NH House Bill 1432, which will add 'Sexual Orientation' to the State's 
Civil Rights Bill passed the full house on Tuesday, by a vote of 
226-131.  It now goes to the Senate for consideration.
	The story about the bill was front page news in the -Union 
Leader- of Manchester, the state's very conservative and largest daily 
paper.  Surprising to me, there was no front page editorial attacking the 
bill.  There was an editorial on the Editorial Page which attacked a man 
who threatened to expose closeted gays who did not vote for the bill 
(which seems timely considering the discussion on the list about 'outing')
	Considering that we were hoping to get 200 votes to send a strong 
message to the governor, the 226 is great.  Gov. Merrill still claims 
that gays are protected under the state's current legislation and that 
opposes passage of the bill.

	I am very happy this morning.  My best to everyone working in 
Washington to pass their civil rights bill.  Hopefully, soon we will see 
similar legislation in ALL the states in between.

Brendan
Equal Rights, not Special Rights