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Originally posted by Strange Famous
Interesting question. I think we would need to be very careful with this one, as there is a potential issue with abuse of power of parenthood to shape the child to want this. We have to be careful of course of inforcing our morality on other's in matters that are not properly society's concern, but I think it would be hard to be convinced the daughter would act this way through informed consent, and she may well need to be protected from acting this way.
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I agree, in terms of marriages between relatives. I asked the question because, in this case, the state is not refusing "one person the right to marriage simply because they want to marry someone of the same gender." It is more complicated than that.
Similarly, we do not consent to marriages between father and daughter; simply because they are consenting adults is not enough. Even if they are in love (assume it's at least convincing), it is still not enough -- there are other matters that complicate the affair.
To be honest, I have not heard convincing arguments either way. I just don't think it can be reduced to saying that we should not deny a person the right to marry someone else on the basis of gender alone.
-- Alvin