This just in: Iowa’s Supreme Court unanimously upheld the right of same-sex couples to marry.
βThe Iowa statute limiting civil marriage to a union between a man and a woman violates the equal protection clause of the Iowa Constitution,β the justices said in a summary of their decision.
The court rules that gay marriage would be legal in three weeks, starting April 24.
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The decision makes Iowa the first Midwestern state, and the fourth nationwide, to allow same-sex marriages. Lawyers for Lambda Legal, a gay rights group that financed the court battle and represented the couples, had hoped to use a court victory to demonstrate acceptance of same-sex marriage in heartland America.
Fuck yeah, Iowa!Β And a big congratulations to all of those who worked so hard on this case, and to all of the couples who now have plans to wed.
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