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Principal who invited anti-gay Christian band to school assembly resigns
DUNKERTON, Iowa — The high school principal who allowed the Christian rock band Junkyard Prophet to espouse anti-gay, anti-abortion views at a student assembly last week, is resigning, according to school district officials.
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New polling reveals increasing support for marriage equality
LOS ANGELES — There’s been a ton of new polling data from around the country, and it’s all encouraging. And more bad news for the National Organization for Marriage: they’re under investigation by the Minnesota Elections Board, and the U.S. Supreme Court has refused to play along with their attempts to hide donors.
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Christian band condemns homosexuality, abortion at school assembly
DUNKERTON, Iowa — School officials at Dunkerton High School were expecting to deliver a positive message about good choices when they invited the Christian rock bank Junkyard Dog to perform at a student assembly, but instead were treated to a lecture condemning homosexuality and abortion.
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Ousted Iowa Supreme Court justices to receive JFK ‘Profiles in Courage’ award
BOSTON — Three Iowa Supreme Court justices who were ousted from the bench in a retention vote after ruling that Iowa’s ban on same-sex marriage was unconstitutional, will be honored with the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award, according to an announcement by the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation.
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Majority of Iowans opposed to constitutional ban on gay marriage
DES MOINES, Iowa — A majority of Iowans oppose a state constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage, according to a recently released poll by the Des Moines Register.
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Des Moines church, pastor under fire for ‘Gay is not Okay’ sign
DES MOINES, Iowa — A suburban South Des Moines, Iowa church is under fire after its Pastor Mike DeMastus posted the message “Gay is not okay” on the church’s marquee sign.
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Lambda Legal sues Iowa for erasing lesbian mother’s name from baby’s death certificate
Lambda Legal on Wednesday filed suit against the Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) on behalf of a married lesbian couple from Iowa who are seeking an accurate death certificate for their stillborn baby, Brayden.
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Iowa judge orders new birth certificate with married lesbian parent’s names
DES MOINES — A Polk County, Iowa judge on Wednesday ruled that the Iowa Department of Public Health must issue a new birth certificate in the names of a lesbian couple who are the parents of a now 2-year-old girl.
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Bachmann’s exit from presidential race cheered by LGBT advocates
Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann on Wednesday announced her exit from the race for the White House — much to the delight of LGBT advocates who abhorred the anti-gay positions she espoused during her campaign.
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2011: An ‘epic year of transformation’ for marriage equality in the U.S.
One leading advocate called 2011 an “epic” year for marriage equality. Was it? While only one state — New York — enacted full marriage rights for same-sex couples, it was the most populous state to do so. Five other states also moved closer to marriage equality than ever before. Public opinion shifted dramatically towards supporting equality. And the Obama administration announced that it no longer considers a key part of the Defense of Marriage Act constitutional.