Norway Parliament Approves Gay Marriage

[ccharles000]

http://www.365gay.com/Newscon08/06/061108no.htm

(Oslo) The gallery at the Norwegian Parliament erupted in applause and cheers on Wednesday with the passage of legislation allowing same-sex couples to marry.

The law also recognizes both partners in a marriage as equal parents and gives lesbian couples the same access to "medically assisted reproduction" as opposite-sex couples.

Parliament voted overwhelmingly to approve the bill, despite opposition from the Christian Democrats and Progress Party.

"It is a historic day," said Labor Party member Gunn Karin Gjul who compared passage to universal suffrage which gave women the right to vote nearly a century ago.

:woohoo:

[terrya]

1. My heartiest congratulations to the gay and lesbian couples of Norway!

This is tremendous news. And of course recommended.

And...someday we'll get that kind of equality also.

[ccharles000]

2. I agree.

[rucky]

3. Now Vikings are more progressive than us.

go figure.

[JanMichael]

4. Norway rocks! And we do not.

Seriously, we suck sometimes.