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Iowa group wants GOP presidential hopefuls to sign anti-gay marriage pledge
An Iowa-based Christian conservative group, The Family Leader, on Thursday unveiled a pledge asking Republican presidential candidates to be faithful to their spouses, and work tirelessly to oppose same-sex marriage.
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Zach Wahls wishes his moms, and all moms, a Happy Mother’s Day
Zach Wahls wishes his moms, and all moms, a very Happy Mother’s Day.
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Iowa lawmakers seek to impeach Supreme Court justices; effort appears doomed
Five Iowa GOP lawmakers filed resolutions in the state House on Thursday seeking to impeach the remaining four Iowa Supreme Court justices who issued an April 2009 ruling legalizing same-sex marriage, but their efforts were squashed on Friday by the House Speaker.
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Gay marriage foe: Homosexuality a ‘public health risk’ akin to ‘secondhand smoke’
Iowa’s social conservative groups are working to overturn the state’s marriage equality law, and that includes former gubernatorial candidate Bob Vander Plaats, head of the Iowa Family Leader, who has called homosexuality “a public health risk.”
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Newt Gingrich: presidential bid, or just stoking for more anti-gay dollars?
Educated people who know someone gay are often the most likely to stand up for gay people and support their right to be treated the same as everyone else. Not so with Newt Gingrich…
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Poll: Iowans less interested in gay marriage than legislators think
Marriage equality has been an intensely debated social issue in Iowa ever since the state Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage in 2009, but a new poll suggests many Iowans are either conflicted or just aren’t interested in the debate.
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Iowa GOP proposes measure to halt issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples
GOP lawmakers in Iowa’s House are putting forward a bill that would prohibit the state’s county recorders from issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples until a public vote on a constitutional amendment is passed.
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Iowa teen who testified in support of marriage equality appears on ‘Ellen’
Zach Wahls, a 19-year-old University of Iowa student who spoke about the strength of his family during a public forum over an amendment that seeks to repeal the state’s marriage equality law, appeared on the Ellen DeGeneres show today.
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Iowa grandmother ‘outraged’ over efforts to repeal marriage equality
An 80-year-old grandmother has taken to YouTube to speak out on marriage equality, her gay son, his marriage and her outrage over the effect the gay marriage debate is having on her and her family.
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Iowa lawmaker introduces bill allowing discrimination against married gays
DES MOINES — An Iowa House Republican has introduced legislation that would allow for legally protected discriminatory business practices — based on religious grounds — against those in a same-sex marriage.