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But how, though, would incestuous desires be thwarting a great many desires? The logic certainly successfully applies to the incidents of sex between adults and minors (minors cannot consent; their desire to engage in consensual sex, or only engage in recreational and risky activities to which they are aware of the full ramifications of, are thwarted).

The working reason for why incest is "wrong"/"bad" is because it "confuses" the relationship of two related individuals and disrupts the bereft roles and such of the family unit. Will Saletan does an article on this on the Slate. Homosexual relations, on the other hand, don't confuse relationships in this sense or undermine familial dynamics. Incest is understandably wrong if done between a consenting person and non-consenting person (rape victim, child), but you fail to posit how incest is bad if done between two consenting adults in the desirist's worldview.