DOMANIA: MASS. DECISION LEADS N.H. LEGISLATORS TO INTRODUCE DOMA: From WMUR

The issue of gay marriage was not on the docket for New Hampshire this year until the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
cleared the way for legalized gay marriage starting this May.

The decision triggered bills that would block gay marriage in the Granite State. Sen. Joe Kenney, R-Union, is co-sponsoring a bill to legally define marriage in a traditional sense.
"The bill defines marriage as a union between a man and a woman," Kenney said. The bill also includes language refusing to recognize gay marriages from other states. The federal Defense of Marriage Act already gives states the ability to refuse to recognize gay marriages made in other states, although no state currently allows gay marriage. ...

It's not clear whether the bill will pass. Many senators said they want to study the Massachusetts ruling and its implications. Some believe society isn't ready to accept gay marriage but is ready to support civil unions, which afford certain specific legal rights. ...

"I think we need to take a look at some measures -- the right to visit, inheritance," said Sen. Clifton Below, D-Lebanon. "We need to address those issues in New Hampshire."

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