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Dear Gov. Lynch,
I am writing to urge you to sign House Bill 436, establishing marriage equality for all New Hampshire residents.
There was a time when I could not have foreseen taking such a stance. I am rather traditional and conservative in many of my personal beliefs. I am a practicing Catholic, and the product of an education provided by the Marist Brothers. I am hardly the embodiment of a radical, by any definition.
Over the years, however, I have learned to listen to my friends and neighbors in the GLBT community. I have come to understand that we owe them the same legal protections and the same degree of dignity that we claim for ourselves.
A few years ago, I attended my sister's wedding. Two of her "bridesmaids", one male and the other female, are currently denied the right to marry their partner. When I think about how happy Dave and Laura were on that day, I know that there is no way that I can continue to deny them the right to a committed and loving relationship.
I hope that you will reconsider your stated opposition and sign HB 436 when it reaches you desk.
Sincerely,
Peter M. Sullivan
Manchester, NH
Naturally, the local right-wing nut is trying to make political hay out of this, but screw hi, Sometimes you have to do what your conscience tells you is right, even if it ruffles some feathers.
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