I will be writing a paper arguing the point that gay marriage should not be allowed, but that civil unions should. I will point out that through civil unions we can have equal rights across sexualities, while still maintaining the definition of the word marriage. I will also point out that while many people believe that gay parents can cause detrimental effects on the development of their children, there is simply no statistical backing for this. The fact is that while there are secluded cases that could prove nearly any stance you tried to argue, it is simply no more common for straight couples to raise a serial killer than gay couples. A third point I will argue is that while it is argued that civil unions versus marriage is a new age case of seperate but equal, this is simply not the case. Marriage is not a tangible thing, it is an idea. An idea cannot be diluted by prejudiced people, because you cannot create a weaker bond, it is within the person, and within the law. It is not something that a person can physically take away from.
I have a solid base for my paper as far as research goes. I will write my first draft of this paper, and if it doesn't seem to be sufficient, I will do more research.
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It looks like you have your argument lined up. Good luck unfolding it into a draft. Make sure you use your claim that marriage is an intangible idea. However, I suggest you work on wording it in a more tangible way, showing how it is related to the main aim of your argument:-)
As far as the concept of gay parents making bad children: Children may possibly turn out bad in those situations solely because society doesnt yet support said situation and the children cant cope with being outcasts. Therefore, the same people that are fighting gay marriage for the kids are in turn ruining the kids by not just accepting it.
If I was doing this topic I might try to incoorporate something about the divorce rates of same-sex couples, and maybe the effects that divorce has on children. Just something to think about.
I think this a good policy and is something that needs to be considered as a key factor in the next presidential election.
But I have something to ask that you may be able to answer since you've done the research.
What will same-sex partners call themselves? Will they tell people that they're "unified"? that sounds creepy to me. lol, just curious.
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