Same-sex marriage gains steam in New England

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May. 6, 2009

Lawmakers voted in favor of same-sex marriage in New Hampshire and Maine on Wednesday, leaving Rhode Island as the only New England state without legislation in favor of the issue. Maine Gov. John Baldacci signed his state's same-sex marriage bill less than an hour after the legislature approved it.

Maine legalizes same-sex marriage

AUGUSTA, Maine, May 6 (UPI) -- Maine Gov. John Baldacci Wednesday signed a bill making same-sex marriage legal in the state.

Same-sex marriage advances in N.H.

CONCORD, N.H., March 27 (UPI) -- The New Hampshire House of Representatives voted Thursday to legalize same-sex marriage, although the bill appears unlikely to become law.

Maine unveils same-sex marriage bill

AUGUSTA, Maine, Jan. 14 (UPI) -- Same-sex marriages would be allowed in Maine under a bill introduced by a Democratic state lawmaker, political observers said.

Gay couple seeks Rhode Island divorce

PROVIDENCE, R.I., Aug. 18 (UPI) -- The Rhode Island Supreme Court must decide whether a same-sex couple who married in Massachusetts can divorce in Rhode Island.

Spitzer plans same-sex marriage bill

NEW YORK, April 22 (UPI) -- Gov. Eliot Spitzer plans to introduce a bill in the New York Legislature to legalize same-sex marriage in the state, his spokeswoman told The New York Times.

Judge says R.I. gays can marry in Mass.

PROVIDENCE, R.I., Sept. 30 (UPI) -- A Massachusetts judge has ruled same-sex couples in neighboring Rhode Island can come to the state to get legally married.