Wednesday, November 14, 2007

Brief for Argument

The Rights of Gays and Lesbians
The United States governmental laws, along with the United States Constitution and citizens of the United States, should be in favor of equal rights for gays and lesbians within the country. The intended audiences of this case consist of homosexuals and the concerned individuals who believe that everyone should be treated equally. The readers of this case are the people who may have gays and lesbians in their family and have questions pertaining to the entire issue. I particularly want to reach out to those who are homophobic (a person who despises homosexuals), in which their opinion about gays and lesbians can change.
There are many reasons as to why homosexuals should receive the equal rights as everyone else. Usually, the individuals are citizens of the United States. With that, why should they be treated any different from anyone else? The way that an individual feels about another individual is their own personal feelings. With this, same-sex marriage should be legalized and allowed. Furthermore, discrimination has been an issue in the United States for many decades. By limiting the activity of homosexuals, such as employment opportunities and the adoption of children to create a family, discrimination is being practiced. No individual residing in the United States should be judged based on their sexual orientation. If a person believes that it is morally right, then others should respect their beliefs and treat them as if it is morally right.
When preparing my case, I can arrange my reasons based on the adequate amount of evidence provided and from my personal opinion. By doing so, I believe that my audience will be highly convinced and persuaded to believe as I do or even withstand a similar viewpoint. I intend to gain the trust of my audience my strongly stressing my opinion and providing accurate information to the concerned individuals.

3 comments:

MR. MILLION said...

Just make sure you have enough solid evidence to support your position. Don't forget the practical implications of gay marriage: tax breaks, family health care plans, insurance breaks, etc.

Caroline Stuckey said...

I beleive homosexuals should have equal rights when talking about some of the benefits married couples can get; such as tax breaks and insurance breaks. However, for this assignment, homosexuals should be able to have these benfits without being married. They should not be allowed to marry because it is completely unreligous. The Bible says a man and a woman should marry, not a man and man, or a woman and a woman. Also, if gay couples married, then this would create adoption problems. Society would become very unnatural and uncomfortable too. If gay couples adopted children, this would not be fair for their children because they would have a rough childhood in school, and would most likely grow up to be gay. Therefore, I do not agree with your side of the argument because legalizing gay marriage would cause many problems in society becuase it is unnatural and immoral. However, homosexuals should be given the same rights with things such as opportunity for employment,tax breaks, and insurance breaks.

MR. MILLION said...

Caroline: So you are saying that marriage is "unnatural and immoral" between same-sex couples, but there should be some sort of system set up that allows those couples to take advantage of the same benefits as 'traditional' couples?