New Zealand about to pass gay marriage

I haven't been following this very closely and so didn't know how close the marriage bill over there was to becoming law. It seems though that New Zealand will become the first country in our region to legalise same sex marriage. Am feeling pretty good about that being a New Zealander myself.

New Zealand is expected to become the 13th country in the world to legalise same-sex marriage this evening as a bill to amend marriage law comes before Parliament for its final hurdle.

MPs will debate the biggest change to gay and transgender rights since homosexual law reform 25 years ago, with a historic vote on the third reading of the Marriage Amendment Bill scheduled for around 9pm.

Parliament is likely to back it into law by a wide margin, making New Zealand the first Asia-Pacific country to permit same-sex weddings. more