Poorly Phrased

[4thofeleven]

Conversation the other night:

A: Hey, incest is illegal, right? What about a threesome with two sisters? Is that illegal?
B: Asking this for a reason, or...?
A: Just curious as to what the legal definitions are.
B: Hmm... no idea. I-
(Pause)
A: What?
B: I was going to check the internet, but realised searching for “same-sex incest threesome” is unlikely to produce the results I want.
A: You could... no, wait. Adding ‘legal’ to the search probably won’t improve things.

Comments

[sunnyskywalker]

I... am kind of curious now. Also, is incest itself actually illegal, or just incestuous marriage?

I was looking for links to Zen Buddhism overviews for work. In China, Zen is called "Chan." I realized just in time that googling "Zen OR chan" is not likely to produce results appropriate for middle schoolers.

[4thofeleven.livejournal.com]

It's illegal in Australia, though the definition varies from state to state. Victoria makes it illegal to sleep with a sibling, step-sibling, parent, step-parent, or other 'linear decendant or ancestor'. So sex with the Mitochondrial Eve is right out.

Couldn't actually find any information on the specific scenario my friend was asking about...

[sunnyskywalker]

Because of BSG, now whenever I hear "Mitochondrial Eve," I automatically append, "who was half-robot!"

Interesting. Now I'm wondering how these laws vary from country to country - I remember something about a German couple who found out they were brother and sister after they married (they'd both been adopted by different families). I don't remember whether that nullified their marriage legally or not.