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New Hampshire moved closer Wednesday to joining neighboring Vermont and a handful of other states in approving civil unions for same-sex couples. The state house in Concord voted 243-129 to give same-sex couples the same rights, responsibilities, and obligations as married couples.

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hamy
April 5, 2007, 2:51 p.m.
Yaaaay!!! Another one bites the dust. No court can uphold a ban. Homosexual couples win another battle towards equality!
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david_nwpa
April 5, 2007, 9:53 p.m.
The states keep approaching civil unions as a compromise. As a piecemeal approach, they are acceptable for now, but they still set up a separate but equal situation. I am happy for my neighbors in New Hampshire, and hope their Senate passes the civil unions bill with all due speed.
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Alexia
April 6, 2007, 1:42 a.m.
Congratulations, NH!
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kctrixter
April 6, 2007, 7:11 a.m.
I have asked many times, but can't seem to get answer. Is a civil union the same as the civil ceremony that me and my wife had, you know getting married by the Justis of the peace? How are some states differating between civil union, and marriage, when I fill out an official document ( even though I was married in a civil ceremony) I check married ( it always seem the right choice given single, divorced, widowed, or married)
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RedStateQueer
April 10, 2007, 11:31 p.m.
California just passed a bill today! AB43 Gender Neutral Marriage. That is if the Govenator does not veto it. It is just a matter of time. Civil unions are separate but NOT equal but we can take that for now. BUT, I do not think we should settle for scraps.