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New Hampshire governor signs gay marriage law
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - New Hampshire's governor has signed
legislation making the state the sixth to allow gay marriage.
Gov. John Lynch was Surrounded by cheering supporters of the
move as he signed the three bills about an hour after the key vote
on the legislation in the House.
The law will take effect in January, exactly two years after the
state legalized civil unions. New Hampshire joins Massachusetts,
Connecticut, Maine, Vermont and Iowa in recognizing same-sex
marriages, though opponents hope to overturn Maine's law with a
public vote.
Lynch demanded - and got - language protecting the rights of
religious opponents of gay marriage before signing the bills.
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