New England Goes Gay .... New Hampshire votes for Gay Marriage

[Botany]

Straight guy here but New England going almost all gay friendly seems like a good thing to me.
BTW to any Freepers .... tough shit because this is like Jackie Robinson's breaking the "color line"
in baseball .... no going back. Connecticut and Rhode Island what are you waiting for?



NH Senate votes to allow gay marriage
By NORMA LOVE | Associated Press Writer
4:14 PM CDT, April 29, 2009
CONCORD, N.H. - The state Senate voted Wednesday to move New Hampshire a step closer to becoming the fifth state to allow gay marriage, but made a distinction between
religious and civil ceremonies, bringing back an idea the House rejected in March.

The bill, which passed the Senate 13-11, goes to the House, which can agree with the Senate, kill the bill or ask to negotiate something different.

Gov. John Lynch would only see a bill if both chambers agree. Lynch has said marriage is a word that should be reserved for the union of a man and a woman, but he has not
specifically said he would veto a gay marriage bill.

"I still believe the fundamental issue is about providing the same rights and protections to same-sex couples as are available to heterosexual couples," Lynch said in a statement
Wednesday. "This was accomplished through the passage of the civil unions law two years ago. To achieve further real progress, the federal government would need to take action
to recognize New Hampshire civil unions."

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

1. I thought CT has gay marriage already

RI recognizes gay marriage from out of state.

[Botany]

3. Then the "Queers" have won!

:rofl:

BTW I have had gay neighbors for years and for the life of me I don't know what the problem that
some people have w/ gay marriage is .... i mean who cares what other people do.

[MADem]

2. Didn't CT pass legislation last year? nt

[Towlie]

4. Great headline for a right-wing forum - Imply a state "goes gay" when it acknowledges gay rights.

:banghead:

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

5. I actually took it as a joke

And, I think my track record on speaking up on homophobia around here speaks for itself.

[Botany]

6. Sometimes I think I should never get out of bed.

:banghead:

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

7. I mean I catch crap all the time for being a "nuclear gay" but I thought your header was funny

[Botany]

8. I could have gone for:

A solidly gay American area is poking into the tender bottom of Canada.

or

Rustic New England B. & B.s to have more wall sconces & throw pillows.

or

Burly Female Mechanics set up shop in New England.

or

They ahhh here They ahhhh Queer .... now gimme my damn chow -duh

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

9. See, now those are bordering on offensive, except for the last one

That's funny.

[Towlie]

10. I stand by what I wrote. Imagine your outrage if you saw that same headline on Free Republic.

I don't disagree with your view, I'm just saying that your headline was poorly chosen and vulnerable to abuse from our political opponents.

[LostinVA]

13. Except this isn't Free Republic, and it's in the GLBT Forum

[Botany]

14. please .....

1) I almost never read Free Republic

b) If "going gay" as in being more gay friendly is a bad thing than I am a bad person

iii) Our political opponents are in a world of hurt and they have better things to do than to worry about what I post .....
besides anti gay is a big time drag on the right in the long run. Younger people don't care.

[MADem]

11. Well, NH hasn't "gone gay" yet....there's still a lot of work to be done.

The bill has to be reconciled, and then the governor, who doesn't like the "M" word for same sex couples, has to have his fingers broken until he signs the bill.

[LostinVA]

12. Very ticked at NJ -- they could have done it several years ago

Then, promised to change the language saying "civil union" to "marriage" after the November 20098 election. Hasn't happened yet.

For shame.