kiwi
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Location: New Zealand
Registered: August 2009
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There is HUGE debate going on in NZ on the topic of Same-Sex marriage. An Opposition Labour MP's bill seeking to legalise 'gay marriage' is coming before parliament soon and suddenly everybody has got an opinion. The controversy may even split the Labour party, which would be a shame - they ain't perfect, but they're better than the mongrel mob in power at the moment.
The long-term gay couples that i know personally - 2 lesbian & one male - are not at all interested, they're happy with the way things are at the moment.
For myself, i think it's all a bit ho-hum really. Civil Unions have been legal in NZ since 2005 and they tie-up all the legal aspects, inheritance etc, so why bother? The only reason i can see is that it's 'in yer face!' to the misguided churchy people.
Interesting though, surveys are showing that the younger the age group the more strongly in favour people are. So it's inevitable really, once the dinosaurs die off. http://www.gaynz.com/articles/publish/2/article_12104.php
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