Courting Equality » Iowa http://www.courtingequality.com A Documentary History of America's First Legal Same-Sex Marriages Wed, 18 May 2011 01:30:35 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Zach Wahls and His Lesbian Moms http://www.courtingequality.com/archives/422 http://www.courtingequality.com/archives/422#comments Thu, 03 Feb 2011 23:38:24 +0000 pgozemba http://www.courtingequality.com/?p=422 Effect of marriage equality on kids? Listen to Zach Wahls of Iowa. I wish all of the homophobes in the world could listen to this son of two lesbian moms.

]]> http://www.courtingequality.com/archives/422/feed 0 Five by Five and Counting http://www.courtingequality.com/archives/187 http://www.courtingequality.com/archives/187#comments Thu, 14 May 2009 22:19:24 +0000 pgozemba http://www.courtingequality.com/archives/187  On May 13, Beacon Broadside posted this commentary by Karen. Things are changing so fast, that by the time your read this, New Hampshire Governor John Lynch may have signed New Hampshire’s same-sex marriage bill. According to the New York Times, a compromise was reached today.

As we approach the 40th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots, New England feels like a roller coaster hurtling toward equality. On April 6, two more states– Maine and New Hampshire– passed marriage equality legislation. The Maine bill has been signed into law by Governor Baldacci; New Hampshire awaits the governor’s signature. In addition, this year Connecticut and Vermont joined Massachusetts in recognizing same-sex marriage. Thus, at the five-year anniversary of marriage equality, five New England states have at the very least expressed strong support for a vision of inclusiveness. In addition, Iowa– smack in the heartland– allows same-sex couples to marry. Read more.

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