Gay Marriage Watch » reclaim iowa http://purpleunions.com/blog All the News We Can Find on Gay Marriage & Marriage Equality Thu, 24 May 2012 16:35:02 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 One Iowa Working to Defend Gay Marriage http://purpleunions.com/blog/2009/10/one-iowa-working-to-defend-gay-marriage.html http://purpleunions.com/blog/2009/10/one-iowa-working-to-defend-gay-marriage.html#comments Sun, 25 Oct 2009 15:20:00 +0000 scott http://blogs.purpleroofs.com/test/2009/10/25/one-iowa-working-to-defend-gay-marriage/ To most Iowans, same-sex marriage, now legal in the state, is not a burning issue that political candidates and legislators should spend precious time and resources on, according to the state’s largest gay and lesbian advocacy group.

But One Iowa is not taking the situation for granted. The group is criss-crossing the state, urging voters to contact lawmakers to ensure that same-sex marriage remains legal as a result of an Iowa Supreme Court ruling on April 3.

“The vast majority of Iowans are concerned about bread-and-butter issues. They don’t want to see lawmakers tied up in a contentious two- or three-year fight to amend our constitution,” to ban same-sex marriage, said Justin Uebelhor, director of communications for One Iowa, who made a stop in Dubuque on Tuesday.

Full Story from TH Online: http://www.thonline.com/article.cfm?id=261091

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