Holy effing moly, you guys,
caitirin I can get married! Legally!
New Hampshire on Wednesday became the sixth U.S. state to authorize gay marriage [...] Governor John Lynch, a Democrat, signed the bill, which goes into effect on January 1.
"Today, we are standing up for the liberties of same-sex couples by making clear that they will receive the same rights, responsibilities, and respect, under New Hampshire law," Lynch said in a statement.
The law also recognizes out-of-state gay marriages and civil unions, which are legal in just a handful of U.S. states including New Hampshire. Same-sex couples who have civil unions in New Hampshire will automatically be married January 1, 2011.
Last month, the New Hampshire House rejected a similar bill. But Senate and House members met last week to approve new language giving clergy and religious institutions opposed to gay marriage greater protections, including the legal right to decline to marry same-sex couples.
Reuter's article about the governor's signing of the bill today
caitirin: MARRY ME!
elaby: OKAY!
caitirin: F'reals! XD
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New Hampshire on Wednesday became the sixth U.S. state to authorize gay marriage [...] Governor John Lynch, a Democrat, signed the bill, which goes into effect on January 1.
"Today, we are standing up for the liberties of same-sex couples by making clear that they will receive the same rights, responsibilities, and respect, under New Hampshire law," Lynch said in a statement.
The law also recognizes out-of-state gay marriages and civil unions, which are legal in just a handful of U.S. states including New Hampshire. Same-sex couples who have civil unions in New Hampshire will automatically be married January 1, 2011.
Last month, the New Hampshire House rejected a similar bill. But Senate and House members met last week to approve new language giving clergy and religious institutions opposed to gay marriage greater protections, including the legal right to decline to marry same-sex couples.
Reuter's article about the governor's signing of the bill today
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