Debate Speech- Gay Marriage

By lillylove406

Tue, 03 Sep 2013
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Gay marriage should most certainly be legal. The concept that gay people are 'defected' or 'second class citizens' is completely absurd. All humans deserve the right to get married to the person of their choosing, regardless of gender. I can understand the argument churches have against gay marriage, in their holy book it is considered wrong. However, some local churches openly accept gay people and their partners. If a priest is willing to perform the ceremony then there should be no argument. This is not a case of the government forcing the church to do anything the church officials are uncomfortable with. If a couple does not wish to go through the church to get married going through the local government is just as sufficient. This way gay couples can be united by the government and local churches can choose whether or not to accept them. Now I also understand the argument that children raised in same sex parent households will not grow up to be 'normal' or have 'good morals.' This argument is undoubtedly ludicrous. All families have their issues regardless of the gender of the parents. In fact, most child abuse cases happen in different sex homes. Children growing up in same sex homes are just as successful as those who grew up in households with heterosexual parents. My mother is gay, and being that my father died when I was young, I grew up being raised by her. Yes, she had several partners during my childhood, that being said I am an honor roll student and an active member of my church, how could that be? How could I possibly be 'normal' and successful being raised by a women who is a homosexual? Our country has been close minded for basically our entire history, we use to think that African Americans were beneath us and women were an after thought. It is time for the people of America to open their eyes and realize the gay community is fighting the same fight the African Americans fought, the same battle women faced. Gay people are not second class citizens. My mother is not a second class citizen.

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Submitted by Insertponceyfre... on

Hello Lily - another good luck wish from me. Have they given you a specific length for your speech? Or a length of time you need to speak for? If so, then one tip I can give you is to practice as much as you can, timing yourself. Don't speak too fast, and don't speak too quietly.

 

In the first line, I think you might mean defective, rather than defected. Hope it goes well!

 

Submitted by Ray Schaufeld on

Arguments in favour of same-sex marriage:

1 Gay people should have the same rights as straight people. If a lesbian or gay male couple wish to get

   married  they have every right to do so.

2 It may well have advantages for tax or inheritance

3 A happy wedding may bring about reconcilation and acceptance amongst the family and friends of the  couple. It could be a chance for people to become more open minded.

My concerns about same-sex marriage are:

Will gay people feel that they have to do it? That it is normal for gay people to get married and settle down and buy a house together and start a family.  Not everyone will want this. What about lesbians and gay men who are celibate through choice, celibate not through choice just lonely or who are people who  wish to simply make love with another person of the same sex now and again and maybe not always the same person. Will they now feel like they are the queer ones in a sea of normal same sex couples

 

My concerns are subtleties. Gay Marriage should be legal.    Elsie

 

Submitted by Linda Wigzell Cress on

You are brave, Lilly.   Many good points made by you and the respondents above.      I think some of the arguments you will be up against, apart from those from the religious point of view, (which  you cannot really argue against, as most religions will never admit thjey are wrong,)  will be centred on issues of stability.  The old concept of gay relationships was that gay people are more promiscuous and have more partners, therefore more HIV, STIs etc.  This argument can be combatted by mentioning the large numbers of heterosexual males in various countries for whom promiscuity is a way of life, and they pass on these diseases to their wives, and to their unfortunate children.  I am not sure of my facts on this, but it might give you a line of research.       With regard to gay marriage, I have gay friends who have been together for 15 plus years and got 'civil partnered' as soon as they could.  They have now adopted 3 siblings, and a happier and more stable family you could not wish to know.  There are so many 'hetero' families living with no father or male carer in their lives, where I live such households are in the majority.  And, Is it better for kids to have stable 'gay' parents or live in a hetero household where there is always strife and arguments?    Hope this helps, and good luck.

Linda

Submitted by lillylove406 on

THANK YOU ALL SO SO SO MUCH! I am so gratful I will most certainly take your points into consideration, you are all amazing. I will be writing my first case on something different, however once I get the hang of it I get to chose one of my topics. This will be my first choice. I will write my finished and final verison in 3-4 weeks thank you so much for your help!

Submitted by Parson Thru on

I agree with bbanyard.  Quiet, measured argument rather than allowing yourself to berate or take on your audience.  People might respond better to that. Let your belief in this come through, but don't tell your audience off. Well done on your project.

Parson Thru