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Article: Governor quiet on civil unions; Gay-rights measure could reach his desk
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- Concord Monitor
- Article date:
- March 30, 2007
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A proposal to establish civil unions for gay couples is expected
to generate a lengthy and lively debate in the House on Wednesday.
But one voice has been largely absent from that debate so far: that
of Gov. John Lynch.
Lynch, a Democrat in his second term, has not said publicly how he
feels about civil unions in general or the legislation now in the
House. The bill would allow gays and lesbians to enter unions with
"the same rights, responsibilities and obligations as married
couples."
The civil unions bill looks likely to pass the House this week by
a comfortable margin, and it is already gathering support in the
Senate. But Lynch's views on civil unions are a mystery to many
members of ...