CON 14 th amendment conflict Marriage is a sacred institution between a man and a woman, giving gays the right to marry would violate a long-standing tradition Goes against natural-law- unable to procreate [Catholic catechism, which states, "Homosexual acts...are contrary to natural law. They close the sexual act to the gift of life.“]– many against gays even adopting (discouraging procreation and traditional families) –Research shows trends in “untraditional” families’ kids being less successful

Change the value of marriage- rendering it increasingly irrelevant to future generations Legalizing gay marriage is a slippery- slope- polygamy (multiple wives) and ‘polyamory’ (“group marriage”) – a variety of relationship contracts between couples and groups of people The nature of homosexuals- more promiscuous and would have trouble conforming to the monogamous demands of marriage

"Traditional marriage is one of the last obstacles to the complete normalization of homosexuality in America," Combs argues.