Robinson to wed.(ENI)--Gene Robinson, the first openly gay bishop in the worldwide Anglican Communion Anglican Communion, the body of churches in all parts of the world that are in communion with the Church of England (see England, Church of). The communion is composed of regional churches, provinces, and separate dioceses bound together by mutual loyalty as , says he and his male partner plan to affirm their relationship under a new law on civil unions enacted in the state of New Hampshire New Hampshire, one of the New England states of the NE United States. It is bordered by Massachusetts (S), Vermont, with the Connecticut R. forming the boundary (W), the Canadian province of Quebec (NW), and Maine and a short strip of the Atlantic Ocean (E). . "My partner and I look forward to taking full advantage of the new law," Bishop Robinson Bishop Robinson may refer to:
John H. Lynch (born November 25 1952, Waltham, Massachusetts) is the current Governor of New Hampshire. , has said he will sign the legislation, which provides civil recognition of same-sex and unmarried couples. In New Hampshire, also Bishop Robinson's diocese, the new legislation stops short of being state-recognized marriage. "I think this is a huge leap forward, but it is not full equality," he said, adding that same-sex couples should have protected legal rights throughout the United States. |
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