Rejected petition Introduce Same-Sex marriage

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A call on the government to recognise the growing demand by the public for same sex marriage and by legalising it, recognising that every human being, regardless of gender should have the same right to marry whomever they wish. As a country so intent on insisting our system is the best and our system of human rights is world class, we should lead the way for global equality

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Date submitted 5 August 2011
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