New York and Every State Needs Full Marriage Equality

I'm seeing a lot of attention for this article from nypost.com, written by Kathianne Boniello...

A New Yorker who wants to marry their own adult offspring is suing to overturn laws barring the incestuous practice, calling it a matter of “individual autonomy.”

Good. Either we have a right to marry, or we don't. Most people support the right to marry. We certainly do!

Full marriage equality is needed NOW!

The pining parent seeks to remain anonymous because their request is “an action that a large segment of society views as morally, socially and biologically repugnant,” according to court papers.

I'm not sure how remaining anonymous works when it comes to civil rights cases. 

“Through the enduring bond of marriage, two persons, whatever relationship they might otherwise have with one another, can find a greater level of expression, intimacy and spirituality,” the parent argues in the Manhattan Federal Court claim filed April 1. 

Hmm. I really hope this isn't a prank. Also, there's no good reason to limit marriage to two people.

Legal papers give only the barest picture of the would-be newlyweds, failing to identify their gender, ages, hometowns or the nature of their relationship.

Why do any of those things matter? Rights are rights. 

“The proposed spouses are adults,” the filing says. “The proposed spouses are biological parent and child. The proposed spouses are unable to procreate together.”

There's no good reason to deny them their freedom to marry.

Incest is a third-degree felony under New York law, punishable by up to four years behind bars, and incestuous marriages are considered void with the spouses facing a fine and up to six months in jail.

Outrageous. There are consanguinamorous spouses in New York right now. They are denied their equal rights. 

In 2014 a state appeals court unanimously approved of a case involving a woman married to her mother’s half-brother, noting the genetic relationship was the equivalent of first cousins. But even that ruling cited “the almost universal horror” with which a parent-child marriage is viewed. 

Everyone has their prejudices. It doesn't mean prejudice should rule. 

The parent wants to walk down the aisle in New York City, and is asking a judge to declare the laws unconstitutional and unenforceable in their case, which the lawsuit dubs “PAACNP” for “Parent and Adult Child Non-Procreationable” couples.

“Parent-and-adult-child couples for whom procreation is either virtually or literally impossible can aspire to the transcendent purposes of marriage and seek fulfillment in its highest meaning,” the forebear argues, claiming it would “diminish their humanity” if they were unable to tie the knot with the kid they conceived.

To be clear, people should be free to marry whether they can reproduce or not. 

There are known cases of parents who are separated from their children in infancy, only to reunite decades later and become romantic, said NYU Law Professor Sylvia Law.

That's usually reunion Genetic Sexual Attraction. 

Manhattan family and matrimonial law attorney Eric Wrubel said, “It’s never gonna fly.

“The closest you can come is Woody Allen, and that wasn’t his daughter, it was an adopted child whom he never adopted and it still turns people’s stomachs,” he said.

We don't deny rights due to other people being disgusted. 

Like I said, I hope this isn't a prank. But I have to wonder, since civil rights test cases are usually coordinated, and I had no prior information about this. It would be great if the unconstitutional laws get struck down. 

Please help advance equality!