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Should same-sex marriage be legalized in Hong Kong?
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Hong Kong has obligations under international law to protect sexual minorities Maybe the appropriate time to legalized same-sex marriage is when homosexual is accepted by the society. Homosexual people do not hurt others, they just have their special preferences in choosing their life mate. They should not be discriminated. Allowing same-sex marriage can attract gay couples to move into HK and so boost HK's economy It can diminish the discrimination against the gay people	It violates the meanings of marriage in Chinese traditional society - marriage is combining the pros of the two families. There was never any law preventing any gay person from loving anyone or anything. How can same-sex couple produce next generation? the responsibility of a human is to reproduce intermittently throughout their lives; if not, human being may be in danger of extinction same-sex marriage cannot fulfill common procreational roles

Hong Kong has obligations under international law to protect sexual minorities
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Sexual Orientation Rights Are Universal Rights

Sexual Orientation Rights Are Universal Rights
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It is the responsibilit for Hong Kong to protect all of her citizens

It is the responsibilit for Hong Kong to protect all of her citizens
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Agree

It violates the meanings of marriage in Chinese traditional society - marriage is combining the pros of the two families.
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	Slavery was once a tradition: one must have objective, moral arguments against marriage equality and not tossing out 'tradition' nor 'religion'. The same-sex couple's marriages are not protected by law

The same-sex couple's marriages are not protected by law
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	There is shortage of population in Hong Kong, same-sex marriage will deterioate this problem.

There is shortage of population in Hong Kong, same-sex marriage will deterioate this problem.
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The same-sex couples have their free to do that	Marriage equality will not change people's sexuality and so it does not affect whether people have children or not.

The same-sex couples have their free to do that
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The freedom of marriage shows the "openess" of one country.

The freedom of marriage shows the "openess" of one country.
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	A child needs a mother and a father, but a gay couples cannot define their characters clearly. A child needs a mother and a father, but a gay couples cannot define their characters clearly. A child needs a mother and a father, but a gay couples cannot define their characters clearly.

A child needs a mother and a father, but a gay couples cannot define their characters clearly.
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	The children of the same-sex marriage family will be teased,bullied and looked down by other children, they may develop mental problems as they grow. The key word of heterosexual marriage is "dependence", however, gay couples do not clarify this key word.

The key word of heterosexual marriage is "dependence", however, gay couples do not clarify this key word.
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	Many policy have to change if the same-sex marriage is legalized, such as the economic policy, the welfare policy, etc.

Many policy have to change if the same-sex marriage is legalized, such as the economic policy, the welfare policy, etc.
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	The 'inconvenience' in changing the policy (itself unexplained) clearly does not override the rights of same sex couples.

Marriage equality will not change people's sexuality and so it does not affect whether people have children or not.
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Unless of course you are suggesting that disavowing marriage equality will decrease the homosexual population (and vice versa).

How can same-sex couple produce next generation?
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If they choose adopting a son or daughter, they have no blood ties.

If they choose adopting a son or daughter, they have no blood ties.
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They can have children by artificial impregnation

They can have children by artificial impregnation
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	The cost is amazingly high at present stage.

the responsibility of a human is to reproduce intermittently throughout their lives; if not, human being may be in danger of extinction
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Obviously same-sex marridge will reduce the birth rate...	There are many dink(double incomes no kid) families now. Why are these couples accepted buy not homosexual couples just because they cannot give birth?? There are many orphan in the world that are given birth to by straight parents. Homosexual couples can adopt these children and help them.

same-sex marriage cannot fulfill common procreational roles
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The gay couples can adopt orphans that can solve the orphans' problems	only a minority of people are homosexuals, so it is not a problem for procreational role. although they don't get married, homosexuals are still gay. damage traditional family unions

Homosexual people do not hurt others, they just have their special preferences in choosing their life mate. They should not be discriminated.
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It is definnitely true that homosecual people should not be discriminated, but the reality is that they are being discriminated by the mojority of people.

It can diminish the discrimination against the gay people
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	For me,i think it(homosexual) is like a disease and need to be treated.why do we connive to them???

For me,i think it(homosexual) is like a disease and need to be treated.why do we connive to them???
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	You show a clear, sectarian predisposition on homosexuality (whether you make the sexual attraction and sexual acts or not) in your word choice: 'connive'. You are injecting biased, unscientific opinion to public policies (in relation to the medical sector); this to me is heteronormative bigotry.