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Dear ____,

Yet another major victory in New England: today New Hampshire's governor signed marriage equality into law, making it the sixth state to allow loving same-sex couples to marry.

The bill survived a spate of propaganda from the right-wing National Organization for Marriage – the same group that ran the fake "Gathering Storm" ad – hammering Gov. John Lynch to veto equality.

We prevailed. But now Gov. Lynch and the courageous lawmakers who passed this bill are about to feel the sting of a right-wing backlash. Let's show them they did the right thing.

Thank Gov. Lynch and New Hampshire's lawmakers for passing this landmark bill.

This was no easy victory. After several close votes and months of hard work by many, the bill reached Gov. Lynch's desk and was signed into law.

This is a clear case where every single effort made a big difference – every donation, all 11,000 petition signatures, all 1,000 phone calls, and every volunteer hour made this narrow victory possible in New Hampshire.

With your support, we were able to offer the New Hampshire Freedom to Marry Coalition on-the-ground help from HRC staffers, as well as grassroots support during key moments in the campaign. Watch our new video to get the full story >>



Of course, New Hampshire is not the end of our fight for marriage equality. We'll continue our work to expand equality in states like New York, where a vote on marriage equality could come within a few weeks. We're also working to protect our recent victory in Maine against a Prop. 8-style campaign and to win back marriage in California.

Right now, we need to make sure that our lawmakers know they have our support when they do the right thing, despite the right wing's desperate threats to unseat any lawmaker who votes for equality.

Celebrate another tremendous victory for marriage equality by giving New Hampshire's leaders the praise they deserve.

Send your note to the leaders of New Hampshire who stood up for what's right.

Your spirit and dedication is the driving force behind every single step in this journey together toward full equality for every American. I cannot thank you enough for all that you do.

Warmly,

Joe Solmonese
President



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