New Hampshire approves gay unions

April 26, 2007 on 3:51 pm | In Gay News |

senators>Lawmakers in New Hampshire have approved same-sex civil unions, giving legal recognition to gay partnerships in the north-eastern US state. >The bill was passed by a 14-10 vote in the Democratic-held state senate.

>State Governor John Lynch would sign the bill into law within days, his spokesman said.

>Gay marriage is legal in only one of the 50 US states - Massachusetts. New Jersey, Connecticut and Vermont also offer some sort of civil unions.

>The bill in New Hampshire was passed without difficulty, unlike in other US states where the change in the law had faced legal challenges.

>Gov Lynch’s spokesman said the bill would be signed into law very soon.

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