April 28 is a day to celebrate and to affirm consanguinamory.  People who are consanguinamorous or in consanguinamorous relationships shouldn't have to hide. Consanguinamory has always been part of the human experience, wherever people have been, regardless of location, class, or demographics.  Consanguinamory isn't shameful. It is quite often a beautiful thing.  Consenting adults should be free to love each other how they mutually agree, and shouldn't have to hide their love. They should be free to share their love and be true to themselves, without being prosecuted, perse ..read more

A Happy Lesbian Visibility Week to all of our lesbian family and friends. Monday, April 22 through Sunday, April 28, 2024 is a week to recognize and appreciate the lesbians of the world, who’ve contributed so much and endured so much. Lesbian Visibility Week ..read more

What should you do if you are called to jury duty and are faced with being placed on a criminal case against someone you think is being prosecuted under an unjust law, such as a law against adult unmarried cohabitation, or against polyfidelity (as Utah has had on the books), or against consanguinamory? NOTE: THIS IS A PHILOSOPHICAL ESSAY, NOT LEGAL ADVICE. The Basics of Criminal Case Juries in the US Here in the US, people being accused of criminal activity have a right to a trial by jury or they can go with having a judge decide their case. If they go with a jury trial, the judge pretty m ..read more

There are countless ways to observe or celebrate Consanguinamory Day, which falls each year on 4/28 or 28/4 depending on how you write dates. You still have time to make plans for this year's observance on the last Sunday of this month. Celebrate consanguinamory! Bring up to the topic of consanguinamory and/or consanguinamorous people in your discussions. Do something to advance rights. Become an ally. Come out as an ally to specific people you know. Come out as an ally in general. Come out as consanguinamorous. Initiate consanguinamory into a relationship. Rekindle a consanguinamorou ..read more

It’s National Siblings Day, at least here in the US.  In keeping with the interests of this blog, we want to celebrate all people who love their siblings, especially if that includes supporting your sibling as they face discrimination for their gender identity,  their sexual or relationship orientations, or their relationships or sexuality. We also want to celebrate all siblings in consanguinamorous relationships. For many of them, there is no more important person in the world than their sibling(s). So if you have a good sibling, let them know you appreciate them. He ..read more

Engagements can change family dynamics. BAFFLED BROTHER wrote to Dear Abby... My little sister and I got along great as kids. We played together a lot, and even when we made new friends and grew different interests, we promised to always have each other's backs. In high school, I befriended and eventually started dating a girl my family adored, my sister included. After nine years, we have finally become engaged, but now my sister has grown hostile toward us. She never hinted that she disliked my fiancee before, and nobody in our family can get a reason from her. There are multiple poss ..read more

International Asexuality Day is today, Saturday, April 6th. Included in today's observance is demisexuality, grey-asexuality, and other ace idententites. If you're an asexual, you are welcome here. Asexuals aren't broken. Asexuality exists. Asexuality isn't a phase. Asexuals can have meaningful relationships, including relationships that include sex ..read more

Sunday, March 31 is Transgender Day of Visibility  This year, this day is more important than ever. Transgender people are diverse. There is no one right way to be trans. Transgender people are everywhere. If you think you've never met a transgender person or shared a restroom with someone who is transgender, you're almost certainly wrong. You just didn't realize. We want transgender people to know: You are welcome here. We see you. We care. We will continue to speak up for your rights. If you're not transgender, pledge to be an ally to those who are. It makes sense to h ..read more

It's happening so often now. Someone sends in their DNA to be tested and they learn about close relatives, some they didn't even know they had. Sometimes, family secrets are revealed. 23andMe, Ancestry.com, Family Tree DNA, GeneTree, Genographic Project, MyHeritage, and Navigenics, and other services, often along with social media and networking and ease of travel, means people meeting or reuniting with close relatives. Have you discovered consanguinamory in your family tree? What about donor-conceived people getting together? Have new or long-lost relatives been revealed  to you? A ..read more

[Bumping this up because it is still revelant.] I take the idea of consenting adults seriously. An adult, regardless of gender, sexual orientation, race, or religion should be free to share love, sex, kink, residence, and marriage (or any other legal union offered) with any and all consenting adults. This does not mean I think any given person is a good match for any other person, or that they are treating each other right. It just means whether or not they have a relationship and what they do together should be up to them, not anyone else. Our laws are inconsistent about this. A 22-year-ol ..read more