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Article: Gay couples join in N.H. civil unions: ; Granite State becomes 4th to legalize same-sex unions
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- Charleston Gazette
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- January 1, 2008
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CONCORD, N.H. - New Hampshire became 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 were to begin at about 11 p.m. New Year's
Eve with poetry readings and live music. The civil unions could take
place once the law took effect at 12:01 a.m. today.
Major and her partner, Kelley Morris, planned to be among the
couples saying "I do."
"Every single night ... I come home from work and say, 'Guess
what we're doing on Monday.' She says, 'Getting marriaged,'" Major
said last week. "We have to ...