After the Iowa House of Representatives voted 62-37 in favor of a bill banning marriage and any other form of relationship recognition for same-sex couples, Lambda Legal issued the following statement from Senior Staff Attorney Camilla Taylor
(New York, November 10, 2010) Today Lambda Legal launched the "Thank you Iowa Judges" pledge. Antigay groups spent nearly one million dollars on a campaign successfully ousting three Iowa Supreme Court Justices for their role in striking down as unconstitutional Iowas ban on marriage for same-sex couples.
The loss of the three well-respected Iowa Supreme Court Justices voted off the bench this week after a vicious campaign by antigay groups who targeted them because of the unanimous decision the Iowa Supreme Court issued in Lambda Legals marriage equality lawsuit should sound the alarm for all of us.
(New York, November 3, 2010) - Three well-respected Iowa Supreme Court Justices lost retention elections last night following a vicious campaign by antigay groups who targeted them because of the Court's 2009 unanimous marriage equality decision in Lambda Legal's lawsuit.
4/6/2010
"A floppy mop of blond hair flew behind Jamison Olson as he popped out the bottom of a tunnel slide. He cast a few backward glances at his mother Ingrid Evans Olson, who followed close behind, before letting loose with laughter and jumping into the waiting arms of Reva Evans Olson, his other mother.
"One year of equality in Iowa has made same-sex couples and their children happier and more secure; made gay people everywhere prouder and safer; and reinforced the State of Iowa's leadership in protecting the rights of its citizens. That's a big win for everybody."
