Civil Unions to be Legal in New Hampshire Starting January 2008

Yesterday, May 31, 2007, New Hampshire Governor John Lynch signed legislation authorizing civil unions for same-sex couples starting in January 2008.

The legislation also recognizes same-sex unions that are valid in the state in which they were performed.

See AP, New Hampshire law makes same-sex civil unions legal, Boston Globe, June 1, 2007 which also states that "New Hampshire is the first state to embrace same-sex unions without a court order or the threat of one. Connecticut was the first to adopt civil unions without a court order two years ago. A lawsuit challenging the marriage law was pending * * *."