Name : Desi Melin
Mauriska
NPM :
18.06.0.018
Subject : Writing III
Class : 3 A
"Argumentative Essay (Contra)"
Same Sex
Marriage Should Be Forbidden
Same-sex marriage (also known
as gay marriage) is the marriage of
two people of the same sex or gender, entered into in a civil or religious ceremony. A
few societies have recognized same-sex unions as marriages, the historical and
anthropological record reveals a large range of attitudes towards same-sex
unions ranging from praise, through full acceptance and integration,
sympathetic toleration, indifference, prohibition and discrimination. Opponents
of same-sex marriages have argued that same-sex marriage, while doing goods for
the couples that participate in them and the children they are raising,
undermines a right of children to be raised by their biological mother and
father. While others argue that same-sex marriages would provide social
benefits to same-sex couples. Prohibit same sex marriage can make psychological
disorders because marriage not only for procreation, even same-sex marriage
more stable and bring gain to country, although people believe that same-sex
marriage never be a good parents.
Prohibition of same-sex marriage can cause
psychological disorders. While marriage provides both physical and
psychological health benefits and banning same-sex marriage increases rates of
psychological disorders. As evidence, Researchers from University of California
at Los Angeles (UCLA), San Francisco State University and The University of
Massachusetts (2012) found that same-sex marriage couples were significantly
less distressed than lesbian, gay and bisexual persons not in a legally
recognized relationship. In addition, American Journal of Public Health (2010)
also found that after their states had banned same-sex marriage, gay, lesbian
and bisexual people suffered a 37% increase in mood disorders, a 42% increase
in alcohol-use disorders and a 248% increase in generalized anxiety disorders.
In any case, marriage is not only for procreation, infertile couples or couples
not wishing to have a children will be a psychological disorders when prevented
from marrying. For example, in a 2010 Pew Research Center survey, both married
and unmarried people rated love, commitment and companionship higher than
having children as “very important” reasons to get married. Moreover, from 1970
through 2012 roughly 30% of all US households were married couples without children
and in 2012, married couples without children outnumbered married couples with
children by 9%.
In other case, same-sex marriage is more stable and
brings benefits in the country's economy. In fact, legalizing same-sex marriage
will not harm the institution of marriage and same-sex marriages may even be
more stable than heterosexual marriage. According to Social Science Quarterly
on April 13, 2009 found that Laws permitting same-sex marriage or civil unions
have no adverse effect on marriage, divorce and abortion rates, it means
same-sex marriage more stable than heterosexual marriage. Furthermore, study by
UCLA’s Williams Institute reported that the rated at which legally recognize
same-sex couples and their relationship is 1.1% on average, while 2% of married
different-sex couples divorce annually. In the same way, same-sex marriage can
bring financial gain to federal, state and local goverment and can help boost
the economy. For instance, in July 2012 New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg
announced that same-sex marriage had contributed $259 million to the city’s
economy since the practice became legal there in July 2011. Furthermore,
Williams Institute (2014) also reports that legalizing same-sex marriage would
boost the economies of the 11 US states studied by a total of $723 million over
three years.
Obviously many people believe that same-sex marriage
can make a child grows with mental disorders because grows with the same
figure, but in fact same-sex couples can be a good parents. Moreover, so many
children raised by same-sex couples be a competence child with low social
problems. As evidence, University of Melbourne (2014) showed that children
raised by same-sex parents about 6% higher than the general population on
measure of general health and family cohesion. Next, Pediatrics on June 7, 2010
found that children of lesbian mothers were rated higher than children of
heterosexual parents in social and academic competence and had fewer social
problems. Besides, gay marriage legalization is correlated with lower divorce
rates, while banning same-sex marriage cause humiliation and uncertainty for
children. For instance, Massachusetts which became the first US states to
legalize gay marriage in 2004, had the lowest divorce rates in the country in
2008. Its divorce rate declined 21% between 2003 and 2008. Further, in ruling
Texas gay marriage ban unconstitutional. San Antonio-based federal judge
Orlando Garcia stated that the ban case needless stigmatization and humiliation
for children being raised by the loving same-sex couples being targeted.
On the whole, Banning same sex marriage bring bad
effect for people who want to marriage in same gender especially in
psychological. In other hand, not all people want to have a child, because
marriage is more than just procreation. Even same sex marriage more balance
than heterosexual, which is same sex marriage not bad than heterosexual
marriage. Moreover, same sex marriage
bring so many benefits for their country like in economics. Although in fact,
many people believe that same sex marriage never be a good parent.
References:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Same-sex_marriage#Parenting_2
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Same-sex_marriage
https://gaymarriage.procon.org/
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