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Shaheen: Same-sex benefits bill should apply to Veterans Affairs
CONCORD, N.H. — U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire says she’s planning to move forward with her bill that would grant benefits to same-sex married couples in the military after learning that legislation is still necessary to grant veterans in same-sex marriages those same benefits.
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N.H. Senator testifies in support of military benefits for same-sex spouses
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) on Wednesday urged members of the Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs to pass a bill that would provide key military benefits for same-sex spouses of gay service members.
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N.H. transgender state rep to resign due to flap over prior felony convictions
NASHUA, N.H. — Newly elected State Representative Stacie Laughton, one of the nation’s first openly transgender state officials, ceremoniously signed her letter of resignation Thursday on a cable access show hosted by fellow Democrat and friend, State Rep. Ken Gidge.
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Openly transgender lawmaker may not resign, despite felony conviction
Stacie Laughton, one of the nation’s first openly transgender state officials, said Wednesday she was reconsidering her previously announced resignation, and may not relinquish her seat in the New Hampshire House, despite pressure over a previously undisclosed conviction for credit card fraud.
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Female ‘Christian’ attorney charged with sexual conduct with teenage girl
A New Hampshire attorney associated with an anti-gay group of “Christian” lawyers, is facing federal charges that she took a teenage girl to Canada and convinced her to engage in sexual activity and to let it be filmed.
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N.H. voters elect country’s first out transgender statewide candidate
A New Hampshire Democrat on Tuesday became the first openly transgender person elected to statewide office in the country.
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LGBT ally Maggie Hassan declared winner in N.H. gubernatorial race
MANCHESTER, N.H. — Democratic gubernatorial candidate Maggie Hassan has been declared the winner in a hotly contested race to replace retiring New Hampshire Governor John Lynch.
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Marriage equality at stake in New Hampshire gubernatorial race
The outcome of the gubernatorial race in New Hampshire could be crucial in determining the fate of marriage equality in the state, which was the first to have a governor sign it without it being taken away through referendum.
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New Hampshire gay lawmaker wins state Senate primary, Delaware candidates advance
Openly gay New Hampshire State Rep. David Pierce was victorious Tuesday in his Democratic primary for the state senate, and he faces no opponent this November.
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Chick-fil-A franchise to co-sponsor New Hampshire LGBT Pride event
NASHUA, N.H. — The sole Chick-fil-A restaurant in New Hampshire, located in the food court of the Pheasant Lane Mall south of Nashua, will be one of the co-sponsors for New Hampshire LGBT Pride Fest 2012.