Essay/Term paper: Homosexual marriage

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In this age of liberation and relative morality it is no surprise
that homosexuals have tried very hard to gain ground in the way of civil
rights. Homosexuals say they want equal rights, and they want
homosexual-marriages to be legalized. However, what they are asking for
is not reasonable. They are humans; and therefore they already have the
same rights as every other human living in America. What homosexuals want
are special privileges and the acceptance of homosexuality as a natural
alternative lifestyle. I believe that homosexual-marriages should never be
legalized in America first because homosexuality is not a natural
alternative lifestyle, second, marriage is already clearly defined, and
third because homosexuals already have the same rights, they want special
privileges, and since homosexuality is not in innate quality they don't
deserve them.
People who have been misinformed about what the homosexual agenda
is think that homosexual marriage is natural and that it should be
legalized. I however, am opposed to this because homosexuality is not a
natural alternative lifestyle. First let's define homosexuality.
According to the American Heritage Dictionary, homosexuality is "having a
sexual orientation to persons of the same sex." Men and women are
obviously biologically different. People of the same sex having
intercourse goes against what is biologically natural. Part of the
homosexual agenda is to make people believe that homosexuals are the same
as heterosexuals when it comes to engaging in sexual behavior. This is
absolutely not true. In his book **Cassel's Queer Companion, a Dictionary
of Lesbian and Gay Life and Culture**, William Stewart describes some of
the sexual activities that homosexuals practice. These include "fisting,
when one partner shoves his whole hand up the anus of the other partner;"
"rimming, when one partner licks the anus of the other partner." In the
essay **Homosexual Rights: What's Wrong**, written by Brad Hayton and John
Eldrege, they stated that "The U.S. taxpayer-funded Mapplethorpe photos .
. . portrayed typical homosexual behavior: fisting (thrusting one's fist
up another's anus), urinating into another's mouth(in this case, a
child's), and sadomasochism. The average homosexual has 20-106 different
partners per year--300-500 in a life time" How can this be compared to
heterosexual intercourse? How is this natural? It isn't; this type of
sexual behavior - even if it were practiced by heterosexuals - cannot be
considered natural, in fact there are many states that have anti-sodomy
laws though not enforced. As part of their agenda homosexuals not only
want these things to be accepted and protected by the government, they
also want them to be taught in public school as part of the sex education
curriculum.
Homosexuals believe they deserve the right to get married that
since they think they are an oppressed minority . Let me first define
marriage; according to the American Heritage Dictionary marriage is
defined as "The legal union of a man and a woman as husband and wife."
It does not say "the legal union of man and man as husband and husband";
nor does it say "the legal union of woman and woman as wife and wife."
Marriage has a clear definition a definition that has been around since
civilization began. Why are homosexuals trying to redefine the meaning of
something so sacred and natural like marriage when there are many other
options that offer the same benefits? Marriage is the key to family
stability, which in turn is the key to a stable society. However, if
homosexual-marriage is allowed, it will pervert and bastardize the
significance of marriage. In an essay printed by Common Sense Now, the
author basically argues that children need a normal mother and father type
of structure so that they are properly nurtured by parents of opposite
sexes. This ensures a more natural upbringing. Since homosexual means
"same sex", the results of this type of upbringing for a child may prove
more detrimental than good. I believe that since the beginning of time,
marriage has always been saved for a man and a woman, it should stay that
way.
Homosexuals claim they are a minority and are pleading the
government to give them equal rights. They form groups like the "queer
nation" to make it look like they are an oppressed people. This is
absolutely ludicrous! Unless they go through what African Americans have
been through, homosexuals have no clue as to oppression is. In the Wall
Street Journal, July 18, 1991, page B1, a chart was published comparing a
true minority, African Americans, to a false minority, homosexuals. The
table looks like this:




__________________________Black Americans_______Homosexuals_________

Denied the right to vote?------------------ YES---------------------- NO-------------

Official segregation? ------------------YES-----------------------NO-------------
Denied access by law to public
drinking fountains, restrooms?------------YES-----------------------NO-------------
Denied access by law to businesses
restaurants, barbershops etc.?--------------YES----------------------NO--------------
Verifiable economic hardships
as a result of discrimination?---------------YES----------------------NO-------------

Unfortunately, some homosexuals have been the victims of violence because
of their lifestyle. I do not condone this, nor do I feel violence is an
answer to the homosexual agenda. It is also understandable that they feel
threatened by the violence but as the table shows, homosexuals have not
been through anything remotely close to what African Americans have been
through. Homosexuals also have no right to special privileges, because
according to world renowned scientists, homosexuality is not an immutable
characteristic such as skin color or eye color. For example, Masters &
Johnson say "We're born man, woman and sexual beings. We learn our sexual
preferences and orientations." Also, Dr. R. Kronenmeyer a renowned
clinical psychologist states that "Homosexuals are not born 'that way'.
From my 25 years' experience as a clinical psychologist, I firmly believe
that homosexuality is a learned response to early painful experiences and
that it can be unlearned." The last example is Dr. Judd Marmor, former
president of the American Psychiatric Association, he states that "No one
has ever found a single, replicable genetic, hormonal or chemical
difference between heterosexuals and homosexuals." Since they are not a
true minority, and homosexuality is not an immutable character,
homosexuals do not deserve special treatment from the government.
Homosexuals claim that they should have minority status, they are
not qualified to call themselves a minority as it is shown in the above
table and by evidence gathered by experts. Homosexuals want marriages
legalized. I think they should leave marriage alone. There are other
options available which would give them similar benefits as heterosexual
couples. For instance "domestic partnerships" where they are recognized
as being in a formal monogamous relationship which entitles them to many
of the same benefits a married couple is entitled to. Though I do not
agree with them, many very large companies offer benefits to homosexual
couples. Companies like United Airlines, American Airlines and others.
Why don't they settle for these alternatives? They will not settle for
the alternatives because if homosexual-marriage is legalized, they will
have won the ultimate battle, the recognition of homosexuality as
something natural and acceptable. In this case I cannot just sit back and
do nothing, people should know both sides of the story, the true
homosexual agenda which is to make homosexuality seem natural and normal;
then they can make up their mind as to whether they will support it or
not.