NH Bishop to testify at marriage equality hearing
Posted on Feb 02, 2009 at 11:19 am
Associated Press
January 30, 2009
The Rev. V. Gene Robinson will testify Thursday before the New Hampshire House Judiciary Committee on a bill to end exclusion of gay couples from marriage in the Granite State. (Link)
January 30, 2009
The Rev. V. Gene Robinson will testify Thursday before the New Hampshire House Judiciary Committee on a bill to end exclusion of gay couples from marriage in the Granite State. (Link)
NH’s Bishop Robinson prays for unity
Posted on Jan 21, 2009 at 10:52 am
Union Leader
January 19, 2009
New Hampshire Episcopal Bishop V. Gene Robinson led hundreds of thousands in prayer at the opening concert of the presidential inauguration at the Lincoln Memorial yesterday: "Bless us with freedom from mere tolerance, replacing it with a genuine respect and warm embrace of our differences, and an understanding that in our diversity, we are stronger." (Link)
January 19, 2009
New Hampshire Episcopal Bishop V. Gene Robinson led hundreds of thousands in prayer at the opening concert of the presidential inauguration at the Lincoln Memorial yesterday: "Bless us with freedom from mere tolerance, replacing it with a genuine respect and warm embrace of our differences, and an understanding that in our diversity, we are stronger." (Link)
N.H. bishop invited to D.C. to give prayer
Posted on Jan 12, 2009 at 11:30 am
Concord Monitor
January 12, 2009
N.H. Episcopal Bishop and Freedom to Marry Voice of Equality Gene Robinson has been invited to give a prayer at one of President-elect Obama's first inauguration events at the Lincoln Memorial. The event, at which Obama is expected to speak, will air on HBO. [Link]
January 12, 2009
N.H. Episcopal Bishop and Freedom to Marry Voice of Equality Gene Robinson has been invited to give a prayer at one of President-elect Obama's first inauguration events at the Lincoln Memorial. The event, at which Obama is expected to speak, will air on HBO. [Link]
CONNECTICUT SUPREME COURT DECISION: Full Marriage Equality! Next, New Hampshire?
Posted on Oct 20, 2008 at 10:48 am
Blue Hampshire
October 10, 2008
New Hampshire Representative Jim Splaine writes following the CT marriage decision, "I am introducing a bill to provide for full marriage equality for the New Hampshire State Legislature in 2009." (Link)
Learn more about what's going on in New Hampshire.
October 10, 2008
New Hampshire Representative Jim Splaine writes following the CT marriage decision, "I am introducing a bill to provide for full marriage equality for the New Hampshire State Legislature in 2009." (Link)
Learn more about what's going on in New Hampshire.
NH lawmakers face more debate over marriage equality
Posted on Sep 29, 2008 at 11:36 am
Associated Press
September 28, 2008
New Hampshire lawmakers will be debating at least two bills dealing with marriage for same-sex couples when they return to Concord in January. (Link)
September 28, 2008
New Hampshire lawmakers will be debating at least two bills dealing with marriage for same-sex couples when they return to Concord in January. (Link)
Study sees more N.H. interest in gay marriage
Posted on Sep 16, 2008 at 12:10 pm
New Hampshire Business Review
September 16, 2008
“Marriage clearly gets the most enthusiastic response from same-sex couples, as we're seeing in California,” said M. V. Lee Badgett, research director of the Williams Institute and director of the Center for Public Policy and Administration at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. [Link]
September 16, 2008
“Marriage clearly gets the most enthusiastic response from same-sex couples, as we're seeing in California,” said M. V. Lee Badgett, research director of the Williams Institute and director of the Center for Public Policy and Administration at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. [Link]
Less than two weeks in, N.H. civil unions near 100
Posted on Jan 13, 2008 at 03:52 pm
Nashua Telegraph
January 13, 2008
Nearly 100 same-sex couples have been joined in civil unions since they became legal in New Hampshire on New Year’s Day, but residents are realizing that indeed civil unions are not equal to marriage. (Link)
January 13, 2008
Nearly 100 same-sex couples have been joined in civil unions since they became legal in New Hampshire on New Year’s Day, but residents are realizing that indeed civil unions are not equal to marriage. (Link)
Crossing the border
Posted on Jan 10, 2008 at 03:49 pm
Bay Windows
January 10, 2008
With New Hampshire joining the ranks of the civil union states this year, same-sex couples can now obtain all of the legal state benefits of marriage in four of the six New England states, either through civil unions in New Hampshire, Vermont and Connecticut or through marriage in Massachusetts. But what happens when you cross state lines? (Link)
January 10, 2008
With New Hampshire joining the ranks of the civil union states this year, same-sex couples can now obtain all of the legal state benefits of marriage in four of the six New England states, either through civil unions in New Hampshire, Vermont and Connecticut or through marriage in Massachusetts. But what happens when you cross state lines? (Link)
Poll: Marriage not an issue for NH Republicans
Posted on Jun 13, 2007 at 03:28 pm
365Gay.com
June 13, 2007
The poll asked likely Republican primary voters in New Hampshire, "In your opinion, which one issue is most important to your vote in the presidential primary? Which is next most important? What is the third most important?" It found that the war in Iraq topped the list at 36 percent, followed by illegal immigration at 11 percent and then the economy at 9 percent. Marriage for gay and lesbian couples was 17th on the list with the number of replies too low to measure. [link]
June 13, 2007
The poll asked likely Republican primary voters in New Hampshire, "In your opinion, which one issue is most important to your vote in the presidential primary? Which is next most important? What is the third most important?" It found that the war in Iraq topped the list at 36 percent, followed by illegal immigration at 11 percent and then the economy at 9 percent. Marriage for gay and lesbian couples was 17th on the list with the number of replies too low to measure. [link]
[Civil unions spread, but gay people want to wed
Posted on May 31, 2007 at 03:32 pm
Stateline
May 31, 2007
"Civil unions are nothing like marriage," Garden State Equality Director Steven Goldstein said. "The cockamamie contraption simply doesn't work. If civil unions were a person, they would be arrested for fraud." [link]
May 31, 2007
"Civil unions are nothing like marriage," Garden State Equality Director Steven Goldstein said. "The cockamamie contraption simply doesn't work. If civil unions were a person, they would be arrested for fraud." [link]