nucleic nature. The importance of the current structure cannot be stressed enough; it is woven into the very fabric of our society, into our governmental doctrines, into our laws, our religions, and our means of day-to-day living. The creation of families of just two females or males, through the legalization of gay marriage, would greatly endanger a familial structure that is essential to our society. Without that familial makeup, there would neither be a way for children to learn the values and experiences that they need to live a successful life, nor would be there be a central force pulling the entire family together (the bonds between parents and children). Without question, replacing an elemental familial configuration with any other one would result in a meltdown of the way our society functions.
The legal ramifications concerning any precedent set by the legalization of gay marriage are also very much far-reaching and must be taken in deep consideration. A decision to allow this type of union would set a standard that can easily be blown out of proportion and used ridiculously according to anybody’s whims in a court of law. The legalization of homosexual marriage would establish that the entire definition of marriage can be manipulated in any which way by any judge, simply because of the precedent that has been set. Once gay marriage has been made legal, both polygamists and underage people alike will line up to get married simply because of the example set. What is there, then, to stop a man from marrying seven wives, or even a seven-year old wife? Marriage must remain not only a sacred institution, but also a legally solid one, and therefore gay marriage must not be made lawful.
It is a fact that governmental privileges, insurance benefits, and other bonuses are given to married couples and not to gays, but it is also a fact that these advantages are given to married people because they will likely need financial assistance in raising their children.
Gay couples, however, do not have children, and therefore do not need any of these benefits. If homosexual marriage were legalized, they would yet collect these reimbursements that were actually supposed to go to helping children. It is unfair, therefore, to legalize marriage for this reason. Granted, elderly and infertile couples will also not produce children but will receive money; instead of messing with the definition of marriage and the rights of couples, however, it is clear that some form of “tax reform is an effective way to remove” this discrepancy (741). Though outlawing gay marriage has been called a “monstrous injustice,” it is in fact the legalization of gay marriage that would be a clear injustice to the heterosexual families with children
(738).
Indeed, the legalization of homosexual marriage provides many more problems than solutions. Our current familial structure has become a mainstay of the American way, and growing up in an environment were any other type of organization of the family is present would be simply traumatizing to anybody’s social maturity. Allowing two gays to marry would undoubtedly lead to eventual outright and blatant barbarism in the use of the institution of marriage; the doors would then be open to anything that wicked minds could conceive, and there would be no turning back. The idea of federal and work-related benefits that married couples receive to help raise children would also create havoc for years and years because gays should simply not be entitled to them. Clearly, there is no place for the legalization of gay marriage in the United States of America.