Iowa upholds gay marriage rights

April 4, 2009, 05:33 AM by ree

I am completely confused in a very good way. Iowa borders South Dakota, where I live; good old SD is markedly more conservative, but sometimes these things rub off a little. (Not usually. I have hope anyway.)

If this is a late April Fool's Day joke, I'll be brokenhearted. Otherwise, wow.

There is something wrong with the world when California knocks gay marriage down a peg, but Iowa stands up for it. I guess it's wrong in favour gay friends in my area, but still. WUT.

Added a few minutes later: What the hell, Cali. If two people marry legally and want to stay married, the state has no right to end their marriage by fiat. The more people understand that, the more secure I'll feel about the entire institution of marriage. Why should anyone wed, ever, if a political engine has the ability to unmake a marriage?

Feeling: impressed

Filed under weird, news, South Dakota, crossposted to msree.livejournal.com, gender & sexuality · 1 commented · Permalink

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thelast30pounds
Comment posted on April 4th, 2009 at 01:48 PM
Interesting. I'll be watching to see if this holds up. I don't get the opposition, myself. I thought marraige was supposed to be about two people who loved each other and wanted to create a life together. Am I wrong? Is it really about who belongs and who doesn't? Is it some function of growing up and taking ones "place in society"? Becoming a part of "the great American Family?" Legitimizing sex, religously? Lately, when people tell me they oppose gay marraige, I wonder about them and their own marraiges.
catherine
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