Banning Gay Marriages

Argumentative Essay # 111131

Hot Topics > Same-Sex Marriage

An argument in support of gay marriages using satire.

980 words () | 2 sources | APA | 2005 Canada

Paper Summary:

This paper discusses gay marriages, using mockery and sarcasm, to rebut the arguments that gay marriages would prove to be severe threats to the traditional family values within American society. The author provides arguments to the much discussed issues against gay marriages such as, procreation and threats to the sacredness of traditional marriages and American values.

From the Paper:

"To find proof of the disturbance of these individuals, one need not look any further than their desire to become married. It is completely and utterly irrational and illogical to enter into a contract that, within the United States, has less than a 50% chance of success, requires becoming liable for another person's financial debt and responsibilities, as well as caring for that individual regardless of life circumstances, or in other words, through sickness and through health. Any person with minimal knowledge of investments and good rates of return would advise an individual against entering into a contract with such dismal odds for success, and yet these gay and lesbian couples continue to fight vehemently to be allowed the right to marry. Obviously, they suffer from serious mental illnesses causing delusions and irrational thought patterns."

Sample of Sources Used:

Canada, (1999). The Canada Page. http://www.thecanadapage.org/Millenium.htm
Krudek, L. (1998). Relationship Outcomes and Their Predictors: Longitudinal Evidence from Heterosexual Married, Gay Cohabiting, and Lesbian Cohabiting Couples. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 60(3), 553-568.