CONCORD, N.H. — Gov. John Lynch signed a law Thursday establishing same-sex civil unions in New Hampshire, allowing such couples to apply for the same rights as married people beginning in January.
New Hampshire has "a long and proud tradition taking the lead in opposing discrimination," Lynch said. "Today that tradition continues."
Same-sex unions from other states also will be recognized if they were legal in the state where they were performed. The bill passed last month in both chambers of the Legislature, which Democrats control.
