Sweden has long been one of the free-est and most progressive countries in the world. Having allowed gay civil unions since 1995, it now looks like the call to strike any gender reference in marriage laws is going to pass and go into effect in 2008. This will make Sweden the first country to allow the gay community to actually marry and have completely equal rights alongside heterosexual couples. Numerous church officials in Sweden are supporting this move and have stated they are eager to open their doors to gay church weddings.
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http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/305409/sweden_set_to_be_first_country_to_allow.html
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Maybe the bull-headed US and the rest of the world will beak down and allow them soon.
Go Sweden!
Get your Gay on!
Go Sweden!
Not really... unless you follow Leviticus, and if so then you need to also be sacrificing stuff and not letting people who limp into your church...
Netherlands was first.
Canada was second.
Sweden will be third.
My sources sucked ass and I in turn have smacked them.One was a pretty prominent paper here. Assholes. My bad for not digging deeper on this one. I really really wish AC gave us the ability to edit our articles....
...This election seems to be more about Barack Obama and Sarah Palin.