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From ShakesvilleNew Hampshire Senate passes gay marriage bill. 13-11 margin Now it goes to teh House. The governor might veto it, but they are working hard on squelching him.


The last-minute changes to the legislation would allow clergy to decline to marry homosexual couples and give couples the freedom to either keep the words "bride" and "groom" on marriage licenses, or use the word "spouse" instead.

Because the Senate and House passed separate versions, they must resolve their differences before the bill can go to the governor, who in 2007 signed a law recognizing same-sex civil unions, making New Hampshire the fourth state to do so.

Lynch has said the word marriage should be reserved for a traditional heterosexual relationship.

The bill, which would take effect on Jan. 1, also recognizes out-of-state gay marriages and civil unions. Couples who now have civil unions would automatically become married by January 1, 2011. The extra year allows time for a formal ceremony.


Another version of the article points out that:

New Hampshire's Senate passed a bill that would legalize same-sex marriage after an amendment was added that prohibits polygamy and marriage of family members, among other measures.


I really don't see the point of stopping consensual polygamous marriages either. One of these days we will stop regulating people's sex lives. One of these days.
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