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Same-sex marriage in New Hampshire has been legally allowed since January 1, 2010, and one year later New Hampshire's civil unions expired, with all such unions converted to marriages. New Hampshire law has also protected against discrimination based on sexual orientation since 1998 and gender identity since 2018. [1]
The definition of marriage in New Hampshire became: [42] Marriage is the legally recognized union of 2 people. Any person who otherwise meets the eligibility requirements of this chapter may marry any other eligible person regardless of gender. Each party to a marriage shall be designated "bride", "groom", or "spouse". [RSA § 457:1-a]
But New Hampshire has very low levels of evangelical voters, with just 8% of people in New Hampshire identifying as white evangelical Protestant compared with 14% of all Americans.
New Hampshire Republican congressional candidate Russell Prescott has long advocated against marriage rights for same-sex couples and once criticized a political opponent for believing “avowed ...
Constitutional bans on same-sex unions were advocated in response to the legalization of same-sex marriage in other jurisdictions, notably Canada and Massachusetts.. Some amendments and some proposed amendments forbade a state from recognizing even non-marital civil unions and domestic partnerships, while others explicitly allowed for same-sex unions that were not called "marriages".
CONCORD — The New Hampshire House passed a bill to ban child marriage in New Hampshire on Thursday. Senate Bill 359, sponsored by Sen. Debra Altschiller, D-Stratham, would raise the minimum age ...
In 2013, with the Supreme Court's invalidation of Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act, same-sex marriage began to provide federal benefits. Civil unions continue not to provide federal benefits. After same-sex marriage became legal in Vermont, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Delaware, those states ceased to offer civil unions.
New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu signed measures into law to limit transition-related care for transgender minors and bar some trans students from competing on school sports teams that match their ...