Another step towards equality was reached today when Governor John Lynch of New Hampshire signed a civil union bill into law. The new law not only enables homosexuals to enter into a legally binding commitment it also entitles same-sex couples entering a civil union to the same (state-level) rights granted to married couples.
“This is not a state that believes in discrimination. And once people understood that same-gender couples were being denied rights like hospital visitations and the right to inherit the homes they’d shared with their loved ones — stories like that opened our eyes. And once your eyes are opened, you can’t close them again. This is the right thing to do,” said New Hampshire Senate President Sylvia Larsen, D-Concord.
Now, ten states have laws providing some form of recognition and rights for same-sex couples despite the federal Defense of Marriage Act.
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