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Originally Posted by bizaro86
Out of curiosity, what is the objection to someone marrying their sibling of either gender, especially the same gender?
If marriage is for companionship as textcritic mentioned, why is it restricted such that close relatives can't enjoy it?
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I'll try to explain this again (more clearly and persuasively I hope). Wanting to marry someone of the same gender is not the same as wanting to marry your sibling. One is a deeply held, unchangeable personal characteristic, one is not. There is no such thing as "family orientation" (as one poster facetiously suggested.) A person does not describe themselves as being black, middle aged, hearing impaired, and only attracted to family members. Alternatively, people do describe themselves as being white, elderly, and gay. That is the difference.