A New York parent who wants to marry their adult biological child is suing to overturn laws banning incest, saying marriage is a matter of ‘individual autonomy’. The parent filed the lawsuit in Manhattan federal court on April 1 asking a judge to declare incest laws ‘unconstitutional’ and unenforceable so that they can wed their offspring … Read more
People are opening up about their long-held family secrets, revealing the surprising things they learned about relatives — and themselves — when they got older. Reddit user u/Flash_Dimension kicked off the tell-all thread, asking other users: ‘Once you were old enough, what were the dark family secrets you were finally let in on?’ The question … Read more
Victims of rape and incest were put into homes for unmarried mothers and their children in Northern Ireland and then victimised again, a report has revealed. More than 10,500 women entered mother and baby homes over a 68-year period from 1922. The youngest was aged 12. Those who experienced the institutions have levelled accusations of … Read more