Iowa Has Its First Legal Gay Marriage

AP:

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- A minister married two men outside his Iowa home Friday morning, sealing the state's first legal same-sex wedding. Less than 24 hours earlier, a judge had thrown out Iowa's ban on gay marriage.

The Rev. Mark Stringer declared college students Sean Fritz and Tim McQuillan legally wed.

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Comments

[cityspeak]

09:11 PM on 08/31/2007

Hello have these men followed the "proper procedure"?

First you register republican, run for office on a homophobic platform, vote against any legestlation that might grant equal rights and protection under the law for homosexuals and engage in sexual acts with: under age congressional pages, professional male escorts that have access to meth or random men in public bathrooms.

Way to go Iowa!
Good luck to the groom and groom!

[pagangrandma]

06:41 PM on 08/31/2007

Congrats and best wishes to Sean and Tim.

[MrBritesnide]

05:32 PM on 08/31/2007

I knoew some Reich-Ving jusge would hold it up..let see on what basis.

[Qbear]

04:01 PM on 08/31/2007

WAY TOO EQUAL for ya Iowa?

GO F*CK YOURSELFS Missionary style ONLY!

[Qbear]

01:36 PM on 08/31/2007

CONGRATULATIONS...guys

http://www.biggayday.co.uk/images/Rainbow%20Cake.jpg

[TheOtherMaven]

01:21 PM on 08/31/2007

Way to go, Iowa!
One state at a time, till the Supreme Court HAS to take notice and do the right thing.

That's how the last irrational prohibition was removed, that's probably how this one will play out too.

[GuiltyByStander]

12:42 PM on 08/31/2007

I'm proud to be a citizen of a country that has had legal marriage for all for a couple of years and I'm proud to be a living in a state that has recognized and eliminated the mistake of anti-gay marriage laws.

The critics will howl, but they too benefit from the protection of the US Constitution.

[MrBritesnide]

12:58 PM on 08/31/2007

Once again, not a peep from the Reich-Ving...just blather about how Dems hate gays.

[AliceUnchained]

12:39 PM on 08/31/2007

Sorry, I missed the $5 waiver fee! My bad!

[AliceUnchained]

12:38 PM on 08/31/2007

Wonder how they did this. We have a 3 day waiting period and the ruling to strike the ban just came down yesterday....

[steamboat]

12:22 PM on 09/01/2007

They should be banned until there is an ELECTION by the people of Iowa to whether they want same- sex marriages or not. If we live in a democracy, then the PEOPLE should decide. Fair enough?

[PerryClease]

05:52 PM on 09/01/2007

We do NOT live in democracy per se. It is a constitutional republic that among other things is supposed to protect minorities from the tyranny of majorities.