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Mitt Romney at odds with gay Vietnam veteran over same-sex marriage
MANCHESTER, N.H. — During a campaign meet and greet at a local diner Monday morning, GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney found himself in an awkward position defending his stance on same-sex marriage.
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NH lawmaker drops anti-gay marriage amendment in hopes of legislative repeal
CONCORD, N.H. — The primary sponsor of a bill that would add a constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage in New Hampshire has decided not to pursue the measure, hoping instead that the legislature is successful in repealing the state’s existing marriage equality law.
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Countdown to next Prop 8 ruling, stepping up the assault on DOMA
We’re counting down to the next ruling in the Prop 8 case. A Republican-backed bill in New Hampshire would replace marriage with civil unions for everyone — including siblings. Get ready for a showdown on the Defense of Marriage Act, and things are heating up in Ohio.
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Grass-roots coalition vows to fight repeal of NH same-sex marriage law
CONCORD, N.H. — A bipartisan coalition of business, civic, community leaders, and residents who support marriage equality have launched a grass-roots campaign to stop lawmakers from repealing New Hampshire’s same-sex marriage law.
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Rick Perry tells New Hampshire conservatives: Repeal gay marriage
CONCORD, N.H. — Texas Governor and Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry, campaigning in New Hampshire on Friday, told a conservative advocacy group he applauds the GOP legislators in the state for their efforts to to repeal the state’s same-sex marriage law.
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New Hampshire lawmakers vote to recommend repealing same-sex marriage
New Hampshire lawmakers on Tuesday moved another step closer to repealing the state’s 15-month-old same-sex marriage law. The House Judiciary Committee voted 11-6 to recommend eliminating gay marriage rights for same-sex couples, and to instead establish civil unions for unmarried adults.
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New Hampshire House panel to vote on repeal of same-sex marriage law
CONCORD, N.H. — The New Hampshire House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday is scheduled to vote on whether or not to recommend repealing New Hampshire’s same-sex marriage law and replacing it with civil unions for any unmarried adults including relatives.
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NOM rips off photo of Obama rally, depicts it as anti-gay marriage event
In order to beef up the reliably poor attendance evidenced by their own rally photos, the National Organization For Marriage adorns its newly-launched New Hampshire for Marriage site with a collage featuring a small photo from their own effort combined with an unidentified shot of a sweepingly large crowd…
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National Guard reverses ruling and will allow lesbian, spouse to attend event
The New Hampshire National Guard on Wednesday reversed an earlier ruling that a gay Guardsman could not bring her spouse to an upcoming National Guard event, just one day after U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) contacted Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, asking him to intervene.
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BofA reimburses ‘gay tax,’ phony survey backfires, all hands on deck in Maryland
Say what you will about Bank of America, but they gave their LGBT employees a pretty remarkable gift this week. A phony anti-gay survey backfires in Washington when voters refuse to fall for discriminatory talking points. Turmoil at Equality California with a surprise resignation, and it’s all hands on deck right now in Maryland.