"X-Men and Lord of the Rings star Sir Ian McKellen has recorded a video for a New Zealand equal marriage campaign.
"...The New Zealand Marriage Amendment Bill, which would legalise equal
marriage, passed its first reading on 22 August, with a majority of 80
votes to 40 in parliament in support of the change.
"In the
video, Sir Ian said: 'New Zealand gave women the vote before every other
country in the world, the rest of the world has looked towards New
Zealand for social advance and here we are again- this time at the
exciting prospect of two people of the same gender being able to get
married and to join the rest of the population.
"'It will be a popular move, I know, and I’m glad your major political
parties have embraced it, supported too by the younger generation who
see things a lot more clearly than people of my age.
"'My support is with you and I hope that by the time I return to Middle-earth I might even be able to get married there.'..."
"'It will be a popular move, I know, and I’m glad your major political parties have embraced it, supported too by the younger generation who see things a lot more clearly than people of my age.
"'My support is with you and I hope that by the time I return to Middle-earth I might even be able to get married there.'..."
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