Same Sex Marriages: A Long History

I read this letter in the paper:

"Murray Hogg (22/9) is a bit selective when he argues that the idea of marriage between a man and a woman is common to every culture at every time and place in history. This is probably true. But he overlooks the historical fact of same-sex marriages also having existed among many groups in Africa and elsewhere: the Azande in Central Africa, the Ibo of Nigeria, the Lango, Iteso and Karamojan of Uganda, the Nandi of Kenya, the Kaluli in Papua, the Mojave, Navajo, Omaha and Zuni in America, the Zulu in South Africa, the Zapotec in Mexico, and so on. There is also some evidence of consecrated same-sex marriages among some early Christian groups in Europe. Those who support homosexual marriage are not imposing anything on anybody. They just want to be treated equitably, and increasing numbers of Australians with a sense of common humanity recognise their just claims.
A. Ferguson, West Preston"