New Zealand Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage
New Zealand's parliament has voted in favour of allowing same-sex marriage, prompting cheers, applause and the singing of a traditional Maori celebratory song ["Pokarekare Ana"] from the public gallery.All the happy blubs! Yay!
Seventy-seven of 121 members voted in favour of amending the 1955 Marriage Act to allow same-sex couples to wed, making New Zealand the first country in the Asia-Pacific region to do so.
"Two-thirds of parliament have endorsed marriage equality," said Louisa Wall, a gay opposition Labour party MP who campaigned in favour of the bill. "It shows that we are building on our human rights as a country."
My thanks to a VERY HAPPY Shaker bekitty for the heads-up first thing this morning.
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