r verbal assault while in high school, and 28% of these teenagers feel forced to drop out of school because of harassment about their sexual orientation. (National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, "Anti-Gay/Lesbian Victimization", New York 1984) Children would grow up feeling abnormal, as most everyone around them wondered why they had two fathers or two mothers. All of these reasons negate the faulty reasoning in stating that same sex marriages harm no one. Supporters of homosexual marriages state the unconstitutional value of its restriction as their strongest suit. In federal law, marriage is defined as a legal union between one man and one woman. As an institution, therefore, marriage transcends the mere self-gratification of the married couple. By admitting homosexual and lesbian relationships to the privileges of the married state we would devalue this transcendent status and weaken the duties and the sense of obligation it entails. According to the nullity of marriage, an unlawful marriage is either void or voidable because of conditions existing at the time of the marriage. A bigamous or incestuous marriage for example, is void, and there is no need to bring suit to obtain a decree declaring it void. (The Columbia Encyclopedia) Homosexual marriages fall under the category of void marriages. In other words, our lawmakers have the right to make all homosexual marriages void, in that they are not legally married. There is no need to explain why such an act should not be allowed under the Constitution of the United States. In conclusion, homosexual marriages should not be legalized. Marriages were established for man and woman so they could join together and create a family, which is the sole purpose of marriage. This task cannot be accomplished in a homosexual marriage. Not only are homosexual marriages immoral, they can influence children. This influence can cause children to become increasingly disrespectful and promote negative fe...
