
A Republican lawmaker went viral for arguing in favor of child marriage by saying that underage teens are at a “ripe, fertile age.” And one of his LGBTQ+ colleagues had had enough of being called a “groomer” while Republicans defend child marriage. The New Hampshire legislature is considering a bill, S.B. 359, which would prevent anyone under the age of 18 from getting married. State law used to allow girls as young as 13 and boys as young as 14 to get married, and ages for both were raised to...