Posted 4/11/2024, 10:40:00 PM
Tennessee Legislature Votes to Ban First Cousin Marriages Despite Lawmaker's Personal Appeal
- Tennessee Legislature overwhelmingly voted to ban marriage between first cousins (75-2 House vote)
- Republican Rep. Gino Bulso argued for an amendment to allow first-cousin marriages if they seek genetic counseling
- Bulso shared a story about his grandparents being first cousins who traveled to get married
- Bulso argued banning same-sex cousin marriages violates Supreme Court's gay marriage decision
- Lawmakers voted down Bulso's amendment and approved the ban proposed by Rep. Darren Jernigan