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Quote by: yourmaster Over population is an issue that needs to be addressed of course, the problem is that the de population has to be gradual, 10% of couples not reproducing is far too much, we already have problems with too many pensioners and not enough workers to support them.

The imbalanced population. However, the simple fact is that gay people would not be reproducing regardless of whether marriage was legal or not. The actual act of marriage does nothing to the population.

Citation would be nice

fair enough.
Blanchard and Klassen (1997). H-Y Antigen and Homosexuality in Men. Journal of Theoretical Biology, 185, 373-378.

The above is where Blanchard and Klassen reported that each older brother increases the odds of being gay by 33%

Below is a New York Times article.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/10/he...70&oref=slogin

This is probably the most reliable variable identified.

Homosexuality can be changed because you admit yourself that homosexuality is environmentally affected in the most part,

Is there data on how non-biological factors play a role?

What exactly does it entail more then "just breaking up"? Nobody has an obligation to stay together, though I grant that heterosexuals with children will try harder to make it work for the sake of the child, I just don't think this has such a massive effect.

My family has two divorces in it an maybe one on the way (my own parents). Every single time, the parents stay together for maybe five or more years before finally separating. Always, it is done for the kid's sake.

By your own figures heterosexual marriages are stronger, I'm using your data, it supports my arguement and contradicts yours, feel free to provide more statistics that will contradict me any time you like.

I'm saying that the mere 7% difference is due to lack of social necessity for homosexual couples to stay together.

I also I have better data.

# ^ Darren Spedale, William Eskridge and Hans Ytterberg Nordic Bliss? Scandinavian Registered Partnerships and the Same-Sex Marriage Debate, Journals of Legal Scholarship:Issues in Legal Scholarship i.5, The Berkeley Electronic Press, January 2004

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In the Scandinavian countries. The legalization of homosexual marriage has seen an increase in heterosexual marriage, and more importantly, a decrease heterosexual divorce.

You also see the same in Boston where divorce has decreased since making homosexual marriage legal.

Allowing homosexual marriage actually simulates traditional marriage.