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Friday

Iowa Supreme Court: Gay marriage legal!

My goodness! My Home state! Things are moving fast - so proud of Iowa today. Des Moines Register The Iowa Supreme Court this morning unanimously upheld gays’ right to marry.

“The Iowa statute limiting civil marriage to a union between a man and a woman violates the equal protection clause of the Iowa Constitution,” the justices said in a summary of their decision. The court rules that gay marriage would be legal in three weeks, starting April 24.