Also, girls raised without a father are more likely to be sexually active and get pregnant at a young age (pro con gay marriage) . It will fit the purpose of getting married and raising a child you brought into the world is part of adulthood. A gay couple does not have the benefit of giving the child they adopt their real mother or father. Occasionally, fairly fertile heterosexual couples can have a child on their own (Pro Con Gay marriage). By not legalizing same-sex marriage, children will be prevented from being bullied because they have gay or lesbian parents. Documents supporting gay marriage in Arizona stated that “the State regulates marriage for the primary purpose of channeling potentially procreative sexual intercourse into lasting unions for the purpose of uniting children to both mother and father…Couples of the same sex can never provide the child with both a biological mother and a biological father" (Pro Con Gay