Stupid Girl

In present-day America, more and more people are whole-heartedly supporting gay marriage. Rallies, protests, and the general media are throwing themselves in front of the homosexual bullet. Defensively shouting that “marriage is about love,” and that “gay rights are civil rights,” the vast majority of America’s citizens are blindly waving their picket signs without considering the havoc that legalizing gay marriage would bring. Contrary to obscenely popular belief, gay marriage is not a civil right, and would permanently damage this country if allowed.

Gay rights supporters frequently make the claim that America is denying the homosexual population its civil rights. True, the Constitution does state that it is illegal to “discriminate based on age, race, or gender.”  True, homosexuals, like the rest of Americans, are completely entitled to the right to marry. However, according to the Family Research Council (FRC), “no citizen has the unrestricted right to marry whoever they want.” A parent cannot marry their child, a brother cannot marry his sister, two or more spouses cannot marry, and a one cannot marry the spouse of another. If homosexuality is allowed, what stops any of these groups to begin vying for its “civil rights” as well?  These restrictions exist to protect society on the whole, and the consequences of eliminating them are much more vast than proclaiming that “love is love” can negate.

Not only would society be permanently damaged by legalizing gay marriage, but the children caught in the crossfire of these exchanges would be as well. Reported in a 2004 study (ADF), male couples will be 50% more likely to divorce than opposite-sex couples. The divorce rates of opposite sex couples are already crippling, and the children adopted into the clearly more transitory and volatile same-sex relationships would have a very slim chance at stability.

Unfortunately, the push for gay rights only strengthens, and the picket signs are becoming even more vivid and rainbow-coloured. What Americans must realize is that the consequences of legalizing such a catastrophic change would damage our country in multiple aspects.  This controversial issue spans beyond the demands of “love,” and into the standards of our country.