Article 16 of the Universal Declaration of Human rights- “Men and women of full age, without any limitation due to race, nationality or religion, have the right to marry and to found a family. They are entitled to equal rights as to marriage, during marriage and at its dissolution.”
Notice it never stipulates that these “men and women of full age” have to be in a heterosexual relationship. We can infer that “men of full age” and “women of full age” have the “right to marry and to found a family.”
According to the United Nations, “The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) is a milestone document in the history of human rights. Drafted by representatives with different legal and cultural backgrounds from all regions of the world, the Declaration was proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly in Paris on 10 December as a common standard of achievements for all peoples and all nations. It sets out, for the first time, fundamental human rights to be universally protected.”
Every country but Byelorussian SSR, Czechoslovakia, Poland, Ukrainian SSR, USSR, Yugoslavia, South Africa and Saudi Arabia have signed and adopted this declaration. That means including the United States.
I hate to have to harp on this again, so can I just take a minute to vent before I get back to my calm, constitutionality based argumentation? Kthnx.
AUGH A MAN’S RELATIONSHIP WITH A MAN OR A WOMAN’S RELATIONSHIP WITH A WOMAN DOES NOT AFFECT YOU. AT ALL. SERIOUSLY WHY IS EVERYONE STILL BEING RETARDED ABOUT THIS. IF YOU DON’T LIKE IT, DON’T LOOK. STOP BEING BIGOTED AND IGNORANT AND JUST ACCEPT THAT JUST BECAUSE HETEROSEXUALITY IS MORE COMMON DOES NOT MAKE IT THE ONLY POSSIBLE SEXUALITY.
Whew. Now let’s just go over everything that anyone has ever argued against gay marriage and refute it.
1. Argument: The Bible. Refutation: Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof. (Source: The Constitution)
2. Argument: Not natural. Refutation: Homosexual and gay animals have been documented in more than 450 species of vertebrates. (Source: LiveScience.com)
3. Argument: Marriage is Sacred. Refutation: Marriage is a legal recognition in our country, not a religious ceremony, though many people still incorporate religious beliefs. Futhermore, atheists get married all the time. Ex. Bill Gates, Richard Dawkins, Albert Camous. (Source: common sense/knowledge)
4. Argument: The purpose of marriage is procreation. Refutation: Infertility affects 7.3 million people of childbearing age in the United States — about 10-15 percent of the reproductive-age population. Are you going to tell me that none of those 7.3 million people are married? And again, there are many purposes of marriage, and each is a personal choice. (Source: Center for Disease Control)
5. Argument: But think of the children! Refutation: There are approximately 594,000 same-sex partner households, according to the 2000 Census, and there are children living in approximately 27 percent of those households. One comprehensive study of children raised by lesbian mothers or gay fathers concluded that children raised by same-sex parents did not differ from other children in terms of emotional functioning, sexual orientation, stigmatization, gender role behavior, behavioral adjustment, gender identity, learning and grade point averages. Where research differences have been found, they have sometimes favored same-sex parents. For example, adolescents with same-sex parents reported feeling more connected at school. Another study reported that children in gay and lesbian households are more likely to talk about emotionally difficult topics, and they are often more resilient, compassionate and tolerant. (Source: American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy)
6. Argument: Gay people are recruiting children to their gay agenda. Refutation: “children raised by same-sex parents did not differ from other children in terms of emotional functioning, sexual orientation,”. Also, what the heck is the “gay agenda”? (Source: same as above)
7. Argument: Next we’ll be allowing people to get married to animals! Refutation:
You’re welcome.
