Holy Shit! Iowa Supreme Court Rules in favor of Gay Marriage!

[chadknowslaw]

http://www.lambdalegal.org/news/pr/i...-decision.html

Iowa Court Issues Decision in Lambda Legal's Historic Lawsuit: Same-Sex Couples Must Be Allowed to Marry
‘This decision brings to life the Iowa Constitution’s promise of equality for same-sex couples and their families in Iowa.’

(Des Moines, IA, August 30, 2007)—A 63 page decision issued today by the Iowa District Court for Polk County said that same-sex couples must be allowed to marry based on the Iowa Constitution's guarantee of equal treatment under the law. The case was filed by Lambda Legal on behalf of six same-sex couples and their families in Iowa.

Go to Lambda legal for the full story. I am floored -- ecstatic but floored --

Yay for those Iowans!!

[and I are one]

[LiveTwinksCam]

WOW! I just fell over!

[abostonboy]

OMG! And this is America? Someone wake me up!

[nicedreams]

Woohoo!

Jimmy

[chadknowslaw]

I gave too much credit to the Judge -- it was District Court, not Supremes. So this will be appealed to the Supreme Court.

[vs eddie]

I honestly don't know what to say, huge surprise to me! :eek:

[tombarr]

And of course now the state's Republicans will want to push for a constitutional ammendment to remove this protection in the next election cycle.

[SPACE GLIDER]

Wonder if it'll happen in IDAHO. :sunny:

[fetishlad]

Congratulations!!

Another step in the right direction for you guys!

I've been "married" for almost a year now and it is great! Now we only need is a pill that can make 2 men have babies and then we are totally equal!

[chadknowslaw]

Congratulations!!

Another step in the right direction for you guys!

I've been "married" for almost a year now and it is great! Now we only need is a pill that can make 2 men have babies and then we are totally equal!

We would still be smarter and better looking than straight men, and we would still take better care of ourselves. We would still have cleaner, better decorated homes, better tastes, greater appreciation for the arts and greater acceptance of cultural differences.

We won't be equal. We will still be better.:french:

[LAJ]

As a fellow mid-westerner (MI and MN), correct me if I'm wrong here Chad, but Iowa has always struck me as a pretty progressive state. Iowa always seems to rank high on the list of U.S. states for education and health.

If this had been Nebraska then I could see shitting a brick over this ...

[webmario]

Wow that's cool, I hope one day you will have that right in all your states.
I,m not married, but in canada even if your not married but live with a same sex partner you have the same legal right, after 18 years with my BF, we consider ourself married, so we don't feel the need to go further.

[SPACE GLIDER]

As a fellow mid-westerner (MI and MN), correct me if I'm wrong here Chad, but Iowa has always struck me as a pretty progressive state. Iowa always seems to rank high on the list of U.S. states for education and health.

If this had been Nebraska then I could see shitting a brick over this ...

For me Iowa was always one of those states where I was never sure what went on. No one ever really mentions it. Like North Dakota.