Saturday, September 8, 2007

blog task 2 for term 3

Is same-sex marriage a practical consideration in this age of globalisation?


Couples of the same sex holding hands and walking together on the streets is not a common sight that we would normally see. Should we spot one on the street, our eyes tends to shift towards the couples direction to observe their movements, and some of us would perhaps feel disgusted about what we have just seen. This is a typical case of discrimination against the homosexuals. While it is mostly true that the society discriminates homosexuals, the question remains as to whether same-sex marriage should be considered in this age of globalization.

Same-sex marriage is defined as a governmentally, socially, or religiously recognized marriage in which two people of the same sex live together as a family. In this advanced age of globalization, same sex marriage should actually be considered. This is because everybody has basic human rights and they should be free to choose who they want to marry. Therefore, the state should not have any rights to deem same-sex marriage as illegal and not allow it. Furthermore, the state enforces laws to protect the interest of the citizens and society; however, there is actually no evidence that same-sex marriages would hurt the interest of the citizens or society. Therefore, why is it not allowed by the state?

Same-sex marriage should also be considered for the pink dollar that it can bring in for a country that legalizes same-sex marriage. Pink dollar is a term describing the purchasing power of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals in the United States. It is estimated that the US lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender market put its value at approximately $641 billion in the year 2006. Therefore, the amount of pink dollar that homosexuals, bisexuals and transgender can bring in can actually be too tempting for a country.

One reason to why same-sex marriages are considered to be impractical is the concern that kids that are adopted or artificially inseminated and raised by parents of the same sex may grow up to be mocked at as he or she has two mothers or fathers. The child may grow up to be confused about his or her gender and may have a gender identification crisis later in his or her life. However, these arguments are invalid as there is no statistics to prove that same sex families will definitely raise children to be confused in his or her gender or have gender identification crisis in the later part of their life. Instead, same sex families can actually raise a child well as both the parents have gone through a lot to be together and have the child. Therefore, they would definite cherish the child and would raise him or her up to the best that they can. Hence, the worry that same sex parents not being able to raise a child as well as other parents cannot be a reason to not allowing same-sex marriages.

On the other hand, one reason to why same-sex marriages cannot be a practical consideration is due to religion. Christian denominations, Islam and Orthodox Judaism are against same-sex marriages. For example, some moderate Christians believe that same-sex marriages go against bible teachings. Therefore, legalizing of homosexual marriages is actually not a practical idea as it may cause unnecessary tension among religious groups and may even spark riots protesting the legalization of homosexual marriages.

In conclusion, same-sex marriage should actually be considered. The main reason to why it is not allowed is due to unduly worries by people. Homosexuals are humans after all. Homosexuality is not a disease and they won’t infect the society. Homosexuals do not harm the society too. Why don’t we give them a chance in life and let them marry their partners?

1 comment:

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Pertinent and well-balanced argument!
Grade: B+