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The New Hampshire House voted overwhelmingly to defeat a proposed constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage... A ban sponsor said the House had spoken and he would not pursue a similar amendment in the Senate.
The vote does not bring New Hampshire closer to joining the majority of New England states in providing some form of legal recognition for same sex couples. Vermont and Connecticut offer civil unions, Massachusetts allows marriage, Maine bans gay marriage but has a domestic partner registry. In Rhode Island, legislators have introduced proposals to legalize same sex unions.
Even (a sponsor of the amendment) would not rule out the (future) possibility of civil unions in New Hampshire.
- Plan to ban gay marriage voted down, AP, 3/22/06
Enlightenment must be blowing in on the prevailing winds out of Canada...The vote does not bring New Hampshire closer to joining the majority of New England states in providing some form of legal recognition for same sex couples. Vermont and Connecticut offer civil unions, Massachusetts allows marriage, Maine bans gay marriage but has a domestic partner registry. In Rhode Island, legislators have introduced proposals to legalize same sex unions.
Even (a sponsor of the amendment) would not rule out the (future) possibility of civil unions in New Hampshire.
- Plan to ban gay marriage voted down, AP, 3/22/06
[ March 29, 2006, 11:49 AM: Message edited by: fenwayguy ]