Outline

Topic: Same-sex marriage

I want to persuade that China should legalize the same-sex marriage.
Hook: Story, Video/Graphic, Belief statement, Rhetorical question
Introduction:
1. Why:
1-1: My survey
1-2: Taiwan proposes Asia’s first draft law on marriage equality (Lee, 2019)
2. A special story:
1-1: The content of this story (Dong, 2019)
1-2: Combine with the present situation of China
Central Ideas:
Reason 1: Physiological reason
1-1: My Opinion 1
Sexual orientation is the inherent part of a person (essential attribute)
1-1-1: What’s the sexual orientation
1-1-2: The causes of sexual orientation
1-1-3: Failing homosexual conversion therapy in Germany (Sherwood, 2019)
1-2: My Opinion 2
Get higher Gay Happiness Index (GHI) and rights to live with true love
(The ChartsBin, 2019)
Reason 2: Psychological reason
2-1: My Opinion 1 (Jeanette,2013)
Mitigate the discrimination and lesson stigma
2-1-1: Discrimination from different countries
2-1-2: Video telling us that we need to protect homosexuality
2-2: My Opinion 2
Double protection
2-3-1: LGBT (keep healthy in mentality) smile depression
2-3-2: Heterosexuality (avoid gay men’s wives)
Reason 3: Reality of China
3-1: My Opinion 1
It’s in line with the present reality of China.
3-1-1: The number and percent of homosexuality in China
3-1-2: The choices and opinions of most people
3-2: My Opinion 2
The reality and time of other places legalizing same-sex marriage
Conclusion:
1-1: Physiological reason: Sexual orientation is the inherent part of a person
+ Get higher GHI and rights to live with true love
1-2: Psychological reason: Mitigate the discrimination and lesson stigma
+ Double protection
1-3: Reality of China: Fit the present condition of China
+ Other places legalizing same-sex marriage
 Bibliography
Dong Zichu. (2019) A story. The Weibo. Retrieved from: https://m.weibo.cn/5240187477/436384397
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Sherwood, H. (2019). Conversion therapy can result in mental illness, poll finds. The Guardian.
Retrieved from: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/feb/20/conversion-therapy-can-
result-in-mental-illness-poll-finds
Gay Happiness Index and Rank. The ChartsBin. Retrieved May 8, 2019, from: http://chartsbin.com/
view/3842
Jeanette, J. (2013). The state of LGBT human rights worldwide. The Amnesty International. Retrieved
from: https://www.amnestyusa.org/the-state-of-lgbt-rights-worldwide/
Lee, Y. (2019). Taiwan proposes Asia’s first draft law on same-sex marriage after voters reject legal
equality in referendums. The Independent. Retrieved from: https://www.independent.co.uk/
news/world/asia/taiwan-gay-marriage-law-same-sex-lgbt-rights-equal-referendum-vote-
a8790586.html