In favour of same-sex marriages

In his column for the daily Turun Sanomat Ville Niinistö, deputy party leader for the Greens in the Finnish parliament, commends the bill on adoption rights for same-sex couples in Finland and calls for all marriages, regardless of whether they are heterosexual or same-sex, to be endowed with the same rights and obligations. "Unisex laws ultimately provide better protection for the equal rights of minorities with respect to majorities. ... I believe that the status of heterosexual families, fathers and mothers, is strong enough to withstand other forms of family being given the same treatment. In fact I want all parents to be encouraged to assume responsibility for their children, regardless of the form a family takes. Our society needs more people who are conscious of their responsibilities, not fewer."

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