When gay marriage came to Massachusetts, throngs of people filled the streets in Cambridge, applauding the same-sex couples emerging from City Hall with their first-in-the-nation marriage licenses.

That is not exactly the plan in New Hampshire. A more subdued celebration is expected after the clock hits midnight tonight, when civil unions become legal in the Granite State. Twenty or so couples, who had to register beforehand, will gather outside the State House for ceremonies in which they will be united with their partners in a manageable, personable celebration.

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