While Maryland and Washington recently became the latest states to legalize gay marriage, the New Hampshire legislature nearly rescinded its 2-year-old law permitting same-sex nuptials. After a push by the Republican majority, the state's House voted against repealing its marriage equality law and replacing gay marriages with civil unions by a wide margin — 211-116. While gay marriage advocates are relieved by the victory, opponents of marriage equality in the state say they'll continue to fight the law into the fall elections.
This article appears in Mar 22-28, 2012.