@Wilshire@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world • 3 months agoBill to make marrying your first cousin illegal in Tennessee passes but not without a fightwww.wsmv.comexternal-linkmessage-square99fedilinkarrow-up1455cross-posted to: politics@lemmy.world
arrow-up1455external-linkBill to make marrying your first cousin illegal in Tennessee passes but not without a fightwww.wsmv.com@Wilshire@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world • 3 months agomessage-square99fedilinkcross-posted to: politics@lemmy.world
minus-square@cbarrick@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish11•3 months agoI’m intentionally trying to separate the social discrimination problem from the legal problem, and to not make a comment about the former. I guess I get that the state has an interest in preventing incestuous birth, but marriage is orthogonal sex.
minus-square@Jimmyeatsausage@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink7•edit-23 months ago marriage is orthogonal sex> Rationally speaking, yes. The religious right seem to feel differently.
I’m intentionally trying to separate the social discrimination problem from the legal problem, and to not make a comment about the former.
I guess I get that the state has an interest in preventing incestuous birth, but marriage is orthogonal sex.
Rationally speaking, yes. The religious right seem to feel differently.