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New Zealand Gay Marriage: 'Come Home & Get Married Honey' Mother Texts Lesbian Daughter (PICTURE)

'Come Home & Get Married Honey' Mother Texts Lesbian Daughter As New Zealand Passes Gay Marriage
Sara C Nelson
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This loving, joyous text message from a New Zealand mother to her lesbian daughter had us dabbing our eyes in the office on Wednesday.

It comes of course as the country celebrated the passage of historic gay marriage legislation.

New Zealand became the 13th nation in the world to legalise same-sex weddings after MPs voted 77 to 44 in favour of the Marriage (Definition of Marriage) Amendment Bill.

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The screengrab of the touching text was posted on Reddit and quickly shot up to the top of the atheism subcategory.

While some Redditors debated whether the text had been posted in the right subcategory (um, is that the point guys?), others heralded it as "awesome", "heartwarming" and wished them all the best.

Aww!

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Gay Marriage Around The World
Netherlands(01 of18)
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The Netherlands was the first country to recognize gay marriage in 2001. Pictured: Jan van Breda and Thijs Timmermans. (credit:Getty)
Belgium(02 of18)
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Belgium legalized same-sex marriages in 2003. Pictured: Marion Huibrecht and Christel Verswyvelen. (credit:Getty)
Spain(03 of18)
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Spain legalized gay marriage in 2005. (credit:Getty)
Canada(04 of18)
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Canada followed Spain and approved gay marriage in 2005. (credit:Getty)
South Africa(05 of18)
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South Africa legalized same sex marriage in 2006.Pictured: Vernon Gibbs and Tony Hall. (credit:Getty)
Norway(06 of18)
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Norway followed suit in 2009.Norwegian finance minister and chairwoman of the Socialist Left party Kristin Halvorsen (L) stands next to wedding figurines outside the House of Parliament in Oslo on June 11, 2008, where she celebrated the passing of a new law awarding equal rights to same sex partnerships as those enjoyed by heterosexual marriages. (Getty) (credit:Getty)
Sweden(07 of18)
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Sweden recognized same sex marriage in 2009.Pictured: Johan Lundqvist (L) and Alf Karlsson. (credit:Getty)
Portugal(08 of18)
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Portugal recognized gay marriage in 2010.Pictured: Teresa Pires and Helena Paixao. (credit:Getty)
Iceland(09 of18)
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Iceland legalized gay marriage in 2010. (credit:Getty)
Argentina(10 of18)
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Argentina legalized same sex-marriage in 2010. It was the only Latin American country to do so. Pictured: Giorgio Nocentino (L) and Jaime Zapata. (credit:Getty)
New Zealand(11 of18)
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New Zealand became the first Asia-Pacific nation (and the 13th in the world) to legalize same-sex marriage.Pictured: Jills Angus Burney (L) and Deborah Hambly. (credit:AP)
Denmark(12 of18)
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Denmark became the first country to allow the registration of gay partnerships in 1989. In 2012, Denmark's Parliament approved a law allowing same-sex couples to get married in formal church weddings instead of the short blessing ceremonies that the state's Lutheran Church offered. (credit:Getty Images)
Uruguay(13 of18)
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The Uruguay Parliament lawmakers passed the "marriage equality project" in Montevideo, Uruguay,Wednesday, April 10, 2013. (credit:AP)
U.S.A. (14 of18)
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Same-sex marriage is legal in 13 U.S. states and Washington DC. (credit:AP)
Brazil (15 of18)
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Some parts of Brazil allow same-sex marriage (AL, BA, CE, DF, ES, MS, PR, PI, SE, and SP). (credit:AP)
Mexico(16 of18)
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Some areas of Mexico allow gay marriage, such as Mexico City. (credit:AP)
France(17 of18)
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France legalized same sex marriage in 2013.Pictures: an illustration made with plastic figurines of men is seen in front of the Palais Bourbon, the seat of the French National Assembly. (JOEL SAGET/Getty Images) (credit:JOEL SAGET/Getty Images)
Britain(18 of18)
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Britain legalized gay marriage on July 17, 2013 after Queen Elizabeth II gave her royal stamp of approval.Gay marriages are set to begin in England and Wales in the summer of 2014. (credit:Getty Images)
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