On Gays, Pt. 1: "Marriage"

The most basic thing to understand about gay marriage is that it is not a civil rights issue. It's not surprising that many black Americans get pissed off with comparing the Gay movement to the Civil rights movement. Gays don't have to sit at the back of the bus, they don't have to use different drinking fountains, they have every right that you and I have. I cannot marry anyone I want either. No one can marry whoever they want. Men cannot take more than one wife; there cannot be any father-daughter marriages; there are restrictions on marriage, and those extend to everyone. There are reasons for certain things, and gay marriage is not something that has ever been the equivalent of heterosexual marriage: "In fact, until the last blink of an eye in human history, there has never been any civilization, any religion, or any culture that has treated homosexual relationships as the full equivalent of heterosexual marriage. Marriage is not simply a religious institution, nor is it merely a civil institution. Instead, marriage is a natural institution, whose definition as the union of a man and a woman is rooted in the order of nature itself." Gay marriage is simply not a right. It is not a civil rights issue. That's all there is to it. Let me say that again. Gay marriage is not a civil rights issue.

Gay marriage is also detrimental to society. We can all agree that domestic violence is not desirable. Homosexual relationships are often very violent and abusive. The fact is that homosexual relationships are not more tender and loving--they are more violent.

Such couples experience by far the most intimate partner violence, and this brings rise to another issue. That of adoption and effects of gay marriage on children. The gay community, which accounts for approximately 1 to 3 percent of the population (no, its not 10 percent) accounts for up to 1/3 of all sex crimes against children. Homosexual males are dissproportionately responsible for child abuse, and many males are pedophiles, finding themselves attracted to young boys. Despite claims of some, that pedophilia has nothing to do with homosexuality, studies suggest there is significant overlap between the two. Such themes abound in gay literature, and gay men are often attracted to underage boys, pedophiles are often attracted to older men, and other studies even suggest that pedophiles exhibit wide ranges of sexual behavior, including with women. Pedophiles are not solely attracted to young boys. It is something that abounds in homosexual themes, and many homosexuals find themselves attracted to young boys. Homosexuality also brings with it negative health effects. AIDS may not be a singularly gay disease, but it is in fact rooted and primarily a disease considerably more prevalent among gay men. Even in Africa, despite whatever the PC institutions say, the epidemic is due not to heterosexual sex, but rather to homosexuality and contaminated medical supplies and needles.

The problem with Gay marriage is that it is simply a contradiction in terms. There is no such thing as gay marriage. Marriage is not something that the government created, it has always been around. It is very much a natural institution, with the purpose of uniting one man and one woman into one flesh. This is simply not possible with gay marriage. Which is why there are restrictions in marriage. Legalizing gay marriage for the satisfaction of a few activists is both dangerous and repulsive to most people--and why not? Most people know what marriage is supposed to mean, that it is an ancient institution that should not be altered to appease someone else's agenda.

Even if you don't agree that marriage is a natural institution, the fact is that gays do not see marriage in the same way as heterosexuals: "Data from Vermont, Sweden, and the Netherlands reveal that only a small percentage of homosexuals and lesbians identify themselves as being in a committed relationship, with even fewer taking advantage of civil unions or, in the case of the Netherlands, of same-sex "marriage." This indicates that even in the most "gay friendly" localities, the vast majority of homosexuals and lesbians display little inclination for the kind of lifelong, committed relationships that they purport to desire to enter."

They do not want to enter into lifelong relationships, and may have hundreds and even thousands of partners in a lifetime, and regard other partners outside of a relationship to be the norm, regarding monogamy as oppressive.

Homosexuals may or may not be "born that way", but it looks more and more like they are not. The gay gene has not turned up anywhere, despite looking very hard for it. As a matter of fact, one of the most recent studies "undermines gay gene theory" Add this to the fact that, hmm, the human race would become extinct if homosexuality were in fact correct and natural.

Another problem with allowing gay marriage is that it will normalize such behavior and lead to higher incidence of homosexuality and simply confuse children. Consider this example. Normalizing such destructive and unhealthy behavior is neither wise nor commendable.

Some myths abound concerning gay marriage, such as the following:

Gay marriage is centered on love, so they will be more committed and good for children to grow up in

Well, after reading what I wrote before, this one sounds ridiculous. Gay marriage is not about love at all--it is about sex, and gays have no illusions of having a relationship, with only one other person. Also remember, gay marriage is often quite violent, and anything but loving.

Another one compares it to the past racial problems and marriage, concerning inter-racial marriages and bans thereof. This simply does not get to the heart of the issue. Interracial marriages are still the union of a man and a woman. The reasons for the wanting to not allow such marriages was due to racism. They regarded blacks as sub-human. This is a purely racial matter, and does nothing to marriage--it changes it in no way, it is not even comparable to gay marriage activism, as these are attempting to redefine marriage, which is something such civil rights movements never sought to do.