Tag Archives: same-sex marriage

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  FIVE YEARS: Legalized Gay Marriage Milestone

  Five years ago today, Iowa became the first state in the Midwest and third state in the nation to legalize…
• News / Politics

  SAME-SEX MARRIAGES: Govt. To Recognize Federal And Legal Rights For All

  The U.S. Justice Department will begin a major change on Monday to ensure equal rights to same-sex couples. Attorney General…
• News / Politics

  SAME-SEX MARRIAGE: Government Will Recognize Rights In Federal Legal Matters

  (CNN) — The U.S. government will recognize same-sex marriages as equal to traditional marriages in all federal legal matters, including…
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  FEDERAL TAXES: Same Sex Couples Excited To File

  The tax deadline is still months away, but for some Iowans, April 15th couldn’t’ get here fast enough. The process…
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  SUPREME COURT: Hold Put On Utah Same-Sex Marriages

  Marriage licenses for same-sex couples in Utah can no longer be issued, after the Supreme Court on Monday ruled in favor of the state’s request to temporarily block the impact of a federal judge’s recent ruling striking down as unconstitutional a ban on gays and lesbians from legal wedlock.
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  GAY MARRIAGE: Utah Asks Supreme Court To Block Same-Sex Marriage

  Utah officials have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to immediately block enforcement of a federal judge’s ruling allowing same-sex couples to be legally married in the state.
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  GAY MARRIAGE: Illinois Bishop Plans ‘Exorcism’

  The devil made them do it? According to a Catholic bishop in Springfield, Illinois, Satan was behind his state’s recent legalization of same-sex marriage.
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  CIVIL RIGHTS: Gay Wedding Venue Lawsuit Filed

  The Iowa Civil Rights Commission is facing a lawsuit filed on behalf of a Grimes couple, claiming the commission is…
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  SAME-SEX MARRIAGE: Military Extends Benefits

  (CNN) — The Pentagon will permit members of the military to travel to wed same-sex partners if the community or…
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  WEDDING LAWSUIT: Venue Refuses Gay Couple

  A same sex couple is filing a complaint with the Iowa Civil Rights Commission against a wedding venue. According to…
• Politics

  DOMA REACTION: Senators Differ On Ruling

  Iowa’s two senators were split on Wednesday’s Supreme Court ruling to strike down DOMA. Senator Tom Harkin told Channel 13,…
• News / Politics

  DOMA DECISION: Iowa Advocate Group Reacts

  In Iowa, the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to strike down a key portion of the national Defense of Marriage Act…