Why gay marriage is not a good idea

“Why is it so important for gay people to have marriage?” For the same reason it is important to straight people. Since that report was published ina number of additional studies have been published showing that children with same-sex parents do at least as well on the outcomes studied as children as opposite-sex parents.

And these kinds of comparisons make it clear that children raised by same-sex parents do just fine. During the segment, they showed a clip of me describing the social science evidence, and then they showed a clip of a religious figure saying that research shows kids are better off with a "mom and a dad.

That our current version of marriage is not "traditional" invalidates that argument against expanding it to include same-sex couples, in my opinion. This leaves the real merits of the debate to center on the positive and negative effects of marriage on same-sex couples and their children.

In the case of the religious figure, he was referring to research showing that children raised with a mom and a dad look better on some outcomes than children raised by a single parent. Between the popular vote to take away the marriage rights of same-sex couples in California, passing of same-sex marriage bans in several states, and President-elect Barack Obama including full civil unions for LGBT couples as part of this civil rights platformthere has been a lot of recent attention on same-sex relationships.

But comparing children raised by a mother and a father to children raised by a single parent tells us nothing about how well children will do when they are raised by two same-sex parents. This would be particularly important for men, who are more likely to abandon their children.

Posted November 28, Reviewed by Ekua Hagan. [55] The case was sent back to a lower court but voters approved a constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage before the. Opponents of marriage rights for same-sex couples generally argue that it redefines marriage away from its current and "traditional" form and that children are best raised by two opposite-sex parents.

Advocates also argue that children do just as well when raised by same-sex parents and that marriage provides a number of psychological and health benefits that they are currently denied. Fortunately, social scientists have been studying same-sex couples and their children and their research provides much relevant information.

In the same way, it is not discriminatory hate speech to say to gay couples that same-sex marriage is a bad idea. Homosexual civil marriage would make it even easier than it already is for men to rationalize their abandonment of their children.

I'm not a historian, but a quick read of the history of marriage makes it clear that it has evolved and changed throughout history and that the current version is a relatively recent phenomenon. Upon examination of the social science research in this area, it is clear that the evidence does not support this argument.

I was disappointed that they showed this clip because I had explained to the reporters that this issue often gets confused by making inappropriate comparisons. The appropriate research approach would be to compare children raised by same or opposite-sex parents.

Last year, I did a television news interview about the issue of same-sex couples raising children. See the U. General Accounting Office's report for the full list of 1, rights. Should Gay Marriage Be Legal?Gay Marriage Debate, The current national debate on gay marriage was sparked by the Supreme Court of Hawaii’s ruling on May 5, that the state could not ban same-sex marriages without “a compelling reason” to do so.

Same Sex Marriage Legal

Our relationships are just as loving and valid as heterosexual relationships, but our current marriage laws suggest it is not. Here’s why: Proponents of same-sex marriage want to change the meaning of marriage. Why? Same-sex civil marriage would institutionalize the idea that children do not need both their mother and their father.

One of the main reasons why the State bestows numerous benefits on marriage is that by its very nature and design, marriage provides the normal conditions for a stable, affectionate, and moral atmosphere that is beneficial to the upbringing of children—all fruit of the mutual affection of the parents.

Making other comparisons is, at best misguided, and at worst purposefully disingenuous. We are equally human and we should be treated by the law as such. Most of these differences are explained by the socioeconomic strain of being a single parent.

One of the most widely cited arguments against allowing same-sex couples marriage rights is that it could harm children raised in the context of these relationships.

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Children's optimal development seems to be influenced more by the nature of the relationships and interactions within the family unit than by the particular structural form it takes. This is why the other major psychological and health organizations have made resolutions supporting same-sex marriage and parenting The American Psychological Association, for example.

Advocates for allowing same-sex couples the right to marry argue that marriage confers over a thousand rights that they are currently denied, like the ability to inherit property, visit a sick partner in the hospital, and provide citizenship for non-citizen spouses.