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Iowa upholds gay marriage rights The Supreme Court in Iowa has ruled that a ban on same-sex marriages in the US state was unconstitutional. The judges rejected an appeal against a lower court's 2007 ruling that the ban violated the rights of gay men and women in the state. The case stems from a 2005 suit filed by a New York-based gay-rights group on behalf of six gay and lesbian couples. Iowa now becomes the third US state to allow same-sex marriages after Connecticut and Massachusetts. Lambda Legal, which filed the case, said the couples, three of whom had children, had been together for between five and 16 years. The group had said the couples wanted "the responsibilities of marriage and the protections only marriage can provide". ONE IOWA http://www.oneiowa.org/web/ Iowa Day of Decision Rallies Facebook Link GET INVOLVED! Looking for the latest event in your city? Click on your city's link below. If there are no events planned or if your city does not have a page, don't wait for someone else to get the ball rolling--volunteer to be the organizer for your city! Sign up to be a Day of Decision organizer to plan an action for the night the decision is announced. NEED HELP?==>If you do not know how to add (or edit) a page, visit the Wetpaint FAQs for instructions. Also feel free to contact michaelbeezner for assistance.

Iowa upholds gay marriage rights

The Supreme Court in Iowa has ruled that a ban on same-sex marriages in the US state was unconstitutional. The judges rejected an appeal against a lower court's 2007 ruling that the ban violated the rights of gay men and women in the state. The case stems from a 2005 suit filed by a New York-based gay-rights group on behalf of six gay and lesbian couples. Iowa now becomes the third US state to allow same-sex marriages after Connecticut and Massachusetts.

Lambda Legal, which filed the case, said the couples, three of whom had children, had been together for between five and 16 years. The group had said the couples wanted "the responsibilities of marriage and the protections only marriage can provide".

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