Is same-sex marriage a practical consideration in this age of globalisation?

Is same-sex marriage a practical consideration in this age of globalisation?

What is the first impression you get when the word "same-sex marriage" appears?
disgusted? neutral? supportive?
In this age of ever-changing world where due to the Western influence, human rights has been gaining increasing emphasis.
Human rights as defined by Wikipedia is "the basic rights and freedoms to which all humans are entitled, often held to include the right to life and liberty, freedom of thought and expression, and equality before the law.
Through the years, discrimination in aspects of age,disability,looks and race has been gaining awareness. But why is there still so much discrimination against homosexuals? aren't they humans just like any one of us?

Yes -- it is practical
1. The legalisation of same sex marriges will give rise to pink dollar. When homosexuals are assured that they can behave openly and freely in a particular country, they will most probably want to live there and in the long run, contribute to the country's economy either by working there or spending more. For instance, in 2005, "Nation V” in Phuket, an annual event for social gathering for gays, lesbians, and gay-friendly folks brought in revenues of Bt30 million. If this continues, it will be a great source of income to help recoup the losses Phuket has suffered due to tsunami.

2. Some people may argue that marriages are for procreation and ensuring the continuation of the species but in the case of China, where overpopulation can lead to widespread poverty, legalising same sex marriges may not be a bad idea after all. Not only will it solves overpopulation problems, same-sex marriges may also encourage the adoption of children. This will in turn help many children.

No-- it is Not practical
1. There has been cases to show that children that comes from a homosexual family may not be inferior to those that comes from a normal family due to the fact that what really matters is the amount of love and care given and not gender. But were the external factors considered?
One cannot deny that the environment you interact in, eg. schools will cause unnecessary stress and misery. For example, how will children from "normal" families look at those from homosexual families? Will they treat them equally? Most probably they will discriminate against those children from "abnormal" families and this in turn causes stress and much misery to the innocent children. Hence it is not practical.

2. In addition, if same-sex marriages are legalised, how will countries which have reserved and traditional values, eg. China and Singapore handle it? It will most probably arouse many dissatisfaction from the various racial groups with conventional values and in turn give rise to many riots and disorder of the society.


In conclusion, whether legalising same-sex marriages is practical depends on one's country's government. Whether the pros and cons are balanced or one outweighs another depends on each country's situation which can differs quite a lot. In my opinion, letting the society understand more about homosexuals will be a good start towards the complete acceptance. This will in the long run, give the term "human rights" a more complete definition.

references : http://www.fridae.com/aboutus/news051110_1.php
http://www.bidstrup.com/marriage.htm