CONCORD, N.H. — The New Hampshire Union Leader of Manchester is defending its decision to refuse to publish marriage notices for gay couples after one couple getting married yesterday tried to include their announcement.
Publisher Joe McQuaid said the paper is not “anti-gay,’’ but is opposed to a gay marriage law.
“While the law sanctions gay marriage, it neither demands that churches perform them or that our First Amendment right to choose what we print be suspended,’’ McQuaid said. “We continue our longstanding policy of printing letters to the editor from New Hampshire citizens, whether or not they agree with us.’’
