The bill would remove first cousins from the list of family members with whom it's illegal to have sexual relations in the state.

The bill would remove first cousins from the list of family members with whom it’s illegal to have sexual relations in the state.

Edit: there is an update to this story and Rep. Nick Wilson has withdrawn the bill saying it was filed in error. See the new thread.

  • FfaerieOxide@kbin.social
    2·
    8 months ago

    I can already see several problems here.

    1. How are they gonna prove what a person “knows”

    2. How many generations does “ancestor” or “descendant” factor for? This law is not prepared for cryogenics or time travel to be introduced to society

    relationship of parent and child by adoption

    Didn’t Queers used to adopt one another before marriage equality was realized? Can this legislation be used to go after couples with those old (or current, if Obergefell gets struck down) jury-rigged marriages?

    • Arcane_Trixster@lemm.ee
      1·
      8 months ago

      “Can this law be used to hurt older gay people? Also, what about time travelling gays, can we hurt them too?”

      You people…

      • FfaerieOxide@kbin.social
        3·
        8 months ago

        I never mentioned the time travelers or enstassised persons potentially adversely affected by this law being gay specifically, and I think in Kentucky of all places “could this be used to hurt Queer people” is a pertinent question.

        Now what do you mean “You people”?