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I think I understand what your problem is:

Allowing gay marriage will:
-Increase the needs for wedding decorators
-Increase the revenue of caterers
-Produce such fabulous weddings that straight men will never be able to compete and women will never be satisfied with their dream wedding because "The gays did it better".

to take away merit from my argument.

All you're trying to do is to get me to say something ignorant and false to take away merit from my argument.

Second, to answer your question. In and ideal situation where both sets of parents are equally good, the advantages of the different sex couple (regardless of sexuality) is having dedicated male/female parental role models living at home.

God damn you ignorant @#%^. The FDA doesn't say that being gay makes you unable to donate blood, having sex with someone does. READ. Also it says "GAY MEN" not homosexuals, since Lesbians are homosexuals too (not just $29.99 dvds you watch while pulling at your small ****).

The FDA also states "Before giving blood, all men are asked if they have had sex, even once, with another man since 1977." So that means that if you had a same sex act before that with a man, there is nothing preventing you from donating.

Also, can you explain to me why Women and Youth are the primary group of contracting STD's? Since it's no longer gay men did we somehow start infecting vaginas around the world?

Are you actually claiming that a male can replace a mother and woman can replace a father? Seriously?

Since studies on the subject indicate yes, yes. Of course, you can come in here and make sh*t up with no actual evidence behind it about how important it is to have a role model living at home of both genders, but until actual facts support it you can't be surprised when no one listens.

One of the most coordinated efforts to convince school officials to embrace this position was launched by a coalition of 13 organizations which produced a brochure entitled, Just the Facts about Sexual Orientation and Youth. This coalition, which includes the American Academy of Pediatrics, American Psychiatric Association, and the National Education Association, mailed the brochure in January 2008 to all 16,000 public school superintendents in the United States. The purpose of the brochure is to:

• Promote the notion that all forms of sexual attraction among students (regardless of age) are equally and entirely normal, including heterosexuality, homosexuality and bisexuality.
• Inform educators that all sexual-reorientation therapy may be harmful and should be prohibited.
• Warn school officials that student clubs advocating the practice of homosexuality must be allowed on campus.

The American College of Pediatricians disagrees with the coalition and presents this scientific response:

• The etiology of homosexual attraction is determined by a combination of familial, environmental, and social influences. For some individuals the inheritance of predisposing personality traits may also play a role.
• While homosexual attraction may not be a conscious choice, it is changeable for many individuals.
• Declaring and validating a student’s same-sex attraction during the adolescent years is premature and may be harmful.
• Many youth with homosexual attractions have experienced a troubled upbringing, including sexual abuse, and are in need of therapy.
• The homosexual lifestyle carries grave health risks.
• Sexual reorientation therapy can be effective. Students and parents should be aware of all therapeutic options.
• There is no evidence that pro-homosexual programs, such as on-campus student clubs, ease the health disorders of homosexual youth.
• The Just the Facts brochure is based upon statements of endorsement of adolescent homosexuality by coalition organizations, and not upon citations of evidence-based research.

Regardless of an individual's sexual orientation, sexual activity is conscious choice. Any sexual activity outside of a monogamous, heterosexual, married relationship is unhealthy and ill-advised.