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MESA COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) — A man and woman from Utah – who are first cousins – crossed state lines into Colorado to get married. In Utah it is illegal for first cousins to get married unless they are 65 years old, or 55 if they can prove they are infertile.The legality of cousins marrying varies from state to state. Colorado allows it, so Angie and Michael Lee came here and got married in the Grand Junction area. The Lees are hoping to change the law in Utah and started a Care2 petition to gather signatures. “My first cousin and I have been in love with each other our whole lives but we are prohibited from marrying in the state of Utah where we live. We believe that the law is outdated and it needs to be changed so that we can socially legitimize our love,” they wrote on the website.
They're cousins! That's why! They're fucking (pun intended) cousins! Listen, I'm not one to throw stones. Lord knows I have my fair share of flaws and have done my fair share of stupid things. Let a thousand blossoms bloom as they say. But this little line caught my attention: "In Utah it is illegal for first cousins to get married unless they are 65 years old, or 55 if they can prove they are infertile." The official stance of the State of Utah is "Eh, we don't give a shit. We're just not going to let you ruin societies' collective gene pool while you indulge in your repugnant fantasy ". I respect that stance. But that brings me to my next observation. Isn't everybody infertile until they're not? Like how do you know? How do you prove you're not infertile until, you know, you fertilize that egg? It's like being innocent until proven guilty. Infertile until proven fertile. I feel like that should be written in stone somewhere. To continue this rambling stream of consciousness, I'm going to start using infertile as an excuse every time my mother tries to guilt trip me for having not given her a grandchild yet. My go to excuse used to be that she didn't recycle and that I couldn't "in good conscious bring a child into a world that she was actively trying to destroy". That lasted for about a year until she finally caved and started recycling (you're welcome, planet earth) and I've been looking for a new excuse ever since. Well now I have it - infertility. Brilliant.
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