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Article: Dozens of gay couples enter into civil unions under new law
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- Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque)
- Article date:
- January 2, 2008
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CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - Dozens of gay and lesbian couples entered
into civil unions in New Hampshire in the early moments of New
Year's Day as a new state law legalized the partnerships after
midnight.
Organizers said they checked in 37 couples for an outdoor
ceremony on the plaza of the New Hampshire Statehouse - the building
where the law was adopted and signed in 2007. Participants bundled
up against below-freezing temperatures.
"We've been together 20 years; we've been waiting for this moment
for 20 years; finally the state will recognize us as we are," said
Julie Bernier, who posed for photos on the Statehouse steps with