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minus-square@cbarrick@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish5•1 year 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-21 year 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.