Iowa gay foes pledge to reverse gay marriage
(Des Moines, Iowa) Iowa opponents of same-sex marriage say they will fight to reverse the court ruling allowing gays to wed, no matter how long it takes.
Same-sex couples began marrying Monday following the state Supreme Court ruling this month striking down a law limiting marriage to opposite-sex couples.
Republicans and social …
Iowa orders clerks to comply with marriage ruling
(Des Moines, Iowa) Iowa state officials have told county clerks they must comply with the state Supreme Court ruling allowing same-sex couples to obtain marriage licenses.
In an e-mail to all 99 county clerks, the Department of Public Health which registers marriages in Iowa said that clerks must “issue marriage licenses …
New threat to gay marriage in Iowa
(Des Moines, Iowa) Iowa Republicans were foiled in two bids Thursday to force the state House to take up a proposed constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage.
The moves came as more than 200 protesters demonstrated at the Capitol demanding action to overturn the Iowa State Supreme Court ruling gay and …
