Iowa lawmakers fail in effort on gay marriage ban
Republicans failed on Tuesday in their effort to start the process of amending the Iowa Constitution to ban gay marriage -- meaning it will likely be 2014 at the earliest before voters could decide on the issue.
The Republican lawmakers tried procedural moves to pull measures out of committees and force a vote, but they couldn't get enough votes in either the House or Senate. Read More
07/16/10: If you still haven’t read the Republican GOP Platform,
now’s the time to do so. It’s also the time to take action and make it known that you
07/09/10: Federal gay marriage ban is ruled unconstitutional
The federal law banning gay marriage is unconstitutional because it interferes with the right of a state to define the
07/24/10: Widow of Heroic Firefighter Fighting for Justice
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07/16/10: Argentina Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage
Argentina has become the first country in Latin America to embrace same-sex marriage nationwide by legalizing it. Despite the
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