“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,” Peang wrote in an online petition. “We believe that the law is outdated and it needs to be changed so that we can socially legitimize our love.”
Utah law allows marriages between cousins. The spouses just have to be age 55 and able to demonstrate to a state judge one of them is not able to procreate, the statute says. Or the cousins can wait until age 65 and get married without asking anyone else’s permission.