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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
partner Joan Andresen before the ceremony. Bernier and Andresen, who ...