This is a truly beautiful advertisement from Australia. If you're a human being, and if you've ever been in love with another human being, it will be impossible for this not to tug at your heartstrings.
Great ad!
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Saturday, November 26, 2011
Sunday, January 2, 2011
Optimism in 2011
The equality glass is certainly half full, and things are getting better all the time. Here are some key places on the equal rights front to watch in 2011:
NEPAL. Upon completion of its new constitution by 28 May, 2011, same-sex marriage will become legal for the first time ever in an Asian country, in Nepal. Fingers are crossed that they will actually have the constitution ratified by that time; they missed their last proposed deadline for completion, which was supposed to be June 2010. I always thought progressive Taiwan would be the first in Asia to have marriage equality, but sorry Taiwan, you're getting passed over by Nepal!
FINLAND. Finland, which has already had a strong civil partnership law since 2002, has announced it will be submitting a marriage equality bill in the Eduskunta -- its national legislature -- after the April 2011 elections (for the autumn 2011 session). If all goes smoothly (and it likely will because a majority of Finnish parties support the measure), marriage equality will be signed into law by winter of 2011 or early 2012. Finland would then join its Scandinavian neighbors Sweden, Norway, and Iceland, which already have marriage equality.
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