Why Same Sex Marriage Should Be Banned
Introduction
According to the Legal Dictionary (n.d), marriage of the same sex is the legal union of two persons of the same sex. Same sex unions have occurred all over the world throughout history, but laws recognizing such marriages did not begin to occur until more modern times. As of 2015, only 17 countries around the world have laws that allow same-sex couples to get married legally. Sustaining in some countries that do not allow same sex marriage are rising, but many will believe that acceptance will continue to increase. However, marriage between the same sex can have several disadvantages. Same-sex marriage should be banned because when they grow up, it gives bad effects to the children, social health, and also causes tension to family members.
Firstly, same-sex marriage should be banned because it gives bad impacts to the children when they grow up. As children grow up, they will have friends and start sharing their privacy with each other. But it will give children with homosexual parent’s different situations. They will be ashamed to be introduced to their friends by their 'gay” parents, who are raised by normal parents. Then, they tend to isolate themselves and not socialize with anyone. The children soon begin to feel lonely and involve in unnecessary behavior such as drug involvement, suicide and intimidation. According to Hansen (2009), a researcher found that heterosexual parents tend to improve the mental and physical development of children. In addition, Baldwin (2009) stated that this could be due to children receiving better parental care rather than homosexual-parented children. Children of homosexual parents are subject to premature sexualization, abuse and sexual abuse. Therefore, marriage of the same sex must be banned in order to avoid the negative impacts that will occur.
Another reason for banning same-sex marriage is because it has a bad impact on the health of society. If there is no reproduction due to marriage between same-sex couples in the future, the country will suffer a labor shortage. Therefore, the government needs to bring in foreign workers to secure the economy. Moreover, foreign workers usually do not receive any health inspection before working in the other country. According to Central Intelligence Agency (n.d), birth rates and fertility rates in 10 countries that legalized same-sex marriage decrease below global fertility rates, while South Africa alone is barely high in world birth rates. Next, John and Diggs (2002) claimed that same - sex marriage causes the transmission of various diseases such as AIDS, syphilis, and gonorrhea. This happens when there is random sex between the 'gay' couples and different people of the same sex. A study estimated that by age 55, 50% of gay men aged 20 have an opportunity to become HIV-positive. Thus, marriage of the same sex should be banned because in the short and long term this issue can harm the well-being of human beings.
Finally, marriage of the same sex should be banned as this type of marriage can have an impact on family members. This happens when there is a conflict, because this conflict has been mixed with unstable emotions, it will be difficult for the parents to come out with a solution. Both of them will show that they have a much better solution than their spouse. This situation shows that there is no tolerance between this couples that do not practice it. Heterosexual couples, on the other hand, will be more indulgent on solving problems because the way both of these couples think are different, thus giving their dispute different outcomes. Moreover, as they grow older, the children will become much more curious about their biological parent. It can hurt those homosexual couples by doing this and they tend to abuse the kids to warn the kids. This can lead to problems of health such as depression and disability. According to Spring (2011), their greatest tragedy throughout their childhood can be the children who are the victims of these 'gay' couples. Therefore, same-sex marriage gives bad impacts towards the family members.
Conclusion
In the conclusion, same-sex marriage ought to be restricted on the grounds that it gives terrible effects to the kids when they grow up, strength of society, and furthermore makes strain the relatives. Hence, Malaysia should enforce the law and regulations to avoid this issue from getting out of hand.
