Michael Lee and Angie Peang “just happened to find themselves in love” but, when they told family members, some relatives disowned them and branded them “disgusting”
The couple started an online petition to pressure lawmakers (Image: Facebook)
A woman who married and had a baby with her first cousin has spoken of her grief after her partner died.
Angie Peang has been left heartbroken since Michael Lee passed away following a drug overdose after their whirlwind romance, which began when the pair “kissed in a closet” during their childhood. Angela, whose dad is the older brother of Lee’s mum, said family members disowned them and branded them “disgusting” when they defiantly broke the news of their relationship.
Michael, who was a car salesman, died just 14 months after he and Angie welcomed their baby son Eric. Speaking in a candid interview this week, Angie said: “There are other normal people out there who, like we did, just happen to find themselves in love with their cousin at a time and place where it’s not popular or accepted.
“It helps me cope with Michael’s death by sharing our love story. I don’t feel like I’m just one isolated, perverted weirdo. We get to be a part of this thing that’s so big and out of the ordinary and so special and so rare.”
The pair were close as children but kept apart after they were caught kissing (Image: CBS/ANGIE PEANG)
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