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A gay dad’s open letter to the antigay Christian billboard couple
The Odgaards are at it again, and this time they’re trying to shame gay people with 1,000 antigay billboards. Rob Watson decided to write them a letter.
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Iowa Rep: “You can now marry your lawnmower!”
“It only requires one human being in this relationship.”
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Homophobic couple wants to erect 1,000 billboards decrying gay marriage
The sign reads: “Marriage = 1 man and 1 woman. Please… I need your help with this! – God”
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Black trans woman arrested and held in isolation is now free
Meagan Taylor was arrested after checking into an Iowa hotel, and then held in isolation at the Polk County Jail.
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Iowa college to offer LGBT student housing
Iowa Western Community College set aside a cluster of suite-style apartments to create an optional community-style living environment for LGBT students.
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Iowa Catholic school that refused to hire gay teacher approves gay-straight alliance
A West Des Moines Catholic high school that came under fire recently for refusing to hire a gay teacher, has approved a request by students to form a school-based gay-straight alliance called “One Human Family.”
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GOP lawmaker introduces bill to strip federal courts of power to rule on marriage equality
Less than a week before the U.S. Supreme Court plans to hear arguments over the constitutionality of same-sex marriage bans, a GOP lawmaker has introduced legislation to strip federal courts of their power to interpret the Constitution as it relates to such matters.
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Man accused of sending threatening letter to Des Moines gay bar
The Des Moines Police Department says 49-year-old Eric Reese Wiethorn, of Ames, was charged Thursday with first-degree harassment in connection with the letter sent to Blazing Saddle, a gay bar.
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Catholic students stage walkout to protest school’s refusal to hire gay teacher
Students and alumni staged a walkout Wednesday in protest of a West Des Moines Catholic high school opting to not hire a substitute teacher full time after learning he was gay.
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Iowa Senate approves conversion therapy ban for minors; House support unlikely
The bill now heads to the GOP-controlled House, where it will likely be declared dead amid strong opposition from Christian conservatives.