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Gay Marriage- For It

Gay Marriage: To Legalize or Not to Legalize
That is the Question
Marriage is defined as a legal union of a man and women as husband and wife. Gay marriage is the union of two same-sex partners. The difference between the two is the simple fact of legalization. As of now, President George W. Bush J.R. has done everything in his power to ban gay marriage all together. His reason, stated in The Economist, "Is that this [Gay Marriage] would damage an important social institution" (2). Here is where the debate ensues; how exactly would gay marriage ruin society's organization? If anything, it would bring the nation closer. Bidstrupt states that, "If it is the stability of the institution of heterosexual marriage that worries you, then consider that no one would require you or anyone else to participate in a gay marriage. You would still have freedom of choice; of choosing which kind of marriage to participate in…" ( 3) .Gay marriage is positive in the U.S. because it decreases the risk of sexually transmitted diseases, adoption rates would skyrocket, and lastly the union of same-sex marriage would bring equality to a higher stance then ever before.
Approximately "78% of homosexuals are affected by STDS," says Rueda. Young gay and bisexual men are at high risk for such sexually transmitted diseases as gonorrhea, Chlamydia and syphilis. One misunderstanding of homosexual behavior is a homosexual's promiscuous lifestyle. It is true that in a 1978 study that 75% of gay males admitted to having sex with more than 100 other men. This may be a prime example on why certain sexually transmitted diseases are increasing among gays to bisexuals and ultimately to heterosexuals. One way to decrease the transition of sexually transmitted diseases, besides condom use, is simply gay marriage. The legalization will lead to healthy monogamous relationships that will diminish the spread of fatal sexual transmitted diseases (Rueda 53). Same sex marriage would have more of an effect on...