do you think that gay marriages are more successful than traditional marriages?

Question

im doing a debate the title is"Should gay Marriages be Legalized" what pointer could you give me to put in my discussion

Answer 1

love is love

has much of a chance to thrive, or fall apart no matter what sexuality it is

Answer 2

You cant reliably say that gay marriage is more successful then traditional marriages... because a marriage is between 2 people and marriage itself is not a gaurentee... if you want to debate the legalization of marriage you should instead focus on the legal rights afforded to married couples that are denied to homosexual couples... for example...

the right to inherit property if one half of a gay couple dies without a will his partner has no claim to his estate and could loose his home...

health benefits... in a marriage a spose can share their medical benefits with their spouse even thoe some companies now allow that to domestic partners its not always the case...

hospitalization... if a gay person is in a hospital alot of times they cannot be seen by anyone except immediate family or a spouse and since there is no gay marriage they cannot be seen by their lover...

it is my understanding that in general there are over 100 rights that are not allowed to homosexual couples that heterosexual couples I am not sure if that is all regarding marriage or just certain laws in general but there should be enough legal issues to proove your point...

good luck

Answer 3

I don't think they are any more or less successful than traditional marriages. It really depends on the couple. All relationships have ups and downs.
As for pointers, you just have to believe in what you are debating. I for one see nothing wrong with gay marriages. It has already been proved that people are in fact born gay. Some people will still try to deny that fact, but that is just there own ignorance. God made all of us. He wants us to be proud of who we are.
Every person deserves the right to be with who they love. They call this "America, land of the free" Well tell me just how free it is, when we are telling others who they can and can't spend the rest of there lives with. Government has allowed gays to serve in our armed forces. Many in fact are fighting for our freedom at this very moment. Why do we or anyone for that matter have the right to refuse them the freedom that everybody else has.

Answer 4

on a Personal level I think that marrages are going to work out if youre married straight or if youre married gay. It's all about the love, and effort you put into your marrage. Honesty is the best policy. I dont understand why Gay marrages shouldn't be legalized I think that If you love somone even if it's somone of the same sex, you should be able to express that love the same way I do with my husband. There are some gay couples out there that would raise a child better than a straight couple. It's all in what you have in your heart!

Answer 5

I don't know if they would be more successful than a regular marriage because I don't know any gay couple that have been together as long as most adults I know. Gay marriage is fairly new and I don't think enough time has passed to give it a fair chance in your statistics.

Answer 6

I don't think whether it's homosexual or heterosexual matter. What matters is commitment, respect, friendship, goals, and great affection. Those will be found in either of the relationships. I have seen truly devoted and in love heterosexual and homosexual couples. I have also seen disfunctional relationships in both. It's the people, not the sexes. It's the mental maturity, commitment, and morals and ethics that count. And I have met VERY moral and ethical homosexuals....and heterosexuals. And very immoral and unethical homosexuals and heterosexuals. It's the heart and mind of the individuals, not their sexuality. I noticed a few comments about "gay promiscuity". Get real. Gays are no more promiscuous than any of the men and women copulating with their first date, someone they met at a bar, or Paris Hilton.

Answer 7

I dont agree that they are more successful. I know alot of gay people and they switch partners like they change clothes. There is only two couples that I know that actually have had a long lasting good relationship. I don;t think that it has anything to do with being gay or straight -- I think it has to do with how mature the person is regardless of their sexual orientation, plus there are alot more traditional marriages than gay marriages so you really can't compare by numbers. I think that if two people love each other and are willing to commit and work through everything together - they should be allowed to do so legally regardless of their sexual orientation.

Answer 8

yes they are...men have a lot to loose when they enter a relationship, and money isn't the only thing. I see all kinds of relationships come and go, but from what I have seen, Gay relationships are more stable, tend to last longer than straight marriages...remember, in a gay relationship, the door is always open to walk out of...therefore, the partners tend to treat each other today in a way that the partner will want to be there tomorrow..there is NO sense of ownership in a gay relationship. Good luck.

Answer 9

I don't think either of them; gay marriages or straight marriages' have a higher sucess rate. Being a lesbian myself, I am probably expected to say gay marriages would last longer, but honestly it's the same chance as it would be in a man/woman marriage. I believe we should be allowed to marry, because we are being denied a right unfairly by not being allowed to marry, but I don't think the reasoning is because we will last longer than straight couples.

Answer 10

Statistically, yes. In Canada and Massachusetts, the divorce rate for newlyweds is much lower than it is for straight couples, though I don't how much of this is due to the fact that the average gay couple getting married has been monogamously coupled for significantly longer than the average straight couple since, of course, they couldn't get married until very recently. Many had been together for decades, with none of the benefits and legal protections that come with Marriage.

Answer 11

pish, who cares about success or not, infact, what the heck is success? Is it length? Is a marraige of 3 years less important and meaningful than a marraige of 5? or 10? Not so tax wise, or child custody wise, or court wise, on these counts, all marraiges are created equal, and long standing marraiges dont' impart special rights or privileges.

A successful marraige should be one that gets off, and on that, gay marraiges don't compare due to numbers, If they could, they would, and I imagine that thier marraiges would be as fulfilling as the hetero marraiges that end with 50% divorce rates and clogging up the courts with domestic disputes.