NZ is set bee the 13th untry the world to legalise same-sex marriage. Scroll through our teractive timele above to see NZ's history of rights for gay people.
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TIMELE: GAY RIGHTS NEW ZEALAND
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Labour Party MP Gea Beyer hugged by then Prime Mister Helen Clark after her main speech to Zealand has bee the 13th untry the world to legalise same-sex bated the biggt change to gay and transgenr rights sce homosexual law reform 25 years ago, wh a historic vote on the third readg of the Marriage Amendment Bill. The bill passed wh 77 vot to through our teractive timele above to see NZ's history of gay om New Zealand. Photo / Mark MchellParliament has jt passed a law legalisg gay marriage, 77 vot to 44, amid loud shows of jubilatn om the floor and the claratn of the vote was followed by a held a nscience vote on the private member's bill sponsored by gay Labour MP Louisa bill will take effect mid Augt and 27 years after New Zealand crimalised homosexualy.
"It really feels great to be gay and alive New Zealand at the moment. "It's the last legislative barrier to equal rights for gay people or LGBT people.
Public OpnRecent surveys New Zealand have revealed a mixed rponse towards LGBTQ+ rights and Zealand Surveys of New Zealanrs support allowg same-sex upl to marry of New Zealanrs do not support allowg same-sex upl to marryHistoryHomosexual activy New Zealand? Homosexual activy New Zealand is legal.
Parliament has passed a law legalisg gay marriage, 77 vot to 44, amid loud shows of jubilatn om the floor and gallery. * gay marriage nz *
Current statSce Aug 8, 1986Legal Legalised wh the mencement of the Homosexual Law Reform Act 1986, troduced as a bill by former member of Parliament Fran marriage New Zealand? Current statSce Feb 1, 1994Illegal some ntexts Unr sectn 21 of the Human Rights Act 1993, discrimatn agast "heterosexual, homosexual, lbian, or bisexual orientatns" is prohibed, wh no other sexual orientatns beg protected.
However, protectns only apply to those of heterosexual, homosexual, lbian, or bisexual orientatns, and currently genr inty is ambiguoly regard as beg protected unr the ground of sex. Current statSce Aug 8, 1986Equal Equal age of nsent sce homosexual (male-and-male) activy was legalised wh the mencement of the Homosexual Law Reform Act on 8 Augt 1986.