bidhan, well...if animal sex is possible why not marrying with animals? hehe...and it's not too hard to get their consent for marriage. it's just a matter of "nod"...these tamed dogs can do anything for their masters...hehe....obedience you see...hehe.. and i am NOT against gay marriage...and your juxtaposition of gays with handicapped people does not make sense. gays are not handicapped or mentally retarded or anything like that. they are just normal like straights. to all others, jokes apart (actually that was not hehe)..i would be more than happy if gay marriage is legalised. social approval is a different agenda and in a country like ours, it will take decades if not centuries. but i guess, legalisation should be done first...that will keep the negative mentality for gay marriage under check. this is exactly where i wanted to come. social vs legal. which should come first?. i mean just as i said in case of gay marriage, the social perception will shape up in favor of them with time, but legalisation is necessary at the moment. gay marriage is just an example we are facing today. it's the word "marriage" where the focus should be on. we should focus on its definition, form and manifestation. can it include all form of bondages? so, if in case say fair amount of population practice "direct/indirect sibling marriage" (if that is the right terminology), why not legalise sibling marriage? (social approval may/will follow afterwards). why not legalise marriage with animals? (ditto) why not legalise any form of marriage that is/will be seen in the society? let us redefine the word "marriage"....hehe....let it make more liberal and boundless. let it include anything and evreything :D LooTe