Gay people are a good reason to allow first cousins to marry, says GOP Rep.
briefing while staying informed on all things LGBTQ+ entertainment, life, and more!It’s known that if biological family members procreate together, there is an increased risk of genetic defects in the resulting offspring.Bulso went on to sugges that banning first cousins from marrying might go against the US Supreme Court case on Obergefell.
He suggested that as two same-sex cousins couldn’t biologically have a child, it was discriminatory to ban them from marrying.“Unless anyone in this body can articulate a compelling interest to deny a male first cousin from marrying a male first cousin, this bill demonstrably violates Obergefell and we should vote it down,” Bulso said.
Before you think that Bulso is an LGBTQ+ ally, it’s worth noting he traditionally votes against advances in gay rights. In fact, even in the current session, he introduced legislation to ban Pride flags flying in schools and classrooms.Introducing that particular legislation, he said in January, “You know, 50 years ago we had a consensus on what marriage is; we don’t have that anymore.
One hundred years ago, we had a consensus on sexual morality; I don’t think we have that anymore. So the values that I think most parents want their children exposed to are the ones that were in existence at the time that our country was founded.”Lawmakers approved Bulso’s flag-ban legislation.His spokespeople say there’s nothing “sinister” about him interacting with constituents.As Bulso gave his speech on allowing first cousins to marry, Democrat Rep.
