First part, I vaguely remember reading a recent report saying that most familes are genetically diverse enough now that they could probably suffer a few generations of inbreeding without any harm to the offspring. Ug, I feel this example can only go from bad to worse now, so I'd rather leave it as it stands.
Second part. Its not just the name of marriage, and like you mention its the rights associated with it. Legalizing gay marriage would, in fell swoop, pretty much give gay couples all the rights given to straight marriages. And that is much easier then lobying each of the 400+ legal rights that straight married couples have. I do like your idea, actually, but it seems like it would take forever compared to simply changing the legal definition of marriage to include homosexual marriages.
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