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Key OK with Civil Unions and gay parenting

Sun 3 Dec 2006 In: New Zealand Daily News

The National party's new leader believes homosexuality is innate, not learned, and says he just followed the wishes of his electorate when he voted against Civil Unions last year. "Personally I have no problems with Civil Unions... there was an argument put forward that civil unions would undermine marriage, and I never believed that line. I have been married for 22 years and the fact that a gay couple may choose to have a Civil Union would have absolutely no impact on my marriage to my wife." Key also says he is supporting of gay and lesbian parented families. He says he has been approached frequently by religious groups seeking to turn him against legal sanction for same sex relationships. "I have had all these religious groups in my electoral office trying to argue that [homosexuality is learned behavior, personally I believe that is crap."     Ref: GayNZ.com (j)

Credit: GayNZ.com News Staff

First published: Sunday, 3rd December 2006 - 12:00pm

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