Posts made in December, 2007

New Year Brings New Unions in NH

Posted on Dec 31, 2007 in Blog | 142 comments

CONCORD, N.H. New Hampshire is becoming the fourth state to legalize civil unions and about 20 couples decided to be the first to take advantage of the new law with a late-night ceremony on the Statehouse steps. Jennifer Major of Gilmanton, who helped organize the group ceremony, said festivities would begin at about 11 p.m. Monday with poetry readings and live music. The civil unions can take place once the law takes effect at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday. Major and her partner, Kelley Morris, planned to be among the couples saying “I do.” “Every single night … I come home...