New Hampshirites have always been free to talk about sensitive topics. No longer. Teachers and anyone doing business with the state have been given a gag order when discussing sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, creed, color, marital status, familial status, mental or physical disability, religion, age or national origin.

Shut up or run the risk of being sued and fired if they don’t follow new rules passed by the N.H. GOP-dominated state Legislature. The N.H. GOP, egged on by the Free State — leaning Reps. John Osborne, Keith Ammon and Glenn Cordelli, passed a law hand delivered by Washington ideologue Russ Vought, a D.C. operative, whose self-avowed purpose is to push the Republican leadership to the extreme right.

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