Homosexual law reform in the mid 1980s was hugely formative for me. In my mid-early teens, it was the first time I realised I wasn't always going to agree with my brilliant father.
I was convinced consensual sexual activity between men should not be criminal. Dad broadly agreed, but, like households all over Aotearoa, debate raged. He "didn't know any gay men" and "didn't want to see New Zealand go too far."
"For that gay kid coming out in Te Awamutu, this debate will be terrifying. For that closeted bisexual public servant, this debate will be painful. For that lesbian who wants to leave the church and her husband with her children, this debate will be life-threatening."
Exactly. A very interesting read, and the best opinion on marriage equality I've read so far! I don't think these points have been raised before.
