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NH: House Votes Down Bill to Allow Wedding Vendors to Reject Gay Couples

Thursday, March 15th, 2012

New Hampshire Wedding Vendors and Conscience BillThe New Hampshire House on Wednesday voted down a bill which would have permitted wedding providers to refuse gay and lesbian couples. Lawmakers overwhelming rejected the bill with a 246-85 vote, the AP reported.

The measure sought to allow business owners to withhold wedding-related goods and services if they believe it would violate their conscience or religious faith. While the bill does not specifically list gay couples, a January hearing on the bill made it clear they were being targeted.

The bill’s sponsor, Rep. Jerry Bergevin, a Republican from Manchester, has previously said that his bill “would hardly have any effect on same-sex marriage in New Hampshire, as there are many businesses in New Hampshire.”

Full Story from On Top Magazine

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NH: Marriage Equality Opponent Wants People to Vote on Replacing them With Civil Unions

Wednesday, March 14th, 2012

New Hampshire Marriage Equality RepealThe sponsor of a bill erasing gay marriage in New Hampshire announced yesterday he would allow voters to weigh in on the issue before the repeal takes effect, a move supporters of the current law described as desperate and shallow.

“Since I introduced this legislation over a year ago, I’ve been continually trying to refine the bill and find language that would be acceptable to the greatest number of legislators possible,” said Rep. David Bates, a Windham Republican.

Bates’s bill, which is set for a vote next Wednesday, now includes a question to be put before New Hampshire voters on the November ballot: “Shall New Hampshire law allow civil unions for same-sex couples and define marriage as the union of one man and one woman?”

Full Story from The Concord Monitor

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NH: GOP Has Until March 29th to Pass Marriage Equality Repeal Bill

Sunday, March 4th, 2012

New Hampshire Marriage Equality RepealAs same-sex marriage supporters celebrate victories in Washington and Maryland this month, they are keeping a wary eye on New Hampshire, where lawmakers may soon vote to repeal the state’s two-year-old law allowing gay couples to wed.

A repeal bill appears to have a good chance of passing in the State House and Senate, which are both controlled by Republicans. The bigger question is whether they can muster enough votes to overcome a promised veto from Gov. John Lynch, a Democrat.

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A House vote would need to take place by March 29, the deadline for the House to send its legislation to the Senate. Mr. Bates said Monday that he was working on ways to broaden the bill’s support in both chambers, like changing or removing a sentence that states, “Children can only be conceived naturally through copulation by heterosexual couples.”

Full Story from The New York Times

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NH: Republican Warns GOP That Marriage Equality Repeal Could Hurt Party Chances in 2012

Thursday, March 1st, 2012

New Hampshire Marriage Equality RepealRepublicans lawmakers in New Hampshire may soon vote on a measure to repeal the state’s same-sex marriage law, but at least one GOP lawmaker is calling on his party to drop the issue. State Rep. Seth Cohn, who the New York Times describes as a “libertarian Republican” says the push “would in fact harm the Republicans’ chance of staying in power after 2012, whether or not it succeeds.”

“They want this as an election issue,” he said of the Democrats. “I think it’s going to backlash against the Republicans who, in the face of the polls, are choosing not to believe the average person is O.K. with this situation.”

Full Story from Think Progress

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Update on New Hampshire’s Marriage Equality Repeal Effort

Monday, February 27th, 2012

New Hampshire Marriage Equality RepealAs same-sex marriage supporters celebrate victories in Washington and Maryland this month, they are keeping a wary eye on New Hampshire, where lawmakers may soon vote to repeal the state’s two-year-old law allowing gay couples to wed.

A repeal bill appears to have a good chance of passing in the State House and Senate, which are both controlled by Republicans. The bigger question is whether they can muster enough votes to overcome a promised veto from Gov. John Lynch, a Democrat. Based on party lines, House and Senate Republicans both have veto-proof majorities. But this is an issue where party allegiance gets muddy.

In a state whose “Live Free or Die” motto figures into many a policy decision, even many opponents of same-sex marriage wish the issue would just disappear. Republican lawmakers with libertarian leanings, a sizable group, seem especially unhappy to be facing a repeal vote, as well as those who maintain that cutting spending should be the legislature’s sole concern. Both groups appear worried about a backlash from their constituents.

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NH: Both Sides Ready to Spend in Marriage Equality Repeal Fight

Sunday, February 26th, 2012

New Hampshire Marriage Equality Repeal FightBoth sides in the fight over gay marriage are pouring in money to woo legislators or penalize those who vote the other way. New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg recently gave $50,000 to Standing Up for New Hampshire Families, a Concord group that backs gay marriage.

And the National Organization for Marriage (NOM) plans to tap a nationwide donor base to spend $250,000 on television commercials and to donate to candidates who oppose gay marriage.

The Legislature plans to vote this year on repealing the state’s same-sex marriage law, approved in 2009. NOM President Brian Brown said New Hampshire is in the spotlight.

Full Story from the Union Leader

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NH: Almost 1,900 Gay/Lesbian Couples Married in State

Sunday, February 26th, 2012

New Hampshire Gay WeddingsThe state Division of Vital Records at the Department of State has been keeping track of civil unions and same-sex marriages performed in the state since 2008, when the state began recognizing civil unions.

As of Friday, there have been 1,887 same-sex marriages recorded in New Hampshire, including 785 civil unions that converted to marriages after the state’s same-sex marriage law took effect on Jan. 1, 2010.

Full Story from the Union Leader

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NH: Marriage Equality Opponents to Water Down Bill to Win Votes

Sunday, February 26th, 2012

New Hampshire Marriage Equality RepealThe sponsor of a measure to repeal the state’s same-sex marriage law says he plans to propose a floor amendment to try to win over opponents — one that may remove its “religious liberty” clause if that’s what it takes to pass it.

In an interview Friday, Rep. David Bates, R-Windham, said that language in the current form of the bill is “at the very least going to be changed, if not eliminated. I’m going to strip out some of the language in here that is causing angst for some people,” he said.

HB 437, as amended and passed by the House Judiciary Committee in November, would define marriage as “the legally recognized union of one man and one woman.”

Full Story from The Union Leader

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NH: Marriage Equality Repeal Stalled in House

Tuesday, February 21st, 2012

New Hampshire Marriage Equality RepealA bill to repeal New Hampshire’s marriage equality law is waiting to be brought to the floor of the House, where proponents said they’ve been expecting action for weeks.

Sponsored by Rep. David Bates, R-Windham, the bill was introduced in the last session of the Legislature. Following a well-attended public hearing, the House Judiciary Committee voted in February 2011 that the entire House ought to pass it.

House Bill 437 has been awaiting action ever since. Former Rep. Jim Splaine, who wrote the marriage equality bill that is the target of repeal, said he’s been expecting it for weeks.

Full Story from Seacoast Online

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Featured Gay Friendly Wedding Vendor: Stonelea Barn, Dublin, New Hampshire

Saturday, February 11th, 2012

Periodically we’ll feature one of our vendors here to let our readers know about some great people who can help you plan the perfect wedding.

Gay Friendly Wedding Vendors in New Hampshire

Stonelea Barn, Dublin, New HampshireWelcome to Stonelea Barn, an authentic state-of-the-art farmhouse in Dublin New Hampshire, recently renovated to provide a unique, sophisticated, rustic space for your wedding. Our New Hampshire wedding venue overlooks Dublin Lake and Mount Monadnock, and is the epitome of New England beauty.

If you are looking for a New Hampshire wedding venue that’s more than run-of-the-mill, Stonelea Barn is for you. We even have our own organic farm on site, to provide farm-to-table dining, if you so desire.

At Stonelea Barn, we can host your ceremony, cocktail hour, and reception dinner for up to 115 guests. We can also offer lodging for your in-laws and their family at one of the most desirable houses in the area, next door to the venue, on the beach of majestic Dublin Lake.

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