Same Sex Marriage Legal in New Hampshire and The Sims 3

Gov. John Lynch signed legislation making New Hampshire the sixth state to legalize same sex marriage.

The law will take effect in January, exactly two years after the state legalized civil unions. New Hampshire joins Massachusetts, Connecticut, Maine, Vermont and Iowa in recognizing same-sex marriages, though opponents hope to overturn Maine's law with a public vote.

Lynch demanded — and got — language protecting the rights of religious opponents of gay marriage before signing the bills.

The rights that are protected for religious groups prevent the government from forcing churches to officiate at same sex marriages if they are opposed. This may not make me popular, but I completely agree with the right to refuse to perform a service like that, and if the right of biggots to stay the hell away from what should be a beautiful day for a couple is all that's standing in the way of equal rights for us, I hope other states will follow suit.

In other news, afterelton has managed to make a same sex couple wed on The Sims 3. Full equality in the virtual world. I wonder if virtual priests can refuse to officiate?