The National Organization for Marriage has endorsed a civil unions bill in New Hampshire, a stark departure from its well documented record of opposing any type of legal relationship for same-sex couples.
In a press release issued last week, the NOM announced it supports a bill sponsored by New Hampshire state Rep. David Bates (R- Windham) that calls for repealing the state’s same-sex marriage law and replace it with civil unions for any unmarried adults, including relatives.
A vote on the bill is expected on Wednesday.
“This is complete and total policy reversal coming from one of the nation’s most virulently anti-gay organizations,” said Human Rights Campaign President Joe Solmonese. “It smells like a Mitt Romney-style flip flop for short term gain. NOM’s phoniness and opportunism never cease to amaze.”
On March 12, NOM urged “the New Hampshire legislature to pass HB 437, compromise legislation to restore civil unions for same-sex couples…”
In 2005, NOM’s president, Brian Brown, told the Associated Press it was a “dark day” when Connecticut passed civil unions legislation.
In 2011, the organization opposed civil unions in Illinois, calling it a “direct threat” to marriage. Also last year Christopher Plante, a NOM executive, told The New York Times after the Rhode Island state senate approved a civil unions bill that it was “a disappointing and dangerous day.”
Meanwhile, the NOM continues its push to end marriage equality in New Hampshire.
“Washington, D.C.-based NOM is out of step with New Hampshire values,” added Solmonese. “Strong majorities of Granite Staters continue to oppose repeal of the state’s popular marriage law enacted more than two years ago. And watering down a marriage is hardly a ‘compromise.’”
Gov. John Lynch (D) has repeatedly warned lawmakers he will veto attempts to repeal the law, which he signed in 2009.
New Hampshire is one of six states — along with the District of Columbia — where same-sex marriage is legal. The others are New York, Connecticut, Iowa, Massachusetts, and Vermont. The bill to repeal the law is unpopular with voters, with recent polling reflecting 60 percent opposition.
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Nope. Not gonna work.
We want MARRIAGE
LOL
Good luck with that, they should know that it’s not the same as Marriage.
That’s true, I know someone that had a Civil Union in Vermont. Now they’re in TX and no longer see each other.
It’s because they KNOW they’re going to lose this battle!!!! This fact has become stunningly obvious!!
I would ONLY be satisfied with “civil unions” IF IF IF they take the word “marriage” off the legal document we apply for and make it civil unions across the board…. THEN if you want a religiously sanctioned “marriage”… more power to ya!
Ha ha, pathetic.
Just stay the course. Our enemies are beginning to fail and fall apart! Concessions such as this is usually the last step to try to avoid their own extinction!
I’ll take Civil Union as a stepping stone, but will not retreat.
Pathetic jackasses!!
Seperate but equal? Never again!
supposes they finaly realize they’re LOSING the war to keep the ‘Big M’ all to themselves and hope to distract the LGBTQ community by throwing us a bone.
They understand that civil unions make passing marriage less likely….pass
Textbook doublespeak and irony: Saying, in your organization name, that you are FOR marriage, even though your organization exists specifically to oppose the rights of certain adult human beings to marry each other.
It’s too late to try to stop a moving train. Just sayin’.
I’ve been reading Alistair Horne’s Savage War oif Peace, he describes perfectly the French efforts to crush the Muslim population, when it became clear they were losing, they changed course and offered the reforms that 10 or 20 years before might have been welcome. When they were offered so late, and from obvious weakness, they just became a provocative insult.
hah! they know they’re losing!
They would jut be against it once they had everything to secure their version of marriage…
Finally, some people with a heart and feelings for others. When will every support the rights of people to be happy and LIVE AND LET LIVE.
Seriously?
What a bunch of fucking hypocrites!!!!!! God, that pisses me off…
Oh they can suck my fat hairy fucking balls.
Im a gun rights antiabortion conservative with a brain. 1st amendment 101 ie., congress shall enact no laws establishing a religion, nor prohibiting the free practice thereof. what is marriage but a vow between 2 lovers and God! to prohibit gay marriage violates the 1st amendment. i cant support the 2nd amendment and piss on the 1st saying Use the force of govt to stop the religious practices that i dont agree with id be a huge hypocrite
Cody seriously only straight guys like me have fat hairy balls you gay guys are supposed to care more about your balls looks than us strts
The way I see it, gay men should really be off the hook more than straight guys as far as ball grooming. I mean, guys know how balls get. Women might expect things to be a little more neat down there.