Hundreds of people gathered at the Statehouse today just prior to the legislature taking up HB73 - the last bill in a series of bills necessary to guarantee religious liberties for all Granite Staters and the freedom to marry for gay and lesbian couples in New Hampshire."The recent public discussion on this issue has shown that marriage is more than a legal right," said Mo Baxley, the executive director of the New Hampshire Freedom to Marry Coalition. "Civil unions require unfair treatment in an unequal institution, and they diminish liberty and freedom for all Granite Staters. It's clear that a majority of people in New Hampshire know that it's time for our legislature to act on this issue."
Five other states, including all three states that border New Hampshire, already allow gay and lesbian couples the freedom to marry. Since 2003, polls have consistently shown that a majority of New Hampshire voters approve of granting the legal protections of marriage to gay and lesbian couples.
