How we would fit in with the rest of world.

The level that New Zealand is at in terms of equality is a fantastic one. We have legalized the marriage of same sex couples, and the acceptance of LGBT people in the community is growing at an alarming rate.

Unfortunately though, for many parts of the world, we are quite a bit ahead. Still in some parts of Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and the Americas, Homosexuality is still seen as a crime, are people are still jailed and prosecuted for being gay. some even beaten and killed.In fact there are 72 countries currently in the world were it is illegal, as seen in dark grey in the map below;

One of the issues New Zealand could face as a nation if we were to have a prime minister who was gay, would be discrimination from other country's. as much as we would love to not define people by there sexuality, in reality this is what could happen.