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March 24, 2009

Vermont Senate Votes to Legalize Same-Sex Marriage
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The Vermont Senate voted overwhelmingly yesterday to legalize same-sex
marriage. If the bill becomes law, Vermont will become the first state
to legalize same-sex marriage without being forced to do so by the
courts. Meanwhile, the Boston Globe reports several other New England
states are moving forward with similar bills. The New Hampshire House of
Representatives is set to vote on the issue later this week. Next month
a legislative panel in Maine will hold a hearing on a bill to allow gay
couples to marry, just as lawmakers did last month in Rhode Island.
Same-sex marriage is already legal in Massachusetts and Connecticut.



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