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Baby dies in teen’s custody after taken from lesbian couple days before adoption
ANKENY, Iowa — A teenage father is charged with neglect in connection with the death of a 4-month-old boy after the infant was taken from a lesbian couple who were just days away from finalizing his adoption.
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Mike Huckabee: ‘I’m not homophobic … this is the right side of the Bible’
Former Arkansas governor and GOP presidential candidate Mike Huckabee on Tuesday told an Iowa audience that he is not a hater, not homophobic, and is merely standing on the “right side of the Bible.”
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Judge: Married same-sex couple can’t divorce in Alabama
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — A judge ruled Wednesday that two women who were legally married in Iowa can’t divorce in Alabama, which doesn’t recognize same-sex marriages.
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Iowa Supreme Court hears appeal of man convicted of HIV notification law
DES MOINES, Iowa — The Iowa Supreme Court is considering whether to uphold the conviction of an Iowa man with HIV who was imprisoned for not telling a partner he carried the virus when they had sex in 2008.
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Poll: Iowa voters concede gay marriage has had no negative effect on their lives
Almost five years after the Iowa Supreme Court struck down the state’s ban on same-sex marriage, 78 percent of voters in the state say it’s either had a positive impact or no impact at all on their lives.
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Clerk says he was chastised for ‘feminine behavior,’ fired because he’s gay
DES MOINES, Iowa — An Iowa man is suing a convenience store chain he claims fired him because he’s gay, and alleges in court documents that he was chastised by his former boss for “feminine behavior.”
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Iowa pastor converts record store into same-sex wedding chapel
KEOKUK, Iowa — An Iowa record store owner is hoping to use his business space for same-sex marriages, a move that could prove competitive with nearby Illinois.
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Anti-gay activists spent $833K in failed effort to oust pro-gay marriage judge
DES MOINES, Iowa — Activist organizations spent $833,000 in Iowa last year trying to influence voters to decide whether to keep an Iowa Supreme Court judge who supported same-sex marriage, according to a new report that analyzed spending by special-interest groups and political parties.
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Iowa man appeals conviction that he violated HIV transmission law
DES MOINES, Iowa — A gay rights organization says it will appeal to the Iowa Supreme Court the conviction of an Iowa man charged with violating the state’s HIV transmission law.
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Iowa venue that refuses gay weddings sues Civil Rights Commission
GRIMES, Iowa — The owners of a popular Iowa wedding venue have filed a lawsuit against the state’s Civil Rights Commission in response to a complaint against them for refusing to host same-sex weddings.