Tuesday, August 20, 2013

Vows exchanged as New Zealand become first Asia-Pacific to hold same-sex marriages


Vows exchanged as New Zealand become first Asia-Pacific to hold same-sex marriages
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New Zealand is the first country in the Asia-Pacific region to legalise same-sex marriage [Getty]
Dozens of same-sex couples have said "I do" after New Zealand became the first Asia-Pacific country, and only the 14th in the world, to legalise same-sex marriage.

Vows were exchanged on Monday, in venues ranging from an airliner cruising at 30,000 feet to a historic bath house as gay men and women took advantage of the law change.

The Campaign For Marriage Equality said it marked the end of a historical injustice and meant the love of all people was recognised as equal in the eyes of the law.  Read More



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