Why is gay marriage bad

A UCLA psychology study published online today in the journal Psychological Science concludes that many people believe gay men and women are more sexually promiscuous than heterosexuals, which they may fear could threaten their own marriages and their way of life. Annamarie Jagose does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment. In most public discussions, the issue of same-sex marriage is posed as a simple question — for or against? As Leader of the Opposition, and now Prime Minister, Tony Abbott has consistently opposed the legalisation of same-sex marriage, so far refusing to allow MPs a conscience vote on the issue.

Allowing gay men and lesbians to marry will not stop marriage from being exclusionary. That’s because marriage is not a private matter. This is because marriage by nature is a union that is ordered toward the procreation and education of offspring, which necessarily involves both male and female. With regard to why sexual activity among members of the same sex is bad, we must look to the nature of sex and what is good and bad given our nature as human beings. What is good for us as human beings is determined by the ends of our inherent capacities.

The following are ten science-based arguments against same-sex "marriage": 1. Children hunger for their biological parents. Homosexual couples using in vitro fertilization (IVF) or surrogate mothers deliberately create a class of children who will live apart from their mother or father. This article claims that three common arguments against gay marriage - the definitional, procreation, and slippery-slope arguments - are quite bad, the worst of the lot. The definitional argument asserts that marriage just is the union of one man and one woman, and that the definition alone is a sufficient defense against claims for gay marriage. The procreation argument claims that marriage's central public purpose is to encourage procreation, and so the exclusion of same-sex couples is justified.

A analysis found that after their states had banned gay marriage, gay, lesbian and bisexual people suffered a 37% increase in mood disorders, a 42% increase in alcohol-use disorders, and a % increase in generalized anxiety disorders. The debate over same-sex marriage in the United States is a contentious one, and advocates on both sides continue to work hard to make their voices heard. A counterargument explaining the case against same-sex marriage is made by Rick Santorum, a senior fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center and a former U. Well, you got the question right the first time.

Allowing gay men and lesbians to marry will not stop marriage from being exclusionary. That’s because marriage is not a private matter. .