# Sibling Marriage **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [November 17, 2004, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sibling-marriage/275353 "2004-11-17T22:06:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Schnitte](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/schnitte/32/9033_2.png) [@Schnitte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schnitte)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2004, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sibling-marriage/275353/21 "2004-11-18T18:50:09Z")
> [@grienspace](#): > > That is exactly one of the points of my question. > > And I would assume that it is possible given the _longstanding_ concerns of the results of incest, that old statutes prohibiting incest may very well be gender specific , and as a result, where gay marriage is legal, gay sibling marriage might be legal as well. This were true if the incest ban in all those jurisdictions had purely genetic reasons. I don’t think, however, that this is why legislation outlaws incest. At lest for German law (which bans sibling marriage, but allows first cousin marriage without any restrictions), it is widely agreed that the incest ban is there to protect family bonds, not the gene pool. German law has a “registered partnership” between two persons of the same sex, very much like marriage, but siblings can not form such a partnership. ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2004, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sibling-marriage/275353/22 "2004-11-18T19:19:26Z")
> [@Paul in Saudi](#): > > Humm, why do you know so much about your local laws about bestiality? Never mind, don’t answer that. Forget I asked. Muffin is a lawyer in Ontario. Why shouldn’t he know the law? ---
**Author:** ![clairobscur](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/839c29/32.png) [@clairobscur](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/clairobscur)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2004, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sibling-marriage/275353/23 "2004-11-18T19:39:39Z")
> [@grienspace](#): > > That is exactly one of the points of my question. > > And I would assume that it is possible given the _longstanding_ concerns of the results of incest, that old statutes prohibiting incest may very well be gender specific , and as a result, where gay marriage is legal, gay sibling marriage might be legal as well. Actually, when the Civil Pact was debatted in France, the issue of brother/sisters entering in such an agreement was discussed. Not with the case of potential gay incestuous people in mind, but rathet to grant similar rights to, for instance, ordinary retired single siblings living together for convenience, to avoid loneliness, etc… Eventually, siblings were excluded. Probably because it would have resulted in some cases in giving an official stamp to an actual incestuous relationship. I would add that this union isn’t limited to gay people. People of different sex can and do enter it. It’s sort of a “marriage lite”. ---
**Author:** ![Rufus\_Xavier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eada6e/32.png) [@Rufus\_Xavier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rufus_Xavier)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2004, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sibling-marriage/275353/24 "2004-11-18T19:46:10Z")
> [@JRDelirious](#): > > **Multiple** camels, mind you. Multiple underage camels, especially… ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2004, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sibling-marriage/275353/25 "2004-11-18T19:50:16Z")
> [@Rufus Xavier](#): > > Multiple underage camels, especially… Multiple underage camels sharing your gender!!! ---
**Author:** ![danceswithcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2004, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sibling-marriage/275353/26 "2004-11-18T19:59:49Z")
_I’d walk a mile for a camel…_ All this time I thought that was about selling cigarettes. :smack: _Midnight at the oasis, take your camel to bed…_ :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Rufus\_Xavier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eada6e/32.png) [@Rufus\_Xavier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rufus_Xavier)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2004, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sibling-marriage/275353/27 "2004-11-18T20:22:26Z")
> [@Ludovic](#): > > Multiple underage camels sharing your gender!!! Hey, woah. Wait a minute, pal. We have to draw the line somewhere. 😉 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sibling-marriage/275353.md?page=1)