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
Parliament has passed a law legalisg gay marriage, 77 vot to 44, amid loud shows of jubilatn om the floor and gallery. * new zealand gay marriage laws *
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. " Gay and lbian upl om other untri will be able to marry New Zealand.
New Zealand lawmakers approve same-sex marriage law; spe opposn om some relig and social anizatns, gay and lbian upl will also be able to jotly adopt children. * new zealand gay marriage laws *
Sce the first same-sex marriag took place the Netherlands 2001, more than 30 other jurisdictns have enacted laws allowg gays and lbians to marry, mostly Europe and the Ameris. Argenta 2010Lat Ameri-CaribbeanFirst untry Lat Ameri to allow gay and lbian upl to marry. Ecuador 2019Lat Ameri-CaribbeanCourt lg ma Ecuador the fifth South Amerin untry to allow gays and lbians to wed.
Netherlands2001EuropeFirst untry to legalize same-sex marriage after Parliament passed the law December Zealand 2013Asia-PacificFirst untry the Asia-Pacific regn to allow gays and lbians to 2009EuropeThe law replaced a 1993 statute permtg civil unns. Slovenia 2022EuropeFirst untry formerly munist Eastern Europe to legalize same-sex Ai 2006Sub-Saharan AiOnly Ain untry where same-sex marriage is legal; several untri on the ntent have passed laws that ban homosexualy recent 2005EuropeBeme the third untry globally to legalize same-sex marriage after a vote s closely divid 2009EuropeGay and lbian upl Swen prevly had been allowed to register for civil unns sce 1995.
Sort through the more than 30 jurisdictns that have enacted laws allowg gays and lbians to marry. * new zealand gay marriage laws *
1%) st ballots favor of legalizg same-sex marriage a 2021 2019Asia-PacificA urt lg prompted a change the law that ma Taiwan the first jurisdictn Asia to perm gays and lbians to Kgdom 2014EuropeLegal same-sex marriage took effect Northern Ireland 2020, six years after the change England and Wal. Hundreds of jubilant gay-rights advot celebrated outsi parliament after the bill was passed, llg a tone for watchg om the public gallery and some lawmakers immediately broke to song, sgg the New Zealand love song "Pokarekare Ana", AP news agency opn polls have suggted that about two-thirds of New Zealanrs support the reform, although others polls suggt the public are more divid.
"I am so happy, not only bee I n now marry the person I love, but bee New Zealand has moved a step further towards gay and lbian people beg pletely equal wh the rt of our society.
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French and Brish lawmakers have also voted favour of legislatn allowg gay marriage, although the bills have not yet been passed to law.
No other untry the Asia-Pacific regn allows gay marriage. However, some stat allow civil unns for same-sex do not allow gay marriage.