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Newt Gingrich Signs Anti-Gay Marriage Pledge; Ron Paul Chided For Holding Out

2011-12-15T09:30:10Z

Newt Gingrich has signed a pledge promising to oppose gay marriage

Newt Gingrich has signed a pledge promising to oppose gay marriage.

The National Organization for Marriage (NOM) announced Gingrich, the former speaker of the House, had joined The legalization of gay marriage has boosted Iowa's economy, a new study from the California-based Williams Institute has found

The legalization of gay marriage has boosted Iowa's economy, a new study from the California-based COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (Reuters) - Republican White House hopeful Rick Santorum, pulling single-digit support in Iowa, said on Sunday that the race to win t...

Michele Bachmann On Fox News Says Gay Marriage In Iowa Is Not All Right

2011-12-04T12:30:24Z

Michele Bachmann has said that gay marriage in Iowa is not all right

Michele Bachmann has said that gay marriage in Iowa is not all right.

During an appearance on Fox News Sunday, host Michele Bachmann staffer Tamara Scott has said she objects to gay marriage because it could lead to a woman marrying the Eiffel Tower

Tamara Scott, the new Iowa campaign co-chair of Michele Bachmann, has said she objects to gay marriage because it c...

Iowa Shop Sells Anti-Gay Marriage Leader Bob Vander Plaats T-Shirt

2011-09-22T13:00:25Z

An Iowa-based t-shirt company is selling a t-shirt featuring The Family Leader's Bob Vander Plaats

An Iowa-based t-shirt company is selling a t-shirt featuring Bob Vander Plaats, who helms the anti-gay marriage Christian conservative group The Family Leader.

The t-shirt's graphic features a monochrome Vander Plaats dressed in a dark suit and ...

Hawaii To Issue Civil Union Licenses For Gay Couples Starting December 3

2011-09-08T07:00:28Z

Hawaii officials expect to begin issuing civil union licenses for gay and lesbian couples by December 3

Hawaii officials expect to begin issuing civil union licenses for gay and lesbian couples by December 3, the Honolulu Star Advertiser reported.

However, Hawaii's civil unions law won't take effect until January 1, 2012, and civil union licenses expire aft...

Tim Pawlenty Bows Out Of GOP Race As Rick Perry Jumps In

2011-08-14T10:00:09Z

Tim Pawlenty on Sunday bowed out of the race to become the 2012 GOP candidate for president and Rick Perry jumped in

Former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty on Sunday bowed out of the race to become the 2012 GOP candidate for president, a day after Texas Governor Rick Perry jumped in...

Stephen Colbert Says Gay Marriage Sounds 'Delicious'

2011-07-14T07:00:08Z

Comedy Central's Stephen Colbert on Tuesday's broadcast of 'The Colbert Report' said gay marriage sounded 'delicious'

Comedy Central's Stephen Colbert on Tuesday's broadcast of The Colbert Report said gay marriage sounded “delicious.”

Colbert was po...

Mitt Romney Won't Join Michele Bachmann, Rick Santorum In Anti-Gay Marriage Pledge

2011-07-13T06:30:12Z

Mitt Romney on Tuesday became the highest profile 2012 presidential candidate to reject an anti-gay marriage pledge

Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney on Tuesday became the most highest profile 2012 presidential candidate to reject an anti-gay marriage pledge, the AP reported.

The pledge, titled The Marriage Vow: A Declaration of Dependence Upon Marriage and Family, was introduced last w...

Jeff Angelo Launches Gay Marriage Advocacy Group For Republicans

2011-06-01T08:00:24Z

Jeff Angelo, who once backed a gay marriage ban, is launching a new group for conservatives who support gay marriage

Former Iowa state Senator Jeff Angelo, who once backed a gay marriage ban amendment, is launching a new group for conservatives who support gay marriage.

Angelo's Iowa Republicans for Freedom will hold its first press conference on Wednesday at 11...

Michele Bachmann Reminds Iowans She Opposes Gay Marriage

2011-04-13T06:30:09Z

Michele Bachmann on Monday returned to Iowa to remind voters in that early caucus state that she opposes gay marriage

Minnesota Congresswoman Michele Bachmann on Monday returned to Iowa to remind voters in that early caucus state that she opposes gay marriage, POLITICO.com reported.

Bac...

Michele Bachmann Thanks Iowans For Ousting Judges Who Favored Gay Marriage

2011-03-24T07:30:21Z

Minnesota Representative Michele Bachmann has thanked Iowa voters who ousted three judges who favored gay marriage

Minnesota Representative Michele Bachmann has thanked Iowa voters for ousting three judges who favored gay marriage, POLITICO.com reported.

Bachmann, who is considering a 2012 run at the A grandmother has taken to YouTube to defend Iowa's gay marriage law and her married gay son

A grandmother has taken to YouTube to defend Iowa's gay marriage law and her married gay son.

In her two-minute-fifty-seven-second video, Jean Argus says she was inspired to speak out on the issue by 19-year-old Zach Wahls<...

Flashmob In Support Of Gay Marriage Dances To Beatles At Iowa Statehouse

2011-02-15T06:00:11Z

A flashmob in support of gay marriage descended on the Iowa Statehouse on Monday

A flashmob in support of gay marriage descended on the Iowa Statehouse on Monday.

The mob danced to All You Need Is Love by the Beatles in the Statehouse rotunda and the cafeteria on

Iowa Gay Marriage Ban Resolution Gets A Public Hearing

2011-01-27T06:00:09Z

A House resolution that seeks to repeal gay marriage in Iowa will receive its first public hearing on Monday

A House resolution that seeks to repeal gay marriage in Iowa will receive its first public hearing on Monday, the Iowa Independent reported.

The Iowa Marriage Amendment (IMA) that seeks to put a question on the 2013 ballot that would define marriage in the Iowa Constitution as a heterosexual union ...

Tim Pawlenty To Meet With Iowa Anti-Gay Marriage Group

2011-01-19T06:30:23Z

Former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty will meet with Iowa's largest anti-gay marriage group next month

Former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty will meet with Iowa's largest anti-gay marriage group next month.

According to the Des Moines Register, Pawlenty has agreed to sit dow...

Conservatives Urge Iowa Senate To Elect Anti-Gay Marriage Leader

2010-11-14T05:30:12Z

Social conservatives in Iowa are urging Democrats to elect new leadership in the Senate to help get a question regarding gay marriage on the ballot

Social conservatives in Iowa are urging Democrats to elect new leadership in the Senate to help get a question regarding gay marriage on the ballot, the Chicago Tribune reported.

Senate Gay-rights leaders depict election as major setback, voice dismay at ouster of Iowa judges

Gay-rights activists celebrated a few bright spots on Election Day, but they also suffered some major setbacks — including losses by key supporters in Congress and the ouster of three Newt Gingrich has joined Tim Pawlenty in backing gay marriage foes' campaign to oust three Iowa Supreme Court judges off the bench

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich has joined Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty in backing gay marriage foes' campaign to oust three Iowa Supr...

Tim Pawlenty OK With Gay Marriage Foes Going After Iowa Judges

2010-09-15T14:16:08Z

Tim Pawlenty says he's OK with gay marriage foes' campaign to oust three Iowa Supreme Court judges off the bench

Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty says he's OK with gay marriage foes' campaign to oust three Iowa Supreme Court judges off the bench, the AP reported.

Pawlenty, who was on his fourth trip to

Sioux City, Iowa Anti-Gay Marriage Rally Urges Repeal

2010-08-04T09:15:19Z

The message from Tuesday's Sioux City, Iowa anti-gay marriage rally was repeal

The message from Tuesday's Sioux City, Iowa anti-gay marriage rally was repeal.

About 50 people gather in a parking lot where the National Organization for Marriage (NOM) had park...

Iowa Senator Matt McCoy Called 'Chief Sodomite' At NOM Rally

2010-08-02T12:30:13Z

Openly gay Iowa State Senator Matt McCoy was called 'chief sodomite' by his opponent Dave Leach at an anti-gay marriage rally

Openly gay Iowa State Senator Matt McCoy was called “chief sodomite” by his opponent Dave Leach at an anti-gay marriage rally.

The rally held Sunday at the Statehouse was sponsored by the It's expected to get hot as NOM's Summer for Marriage Tour 2010 rolls into Iowa next week

It's expected to get hot as NOM's Summer for Marriage Tour 2010 rolls into Iowa next week, but the anti-gay marriage group warmed up first with three stops in Minnesota.

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Iowans Reject Anti-Gay Marriage Bob Vander Plaats For Gov.

2010-06-12T13:32:24Z

Republican voters in Iowa have rejected the anti-gay marriage rhetoric of Bob Vander Plaats

Republican voters in Iowa have rejected the anti-gay marriage rhetoric of Bob Vander Plaats, opting instead to nominate former Governor Terry Branstad as their

Poll: Iowa Majority Support Gay Marriage Ruling

2010-06-12T13:32:20Z

More than a year after the Iowa Supreme Court legalized gay marriage in the state, a poll finds a majority of Iowans support the decision

More than a year after the Iowa Supreme Court legalized gay marriage in the state, a poll finds a majority of Iowans support the decision.

The poll released late Thursday by local A social conservative group and a pastor-led group are threatening to work against candidates who support gay marriage

Social conservatives in Iowa are threatening to work against the campaign of any elected official who does not support repeal of gay marriage in the state.

The Iowa Family Policy Center, the st...

Iowa GOP Official Warns Gay Presidential Hopeful Fred Karger

2010-06-02T04:15:22Z

An official from the Republican Party in Iowa has threatened to “abort” the presidential campaign of Fred Karger

An official from the Republican Party in Iowa has threatened to “abort” the campaign of Fred Karger, the openly gay Republican considering a run for the White Hou...

Recognition of Existing Same-Sex Marriages

2010-11-03T09:21:03Z

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Iowa Celebrates First Anniversary Of Gay Marriage Ruling

2010-04-05T08:00:12Z

Gay rights advocates in Iowa celebrate first anniversary of gay marriage ruling

Gay rights advocates in Iowa are counting down the minutes to Saturday. Some will gather Friday in Ames at the Unitarian Universalist church for a potluck dinner. Others will celebrate Saturday at a wine tasting hosted at the Cedar Rapids Gay and

NJ gay marriage battle back in court

2010-03-18T10:17:49Z

Couples who lost fight for gay marriage rights in NJ trying again

Gay couples who sued New Jersey for the right to marry once before are taking their case back to court.

Six couples plus the surviving partner from a seventh filed a motion Thursday claiming the state continues to discriminate against them even though it offers civil unions to same-sex couples.

The original suit, filed in 2002, resulted...

Iowa Gay Marriage Foes Target Senate President

2010-06-12T13:32:14Z

Iowa conservatives are targeting Senate President Jack Kibbie for not backing a gay marriage ban

Social conservatives are targeting Iowa State Senate President Jack Kibbie for not backing a constitutional amendment that would define marriage as a heterosexual union, 'Radio Iowa' reported.

The

Huckabee Stumps For Iowa Anti-Gay Marriage Candidate

2010-06-12T13:32:06Z

Huckabee returned to Iowa Wednesday to support the gubernatorial candidacy of anti-gay marriage businessman Bob Vander Plaats

Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee returned to Iowa Wednesday to support the gubernatorial candidacy of businessman Bob Vander Plaats, the most vociferous opponent of gay marriage run...

Huckabee To Support Iowa Anti-Gay Marriage Group

2010-06-12T13:31:50Z

Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee is heading to Iowa to support an anti-gay marriage group

Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee is heading to Iowa to support an anti-gay marriage group.

Huckabee will be the keynote speaker at a February 24 fundraiser for the Iowa Family PAC, the political action committee managed by the Gay marriage opponents rallied Tuesday at Iowa's Statehouse as the 2010 legislative session opened Tuesday

Gay marriage opponents rallied Tuesday at Iowa's Statehouse as the 2010 legislative session opened Tuesday and vowed to alter the political landscape in their favor.

The event was organized by the Iowa Family Policy Center's (I...

Iowa Anti-Gay Marriage Activists Plan Ban Rally

2010-06-12T13:31:53Z

Opponents of gay marriage in Iowa are organizing a large rally next month to pressure lawmakers to act on a gay marriage ban

Opponents of gay marriage in Iowa are organizing a large rally next month to pressure lawmakers to act on a gay marriage ban, 'Fox News' reported.

Social conservatives have vowed to reverse the

Governor David Paterson had asked Monday for the upper house to vote Tuesday on a bill allowing gay nuptials. He said after ...

NY assembly postpones gay marriage vote

2010-06-25T19:50:56Z

New York's state assembly on Tuesday put off a tentatively planned vote on a bill that would allow same-sex marriage, but could revisit the controversial issue next week.

"A vote did not take place. They are negotiating," a spokeswoman for the assembly's upper house, the State Senate, told AFP.

Governor David Paterson had asked Monday for the upper house to vote Tuesday on a bill allowing gay nuptials. He said after ...

New survey shows rising support for civil unions

2010-04-16T09:54:32Z

National survey: More support for civil unions, but majority still opposes gay marriage

An increasing majority of Americans favors allowing same-sex couples to obtain most of the same rights as married straight couples, but only 39 percent support legalization of same-sex marriage, according to a poll released Friday.

The Pew Research Center said support for civil unions has risen to 57 pe...

Iowa Christians: Gay Marriage Doesn't Harm Me, So Let's Ban It

2010-10-22T07:39:25Z

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I Said 'I Do' With My Same-Sex Partner -- But Am I Married?

2010-11-03T09:20:12Z

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Poll: Majority Of Iowa Republicans Oppose Gay Marriage

2010-06-25T20:35:47Z

A new poll shows Iowans divided on gay marriage as Republicans press for repeal

A new poll released Monday shows Iowans divided on the issue of gay marriage.

The poll, conducted by 'The Des Moines Register', shows voters in the state nearly evenly divided about whether they would vote for or against a constitutional amendment that would ban gay marriage in Iowa.

Oppone...

Group that opposes gay marriage now targeting Iowa

2010-06-25T20:54:39Z

Group that opposes gay marriage now targets Iowa, seeks to have issue placed on ballot

A group that helped to outlaw gay marriage in California is turning its focus to Iowa, hoping to begin the long process of overturning a state Supreme Court decision earlier this year that legalized same-sex marriage.

The A top Iowa civil rights panel voted in favor of backing gay marriage Thursday

A top Iowa civil rights panel voted in favor of backing gay marriage Thursday.

The resolution, passed by the six member Iowa Civil Rights Commission (ICRC), says: “The ICRC supports the unanimous Anti-gay marriage groups attempt to influence the Iowa Legislature to repeal gay marriage

Anti-gay marriage groups are ratcheting up their efforts to influence the Iowa Legislature in an effort to repeal gay marriage in the state. The latest evidence of such a plan can be gleaned in their backing of the candidacy of Stephen B...

Iowa Gubernatorial GOP Candidates Allied Against Gay Marriage

2010-06-25T21:03:36Z

All five of Iowa's gubernatorial Republican candidates are against gay marriage

Should the Iowa governor's mansion return to Republican hands next year, it would house an anti-gay marriage governor because all five GOP candidates for governor are allied against gay marriage.

The five men spoke to a crowd of about 80

Gay Marriage Set To Dominate Iowa Gubernatorial Race

2010-09-15T14:16:08Z

Gay marriage takes center stage in the race for the Iowa governor's office

A full eighteen months out from Iowa's 2010 gubernatorial race and gay marriage is already taking center stage in the race for the governor's office.

And while resentment towards the Iowa Supreme Court's unanimous ruling granting gay and lesbian couples the right to marry ...

Gay Marriage Dominates Online, Ignored Offline

2010-06-25T22:02:22Z

Coverage of gay marriage dominates the conversation online but is being roundly ignored by traditional offline media sources

Coverage of gay marriage continues to dominate the conversation online but is being roundly ignored by traditional offline media sources, according to newly released New Media Index figures by the Pew Research Center's

In NH and Iowa, gay marriage has political angle

2010-04-16T11:57:54Z

Gay marriage in New Hampshire and Iowa could affect landscape of presidential politics in 2012

Iowa and New Hampshire traditionally offer presidential candidates vastly different political landscapes when they seek their party nominations. Yet legalizing gay marriage, as both states have now done, is unlikely to have much impact in 2012 because of party dynamics and t...

New Hampshire assembly approves gay marriage

2010-04-16T11:58:10Z

New Hampshire's legislature on Wednesday passed a bill that would make the northeastern state the sixth in the country to allow same-sex marriage.

The lower house passed the bill by a simple majority. The upper house has already passed the same draft law.

Governor John Lynch, a Democrat, must now sign or veto the bill. He has previously indic...

New Hampshire is sixth state to allow gay marriage

2010-04-16T11:57:53Z

The state of New Hampshire has become the nation's sixth to allow same-sex marriage, adding fuel to the fire of a social issue that remains divisive across much of the United States.

Supporters insist that legalizing same-sex marriage is a question of civil rights and equal rights. Some opponents favor legally sanctioned same-sex unions, not called marriage; and other...

California Offers Gay-Rights Supporters a Lesson

2010-10-24T09:56:03Z

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California court to rule Tuesday on gay marriage

2010-04-16T12:07:28Z

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California's Supreme Court decides on Tuesday whether gay marriage is legal in the most populous U.S. state, a key battleground in American culture wars.

Passage of a gay marriage ban in a November ...

Gay marriage passes first vote in New York state

2010-06-25T22:25:14Z

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The New York State Assembly passed a bill to legalize gay marriage on Tuesday, but the measure still faces an uphill battle in the state Senate.

The measure, introduced last month by Governor David Paterson, passed by a margin of 89 to 52 in the state's lower h...

Maine becomes 5th state to approve gay marriage

2010-04-16T12:28:24Z

The governor of Maine on Wednesday signed a law making the northeastern US state the fifth to allow gays to marry.

Governor John Baldacci, a Democrat, signed the law after the upper chamber in the state legislature voted 21 to 13 in favor.

"In the past, I opposed gay marriage while supporting the idea of civil unions," B...

The Church Needs A Marriage Apologetic

2010-10-23T23:38:22Z

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Dozens of gays cross state lines for Iowa weddings

2010-04-16T12:35:28Z

Dozens of gays cross state lines for Iowa weddings; some plan to stay so unions are recognized

Dozens of gay couples have flocked to Iowa from elsewhere in the Midwest since the door to same-sex marriage was opened there this week, and some counties have seen more interest from outside the state than within.

Some couples from neighboring states where voters have passed constitutional amendments banning gay marriage pla...

Gay Marriage Support Surges In Single Month

2010-06-25T22:34:54Z

New poll finds gay marriage support has jumped nine points in a single month

A new 'CBS News/New York Times' poll finds 42% of Americans now approve of gay marriage, a dramatic nine point increase in a single month.

Respondents now support legally recognizing unions – either marriage, civil unions o...

National poll: mixed views on gay-rights issues

2010-04-16T12:38:01Z

National poll: No to gay marriage, yes to civil unions, gays in military

A majority of Americans oppose gay marriage but support civil unions for same-sex couples and favor repeal of the ban on gays serving openly in the military, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released Thursday.

Quinnipiac's polling institute, which surveyed 2,041 registered voters nationwide, said it was o...

How to Get Married in Iowa

2010-10-21T09:31:24Z

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A Quiet First Day For Gay Marriage In Iowa

2010-06-12T13:31:58Z

As anti-gay marriage disruptions fail to materialize, hundreds of gay couples prepare to marry in Iowa

Hundreds of gay and lesbian couples applied for marriage licenses in Iowa on Monday, the first day an Iowa Supreme Court decision legalizing gay marriage became effective.

Same-sex couples begin tying the knot in Iowa

2010-09-15T14:15:38Z

Same-sex couples wed in Iowa on day court ruling allowing gay marriage takes effect

Same-sex couples in Iowa began holding hastily planned weddings Monday as the state became the third to allow gay marriage, a leap that even some supporters find hard to grasp in the nation's heartland.

Within hours of a state Supreme Court ruling legalizing gay marriage taking effect, several same-sex couples had exchanged vows on the ...

Gay wedding bells to soon toll in Iowa

2010-04-16T13:34:39Z

The only gay couple who were legally wed in Iowa are looking forward to getting some company.

Iowa county clerks were to begin processing same-sex marriage applications Monday, following the Iowa Supreme Court's ruling on April 3 that legalized same sex-marriage. Iowa typically requires a three-day waiting period for marriages, but judges can waive that and allow immediate we...

Details on same-sex marriage in Iowa

2010-04-16T13:35:32Z

Details on same-sex marriage becoming legal Monday in Iowa

On Monday, Iowa becomes the third state offering same-sex marriage, following Massachusetts and Connecticut. Vermont has passed a law that will take effect in September.

Here are some details on Iowa's pro...

Iowans unsure of benefits gay marriages will bring

2010-04-16T13:35:32Z

Iowa counties begin processing same-sex marriage applications Monday and the first gay weddings could happen within hours, but details of just what changes and benefits the ceremonies will bring are still being untangled.

However, any questions lingering under the Iowa Supreme Court's April 3 ruling that legalized same-sex marriage aren't expected to slow the initial rush to county recorder offices.

And while...

Foes Attempt To Block Start Of Iowa Gay Marriage

2010-06-12T13:32:00Z

As gay couples prepare for marriage in Iowa, conservatives are urging county recorders to deny licenses to gay couples

As gay and lesbian couples anticipate Monday's start of gay marriage in Iowa, social conservatives and some Republican lawmakers continue to attempt to block it from starting.

One Republican lawmaker's bluff and bluster is being challenged and a social conservative group says it will legally back u...

Iowa Lawmaker Ready To Run Against Gay Marriage

2010-06-26T00:42:22Z

A possible Republican candidate for Iowa governor in 2010 has already unfurled his campaign slogan: I'll repeal gay marriage

A possible Republican candidate for Iowa governor in 2010 has already unfurled his campaign slogan: I'll repeal gay marriage.

Bob Vander Plaats is placing his bet on the divisive issue. Unhappy with Republican Governor Chet Culver's resp...

Foes In Iowa Want Governor To Stop Gay Marriage

2010-09-15T14:16:04Z

Foes of gay marriage in Iowa want Governor Culver to stop gay marriages with an executive order

Foes of gay marriage in Iowa want Governor Chet Culver to stop a state Supreme Court decision legalizing gay marriage with an executive order, reports the 'Des Moines Register'.

Monday, hund...

TIME -- Is Same-Sex Marriage Inevitable?

2010-10-23T22:44:13Z

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New Hampshire Senate Prepares For Gay Marriage Debate

2010-06-26T01:29:44Z

On the heels of two gay marriage wins, the New Hampshire Senate prepares to take up the issue

On the heels of two gay marriage wins, the New Hampshire Senate prepares to take up the issue.

New Hampshire Representative Jim Splaine's bill that seeks to grant gay and lesbian couples the right to marry narrowly won a...

Iowa gov cool to attempting gay-marriage reversal

2010-06-26T01:28:16Z

Iowa gov says he disagrees with gay-marriage ruling, reluctant to amend constitution over it

Gov. Chet Culver on Tuesday ended days of silence on the Iowa Supreme Court's decision allowing same-sex marriage, saying he disagrees with the ruling but is "reluctant to support" amending the state constitution to reverse it.

Culver said in a le...

Vermont legalizes gay marriage

2010-06-26T01:28:46Z

Vermont's Democratic-led assembly on Tuesday dramatically overrode a veto by the Republican governor to legalize same-sex marriage, becoming the fourth US state to adopt the measure.

The state senate voted 23 to five against Governor Jim Douglas's veto and the lower house voted 100 to 49. The change takes effect September 1.

Other states to have allowed gay marr...

Gingrich: Iowa ruling shows `judicial arrogance'

2010-06-26T01:29:15Z

Gingrich criticizes ruling legalizing gay marriage in Iowa, calls Vt. process `healthier'

Former Republican House Speaker Newt Gingrich said Tuesday that a recent Iowa Supreme Court decision to legalize gay marriage was "outrageously wrong," but called a legislative override that made it legal in

Washington D.C. Recognizes Gay Marriage

2010-04-16T15:36:50Z

Washington D.C. moves to recognize gay marriage

The Washington D.C. Council has approved a measure to recognize legal gay marriages performed in other states and countries, reports the 'Washington Times'.

“This is the march towards human right...

Iowa Supreme Court Approves Gay Marriage

2010-10-23T22:23:16Z

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2010-10-23T22:23:16Z

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Iowa Reverses Ban on Same-Sex Marriages

2010-10-21T09:29:22Z

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The Gay Slant: Time's Wasting To Ban Gay Marriage In Iowa

2010-06-12T13:32:10Z

Iowans looking to overturn gay marriage in the state have few precious moments to waste

Iowans looking to overturn the state Supreme Court's decision legalizing gay marriage have few precious moments to waste. Their tallest hurdle might be time.

On Friday, the Iowa Supreme Court unanimously declared a decade-old ban on gay marriage unconstitutional and rejected civil unions as a remedy...

Iowa same-sex marriage ruling spurs activists

2010-04-16T15:46:55Z

Iowa gay marriage ruling spurs activists but some see more limits, others expect more weddings

Gay couples will likely be getting married soon in Iowa, and activists on both sides of the issue claim the sight of same-sex unions in the nation's heartland will spur other states to take action.

What's less clear is whether the action taken will result in legislation to legalize gay marriage or constitutional amendments to...

Iowa Gay Marriage Decision A Sweeping Win

2010-06-12T12:06:49Z

Iowa gay marriage decision unanimous, takes effect April 24

The seven justices on the Iowa Supreme court ruled unanimously Friday in favor of six gay and lesbian couples who had been denied a marriage license. Justices not only endorsed gay marriage, they also rejected the remedy of civil unions for gay and lesbian couples. Gay and lesbian couples can marry as early as Friday, April 24. It is a sweeping win for gay rights advocates with national implications.

Gay marriages expected to begin in Iowa April 24

2010-06-12T13:32:11Z

Little recourse for opponents as gay marriages expected to begin in Iowa on April 24

Gay marriage, seemingly the province of the nation's two coasts, is just weeks away from becoming a reality in the heartland and apparently it will be years before social conservatives have a chance to stop it.

The Iowa Supreme Court on Friday unanimously upheld a lowe...

How To Get Married In Iowa For Same-Sex Couples

2010-10-21T09:29:13Z

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Iowa court strikes down gay marriage ban

2010-04-16T15:48:24Z

The Iowa Supreme Court on Friday struck down a ban on gay marriage as unconstitutional and ruled that the rural midwestern state must allow gay and lesbian women "full access" to the institution of civil marriage.

Only two other US states currently recognize same-sex marriage -- Connecticut and An Iowa Supreme Court decision on gay marriage to be released tomorrow

A long-awaited decision on gay marriage is expected to be handed down Friday morning by the Iowa Supreme Court.

At stake is whether Iowa's Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), a measure that has restricte...

Next stop on gay marriage debate in courts: Iowa

2010-04-16T13:55:53Z

Midwest is next gay marriage battleground as Iowa high court prepares to hear arguments

The gay marriage debate moves to the Midwest this week as the Iowa Supreme Court hears arguments in a challenge to the state's ban on same-sex marriage.

If the high court rules in favor of the half-dozen gay couples who sued, it would make Iowa the fourth state afte...

Gay Marriage Debate Returns To Two States

2010-06-12T13:32:02Z

Iowa and New Hampshire approach gay marriage ? again

It was on the day of August 31, 2007 when Sean Fritz and Tim McQuillan, a pair of Iowa State University undergraduates, became the only gay couple to legally wed in

Willets May Pass, Obama Considers Vilsack

2010-04-16T14:26:40Z

The most vocal opponent of the plan for Willets Point, Hiram Monserrate, says he'll probably vote in favor tomorrow. [Iron Triangle Tracker]

David Paterson's budget cuts will force the East River State Park in Presidential Candidates Focus on Gay Marriage After Iowa Ruling

An Iowa county judge's ruling knocking down the state's same-sex marriage ban stirred up the presidential race Friday as Republicans jostled to stake out a position with the state's conservative voters in mind.

Mitt Romney was the first to seize on the ruling, promptly aligning himself with Iowa politic...

Gay-rights groups buoyed by recent gains

2010-09-09T02:55:43Z

Gay-Rights Groups Heartened by Political Gains in the States

The latest twists in the gay marriage debate create an oddly divided America, with only its Northeast corner and Pacific Coast recognizing same-sex unions. But gay-rights leaders are encouraged by progress on other parts of their agenda across the nation's heartland.

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Ohio St Iowa Basketball

2011-01-04T20:31:37Z

Ohio State forward Jared Sullinger, left, shoots over Iowa forward Andrew Brommer during the first half of an NCAA college basketb...

War Hero On Tour

2011-01-01T13:01:29Z

FILE - In this Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2010 file picture, Staff Sgt. Salvatore Giunta, of Hiawatha, Iowa, the first living Medal of Honor recipient from the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, is greeted by a veteran after being honored during a public ceremony at the Statehouse in Illinois guard Brandon Paul, center, drives to the basket between Iowa forward Andrew Brommer, left, and forward Melsahn Basabe, right, during the first half of an NCAA college basketb...

Louisiana Tech Iowa Basketball

2010-12-21T20:01:26Z

Iowa guard Eric May (25) looks to pass around Louisiana Tech forward James Johnson during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2...