April 03, 2009

A WIN for equal rights.....

Thanks to Happy To Be From Iowa for the heads up.....

Unanimous ruling: Iowa marriage no longer limited to one man, one woman

REGISTER STAFF REPORTS

The Iowa Supreme Court this morning unanimously upheld gays’ right to marry.“The Iowa statute limiting civil marriage to a union between a man and a woman violates the equal protection clause of the Iowa Constitution,” the justices said in a summary of their decision.

The court rules that gay marriage would be legal in three weeks, starting April 24.

The court affirmed a Polk County District Court decision that would allow six gay couples to marry.

The ruling is viewed as a victory for the gay rights movement in Iowa and elsewhere, and a setback for social conservatives who wanted to protect traditional families.

Full story here . . .


1 comment:

themom said...

I'm doing a "happy dance" for the common sense abounding in Iowa!! Now if the rest of the morons would get in sync!