Possible Proposals by the GOV’T SIDE
1. procreation is not a requirement to
render a marriage valid. Many
opposite-sex couples never procreate,
and the state still recognizes them as
married. Therefore, marriage cannot
be about procreation.
2. Trend of the modern times
Counter-arguments by the OPPOSTION
1. Procreation is the essence of marriage.
If "love and commitment" are the only
things essential for marriage, then
there would be no reason why
polygamous or incestuous
relationships (as long as they are
between consenting adults) should
not also enjoy the legal designation
of "marriage."
2. In general, as a public, lifelong
partnership between one man and one
woman for the sake of generating and
raising children. This understanding
predates any government or religion. It’s a
pre-political, pre-religious institution
evident even in cultures that had no law
or faith to promote it.
Yet, even supposing the essence of
marriage could change, would that mean
it should? We know from other areas of
life such as medical research and nuclear
physics that just because you can do
something doesn’t mean you ought. After
all, such action may not be ethical or serve with the other one playing the role of the
Proposals by the OPPOSTION Possible Counter-arguments by the GOV’T
1. marriage is a special bond a
comprehensive union; same sex marriage
would complicate the meaning of marriage
2. May be made by Cohabitation
Having A Mother And Father Is Important
Kids need balance in their life in order to
be successful adults. This balance comes
from having influences from a mother and
a father in their developmental years.
Same sex couples cannot give this to a
child because there is only one gender
having influence over their life.
3. Affects Child Development
Even if gay parents are allowed to adopt or
have children, having two parents of the
same sex might not be healthy or what’s
best for the children involved. These kids
need both a father and a mother image to
have a balance and normal childhood.
Gender roles can be hard to play especially
if biological and physical aspects are the
issue. If a boy grows up with two women,

3. Needs a Law defining/regulating
property rights of the same sex couples
4. Not Allowing Some People To Marry Is
Unconstitutional
By allowing some people to marry, and
not others, the government is
discriminating against citizens. This
creates the feeling that the government
classifies homosexual people as second
rate citizens who do not have the same
rights as heterosexual people.
5. Same-sex marriage is primarily about
equality.
the common good. Even if this argument father or both plays the role of mothers,
had historical basis, it would not father image will be lacking and the couple
necessarily be a good reason to change cannot answer questions typically asked by
the meaning of marriage. boys to fathers, say, the physical changes
in the body. Same goes for girls living with
3. Burdensome for justice system to two-male parents.
accommodate more family related cases, 4. Burdens the Divorce System
tax will increase as there will be additional Another disadvantage of allowing gay
benefits and support for families of same- people to marry is the fact that when
sex couples from the government. There things don’t work out and they file for
are already existing laws such as divorce, they will add to the number of
contracts, etc. cases pending in court and the burden put
on the legal system in terms of court
proceedings for divorce, alimony and child
4. A homosexual man is completely free to
support will be doubled while these
get married--as long as he marries a
woman. A lesbian is completely free to problems would have been lessened if gay
marry--as long as she marries a man. marriage were not legalized.
There is no facial discrimination at all.
5. Prone to Bullying
Even if gay marriage is already legalized,
not all accept and embrace this practice,
particularly kids. Opponents of gay
marriage claim that making this marriage
5. Equality is not equivalency. It does not between homosexuals legal can bring
mean treating every person or every
group in exactly the same way. To use an problems in the future especially when
analogy, men and women have equal children are involved. Children of
rights, but because they significantly differ
they require separate restrooms. Equality
means treating similar things similarly, but
not things that are fundamentally
different.
Second, there are really two issues here:
the equality of different people and the
equality of different relationships. The
current marriage laws already treat all
people equally. Any unmarried man and
unmarried woman can marry each other,
regardless of their sexual orientation; the
law is neutral with respect to orientation
just as it ignores race and religion.
The real question is whether same-sex
relationships differ significantly from
opposite-sex relationships, and the
answer is yes. The largest difference is
that same-sex couples cannot produce
children, nor ensure a child’s basic right to
be raised by his mother and father. These
facts alone mean we’re talking about two
very different types of relationships. It’s
wrong, therefore, to assume the state
should necessarily treat them as if they
were the same.
Same-sex marriage advocates may argue
that it’s discriminatory to favor
heterosexual spouses over homosexual
couples. With all of the benefits flowing
from marriage, this unfairly endorses one
set of relationships over another. But if
homosexuals and lesbians may be prone to
bullying at schools and some even end up
being physically hurt by other kids
6. Possibility of Tax Increase
With the tax benefits to be given to
surviving legal partners, this can be added
expense for the government. Some people
are thinking that with the legalization of
same-sex marriage and the increase in tax
benefits, the government will be prompted
to raise taxes in order to afford these
added expenses.
7. Affects Adoption Process
By allowing married gay couples to legally
adopt children and given that they might
find it difficult and expensive to have
children of their own, there will be an
increase in the number of child adoption
applications. This might lead to more
straight couples who are also interested to
adopt not being given priority since they
have bigger chances to have their own
children.
Despite the legalization of gay marriage,

6. Everyone Needs Love
All couples experience different
relationships, but the idea and feeling
of love is universal. Marriage is a
traditional thing that truly solidifies and
commits a relationships, and straight
couples should not be the only ones
who have the privilege of doing this.
the state endorsed same-sex marriage, it
would then be favoring gay “spouses”
over unmarried heterosexual couples. The
argument runs both ways and is
ultimately self-defeating.
6. To answer that, we must determine
why the government even bothers with
marriage. It’s not to validate two people
who love each other, nice as that is. It’s
because marriage between one man and
one woman is likely to result in a family
with children. Since the government is
deeply interested in the propagation and
stabilization of society, it promotes and
regulates this specific type of relationship
above all others.
To put it simply, in the eyes of the state,
marriage is not about adults; it’s about
children. Claiming a “right to marry
whomever I love” ignores the true
emphasis of marriage.
Notice that nobody is telling anyone
whom he or she can or cannot love. Every
person, regardless of orientation, is free
to enter into private romantic
relationships with whomever he or she
chooses. But there is no general right to
have any relationship recognized as
this topic will remain to be a contentious
issue especially that not all can accept and
will accept the idea of two people with the
same gender to be married in a religious
ceremony.
8. Increase of HIV Cases - The Department
of Health (DOH) said in February 2018, it
recorded 871 new cases of human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections in
February alone.
According to the HIV/AIDS Registry of the
Philippines, a total of 22 deaths were also
recorded during the so-called month of
love.
“Sixteen percent, or 135, had clinical
manifestations of advanced HIV infection
at the time of diagnosis,” the report said.
Ninety-seven percent of the cases, or 841,
had sexual contact as the mode of
transmission.
 marriage by the government.

7. Same-sex marriage won’t affect you,

so what’s the big deal?

7. Marriage is a public institution,

redefining it would affect all of society.
First, it would weaken marriage. After
same-sex marriage was legislated in Spain
in 2005, marriage rates plummeted. The
same happened in the Netherlands.
Redefining marriage obscures its meaning
and purpose, thereby discouraging people
from taking it seriously.

Second, it would affect education and

parenting. After same-sex marriage was
legalized in Canada, the Toronto School
8. Religion Is The Problem Board implemented a curriculum
The biggest reason that it is wonderful promoting homosexuality and denouncing
that same sex marriage has been “heterosexism.”
legalized is the fact that the argument is
largely religious. It is unfair to oppress
some people based on the views of
few.

9. the 1987 Philippine Constitution, the

supreme law of the land, neither
discriminates nor prohibits same-sex
marriage. It provided only for the
 significance of marriage, such that
marriage, “as an inviolable social
institution, is the foundation of the
family and shall be protected by the
State.” Thus, there is no impediment
against legalizing same-sex marriage in
the Philippines. However, there needs
to be an enabling law redefining, and
changing the parties who may contract,
marriage

10. Without marriage, same-sex couples

suffer from substantially lesser rights
compared to heterosexual couples.
There are legal issues involving the
former’s adoption and custody of
children, hospital and prison visitation
rights, management and transfer of
properties, medical and burial
decisions, and entitlement to insurance
proceeds. Same-sex couples resort to
certain legal, albeit limited, approaches
to legitimize their union -- adoption,
which is allowed if done by a single
LGBT person; business partnership, to
jointly own properties; and a special
power of attorney, to name a few.

11. Our freedom to differ and, ultimately,

our freedom to choose must not be
limited by existing laws, especially
when there is nothing that prohibits
legislation accommodating legitimate
calls for equality, which the
 Constitution itself enshrines.

12. Legal Rights Protection

One of the most useful advantages of
legalizing marriage is the protection it
gives the couple when it comes to
health care, finances and taxes. Before,
two people who are cohabitating and in
a homosexual relationship living as
couples are not given the security of
protecting what both have them
earned and saved together. If a partner
dies, the surviving lover does not have
the right to the property under the
name of the deceased even if both of
them have paid for the property. With
the legalization of gay marriage, they
are now considered by the state they
live in as legally married so they now
can enjoy tax breaks given to
heterosexual married couples and are
entitled to become heirs to their
spouses. This also includes signing
documents together as a couple and
open joint accounts and purchase
properties together.

13. Lessens Stigma

Legalizing gay marriage also mitigated
the discrimination and stigma on
homosexuals because making the union
or marriage legal gives gay couples the
affirmation that they are accepted not
only by society but also the state. For so
 many years, there have been stories
about discrimination of homosexuals as
well as crime committed against them.
Today, no one can be ostracized and
discriminated in the workplace or be
denied from marrying his or her partner
because of sexual orientation.

14. Gives Right to Start a Family

There have been lesbian and gay
couples who want to start a family and
have their own children. Before, this
was not allowed and looked at
negatively by society. If ever one
partner already has children, the other
partner does not have the right to be
an adoptive parent or if ever, they
process does not work on their favor
and takes years to be completed. With
the legalization, gay couples can now
adopt children just as straight couples
can. They can even have children of
their own through in vitro fertilization
or by getting surrogate mothers or
sperm donors

15. Gives Equal Laws

Homosexual relationships are also the
same with heterosexual relationships
when it comes to the mistakes or
abuses that can happen between two
people. However, unlike straight
married couples who can file for
adultery, divorce and infidelity, gay
couples were not given the same
purview of the law before. With gay
marriage, married homosexuals can
now file for divorce and sue their
partners with adultery or infidelity.
Also, in case of divorce, the other one
can receive alimony and their children
will be given child support.