Lootekukur, what would Sajha be like without your good spirits and humour? :) I shudder to think ...:-> I am not sure what the law technically says about marrying your direct sibling, but marrying cousins is common practices amongst Muslims worldwide, some Thakuris and Gurungs and a few others in Nepal, and even amongst some in rural America. The taboo associated with it is social. I doubt very many prosecuters in America will spend their time chasing people who marry their sisters. That sort of attraction is very rare - certainly much more rare than homosexuality. It is believed 10% of the populations is gay. Incest is still a crime and I don't have too much of a problem with that. The key thing here is when you legislate morality, there is always subjectivity involved, and there will never be a right or wrong answer. That is why I think arguments on this subject turn out to be a waste of time a lot of the times. For me gay marriage is a real issue that affects a significant section of the population and should be dealt with. Trying to create philosophical arguments out of non-issues is, in my opinion, a futile excercise that leads to nowhere.