[Kevin]

I am 15 and a proud gay male. I am very used to debating gay marriage, so I’ll try to explain the opposition’s point of view. They usually argue that the ‘Institution of Marriage’ will be diminished more than it is right now. By allowing same-sex marriage, they think it will open the door for other types of marriage other than ‘a man and a woman,’ such as an animal and a person and an inanimate object (such as a computer) to a person. This makes no sense, since marriage should be between two consenting adults. An animal does not have the discretion to give consent, therefore it cannot legally marry.

Another thing they use is that by allowing same-sex marriage the children will somehow be affected. There have been hundreds of studies by the ACLU, Children’s Pediatric Association and American Psychological Society. All state that children from same-sex homes are not more likely to be involved in crime, suffer mental or psychological illnesses, be homosexuals themselves, or be confused about their sexuality. When comparing homosexsual couples to heterosexual couples, the studies showed that the children who are more psychologically better are the children who received more love and attention, regardless of sexuality.

Many people who debate against gay marraige do not know the facts but let themselves be led by pure emotion and morallity according to their religion. The last time I checked, we had a First Amendment right to have freedom of religion, but does this not also protect the right to be free FROM religion?

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Name : Kevin, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Gay, Race : Hispanic/Latino (may be any race), Religion : Atheist, Age : 17, City : Los Angeles, State : CA, Country : United States, Occupation : Student, Education level : High School Diploma, Social class : Middle class,