YAYY!!! for iowa... hopefully the rest of the states will follow.

this is great!!

50 something more to go

Congrats to Iowa and all the gay and lesbian couples there. They deserve to be happy in life and the chance to get married. I'm straight but fully support them.

haleluya. In Holland ,thank god, we are free to choose we wanna merry. Its ridicules that in this time it still is not legal.

that is amazing

i'm so proud of iowa
unfortunately
i doubt it'll be legal here in idaho tho. D:

This makes me so happy!
DEFINITYL;, score 1 for equaility!!~

Whoo hoo! Human Rights prevails in Iowa. Good for them! This has totally made my day. ^___^

It's great news overall, but it's embarrassing news for California. Even the rural state of Iowa has legalized Gay Marriage, and in California it's such a difficult fight. I suppose cause there are more people in the state, therefore there are more people against equality. ='(

they should do that for the whole country , and more like everywhere.

wwwooooooo go iowa
only a few more states to go!
what about texas being the next one? xD

uhhh no hopefully the other states will NOT follow! i'll be so mad if tennessee does!

HOLY SHT I'm SOOOOO excited about this!<3

ya !!! thats good for gays and lesbians
go them fight for what is right

Ever heard of something called the Bible??? The Bible says that marriage is to be between a man and a woman. Please go to this link (http://www.contenderministries.org/articles/christianliving/homosexuality.php) and read it. It's unfortunate that the government ignores the word of our Lord in order to help sinners continue to disobey Him.

Good for them!!!!

totally awesome!

sweeet!

<3

yay Iowa!!

I have a link for you,
Eaglesfan761
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-awVQkTeVE&feature=related

noooooo.

this officially make Iowa cooler than California

Thats wonderful!!! Love is love, I hope the rest of the states follow Iowas example.

Awesome! But it's sad how long it's taken for even a few states to legalize it - the whole damn country should declare it legal by now.

Sweet! Proud to say I live in Iowa.

wrong

iowa b4 cali!!! omg... come on cali!!! i wanna get married one day!

ohyeah. we're awesome here xDD

GREAT!!! im happy that Iowa is taking a step to making EVERYONE equal. i hope everyone will follow in Iowa's steps.

YAY! Go Iowa. Maybe other states will will take a leaf out of their book.

yay equality !

sweeeetttt

this is gr8, i'm rele glad things are getting better in the states. even though i'm in the uk prop 8 in california rele got me fucking mad, i hope it's over turned

im happy to see more people are happy about this than not. and those of you that arent are just gonna have to deal with it. because it will happen in YOUR lifetime where you live.

all i have to say is EEEEEEEEEEEEEIIWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!

Awesome. I hope the world can become a peaceful and equal world. I know it's too much to ask, but it's possible.

YAY

this is fantastic.
Now all the rest of the states have to follow...

I am not personally gay and have a hard time grasping the idea of somebody being gay, but I really just don't care about the new law in my state. I knew it would happen eventually. Everybody has the right to their own beliefs.

That's great!! Congrats Iowa!

YAY IOWA!
I'm so happy now, i hope the rest of the states will. psh, they better ;D

QWOOOOO DDDDDDDD

woot woot!!
Hopefully this helps the CA court repeal prop 8

nice:D

nice.

YAY!! that is wonderful news

http://www.colage.org/2009/04/marriage_equality_in_iowa.html

Sweeeeet.
Maybe Texas will be next.

yay! im so happy =D

RIGHT ON! My wife and I got married last week!!

this is f*cking FANTASTIC!!!! Yay for Iowa!

awesome :]
freaking prop 8 ruined it for Cali.

wow that's great
hopefully the other states will follow too and all homosexuals can get married!
they have a right to be married just like straight people!

For the 17 years I have been in existence, Gay rights has always been controversial. I say good, I say bad. I'm netural. I'll bring the beer and lets have a good time ;]

God bless Iowa!! NH is in the process, and Gov. Lynch better not veto it!!

Small steps.
Will get there people.

yay go iowa!!!! but hopefully they dont over rule it like they did here in cali! stupid prop8... but its inevitable. it will be legal everywhere one day =)

Now, I'm not gay, and i am somewhat religious but i think this is GREAT progress for our nation. Ever since i was a little boy, i was told that God loves us all, whether we're white, black, yellow, orange, brown, straight, bisexual, gay, tall, short, fat, skinny, etc. And to all those who say God doesn't want this to happen, i say to you this: if God is the creator of the heavens an the earth, and all of the Earth's inhabitants, then he must've created all the G/L/B/T people as well. to believe otherwise is pretty pigheaded. The way I see it: if you're happy with someone, and they are happy with you, who gives a flying fuck what gender they are????

If you don't know, NOW YOU KNOW.

Eaglesfan761 .. you do realize that not everybody is a Christian, right? If the government based all of their laws off of the Bible, it would be unfair towards every other religion. Besides which: Separation of church and state. The church/bible has no business in politics. IMO anyways, go Iowa.

YAY!!! But there's too many states left to go... I hate to say it, but I doubt the US will be a gay-friendly country in my lifetime... (and I'm just 19...)
Kudos to Iowa!!! I hope more states follow (and prove me wrong).

change in the right direction!
amazing!

Yay!! for Iowa!
Yea I hope other states see the great example few of these states have done and follow.

Your doing good, no harm.
Happiness all around whoo!

YAY!!!!!!!!

good! it should be legal everywhere

IOWA FUCKING RULES!!!!

aww ay i'm so happy <3

WOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!

Love is love(:

awww yay!!!

i used to live there. this is soo wonderful for my friends there and the gay community. i'm so very happy for everyone

Love is love, and we're all people. Every state should let them get married. I know people argue what the bible says marriage to be, but why not just call gay marriage by another term? You could call it an union instead. It'll be just like a marriage but be called a different name. Doesn't that make sense? Then people wouldn't have to argue that the bible says MARRIAGE is between a man and a woman, because this will be an UNION.

this just proves that the united states will eventually be corrupted and will fall because we dont want to hurt people's feeling, this is wrong

go iowa!!!!

yay! now if only the rest of the nation could do this..

This is wonderful. I really hope the gay/lesbian couples get what they wanted and can finally be happy together. =)

yay iowa!!!

i'm sick of close-minded Christians (likes the guy who posted the link). where does the Bible ACTUALLY say marriage is only between a man and a woman? and how do we not know that some of JESUS' disciples were not gay? if i'm not mistaken, a few were unmarried, right? did they ever talk about how much they loved women? nope. so how do we know they weren't gay?
also, if you believe the Bible, Jesus rolled with some of the "lowest" in his time. why put down what many of you "too good" Christians consider the lowest?
another, if you were gay, then judge all you want. but since you've probably never been gay, you don't know anything about the lifestyle. "it's their choice" bull. it's not. i never chose to be something that i knew half the world would judge and hate me for. and hide it for 19 years of my life, and fight myself and hate myself because i wasn't "normal". its all bull, and if the bible is true, then i'll see you, judgemental people, in hell.

This is so good..
Yay..For Human Rights..

Yay iam super happy for them(:

Now every Gay lets move to IOWA

more power to the gays!

Why do ppl who are against others being happy have to post negative things? If you don't like it, don't post anything! I'm totally straight, but support equality. I just suggest those losers keep their mouths shut. All they do is bring others down. =(

wow hurricane chad, your so gay!!! ahaha

Yay! <3
Now, if the rest of the country can see what Iowa sees.

This makes me smile for humanity.

Darn, they beat California to it... Maybe they'll also have something similar to Prop 8, which I hope doesn't happen. It was such a heart break when the proposition passed.

(:

yesh!! i love Iowa road trip!! XDD

1 down, 49 to go.

This is amazing. I am part of the "gay community" and i think that this is just great! Oh, and FUCKYOU eaglesfan. (:

Fuck yess..
It's about time.
I'm so excited.
This is a sign, maybe the other states will follow D

AWESOME!! DD

yaay!
our country really is moving forward

to everyone that believes being gay is against god, you should let people be who they want to be, and its ok for someone to have another religion.
remember: only god can judge me

This is what libertarians fight for.
You should be able to do anything you want.

http://www.lp.org/

Nebraska Better Be Next haha. Go Iowa Thats Great. <3 Now We Just Need The Rest Of The Country in On it. x. Zachary.

OH MY GOD. This just made me so freaking happy. We now have three states that allow this! We're on our way, it'd be four if california didn't deny it. Gosh, I can't wait till it's all 50.

i hope every state will do the same. haha

im happy for them. i maynot be gay but they have really come far and im happy to say that im happy for them

I think this is stupid quite frankly. Marriage is a religious thing. It should be the Church that decides who can get married not the State.

I'm really happy for them.
Now for the rest of America...

Aw. I'm glad. Finally people are realize they should be able to marry who they want and no one should try to stop them. Who cares if they're happy?

YAY IOWA!

Let's get Ohio next on that list!
and boo, California.

good for them..they might be gay or lesbians but either way it goes they are still humans and have emotions just like us straight people have =)

Woot!
Hopefully California and other states follow Iowa. <3 :]

uber yay!!!! ^^

Im so happy for them!!We`re seeing som changes!!!

AH!
im gettin married!

marriage should be between a man and a woman. have civil unions for gays. leave marriage for people who arent gay.

WOOT

I don't have any right to anyone's opinion but Collie stfu :/. Don't ruin the mood. Otherwise, Yay Iowa .

thts fxcking amazing >.<

Yayy!! <3

amen.

just one more step to equality... more states need to follow.

OMG I just saw YAY eventually everyone else is just gonna do what they are supposed
:0)
oh this made my day

YAY

Iowa is a great example! Hope the other states follow! I mean, why does it matter who the marriage is between? An long as they love each other, everything else is just details. Anyways, yay! Go Iowa!

yayyy!

just wanna say something to the people against gay marriage only because of the bible and god and all of that . First of all, THE BIBLE WASNT WRITTEN BY GOD! and even though i dont know god and his beliefs, i know that he would deprive PEOPLE OF THEIR RIGHTS. I'm okay with you opposing gay marriage, but don't use god and the bible to justify your opinion because not everyone believes in god. In Addition, I personally believe that people should be a little more understanding of others. There's always a group of people who are being deprived of their rights and its time to end the oppression.

Loving it... keep it spreading.

this is amazing. this shouldnt even be an issue for people, marrying a person is your choice no matter what.

That makes me so happy! I'm all for legalizing same-sex marriages, and gay rights! This is just one more step in the right direction, and hopefully soon more states will be following Iowa's example! =D

Sorry, but not cool. Marriage is between a man and a women, but that's just my opinion.

i'm happy for iowa gay community

that is soo digusting.. if texas approves of gay marriage.. which i dont think it will.. im going to be a very unhappy.

YES!! Gay Love!!!!!
Iowa officially rocks

Eaglesfan761 says:
POSTED 2 HOURS AGO
Ever heard of something called the Bible??? The Bible says that marriage is to be between a man and a woman. Please go to this link (http://www.contenderministries.org/articles/christianliving/homosexuality.php) and read it. It's unfortunate that the government ignores the word of our Lord in order to help sinners continue to disobey Him.

pro tip! speration of church and state!
go iowa!

Congratulations Iowa! I am so proud of you! Now, if only the other states were to follow! It is about time!

this is so fantastic! i'm proud to say that i'm a christian AND i support gay rights. yay for iowa!

Yayyy

I'm so glad that it is legalize i know a few gays and I reaaly don't know why people are making a big deal. They are people and that is who they are and how god wanted them to be. So forget the people who thinks its wrong. It is unconstitutional they should and would have the same right has us and not be afraid of showing it.

=] yeyy.

BRING IT TO OKLAHOMA NOW!!!

its about time states started shunning the ban

awesome! ahah !

i agree texas next !!
score one for equality : )

Maybe half of the country doesn't have that law and half of the country does. If you want gay marriage, go to huncydorry state. If you don't like it go to shishcobob state. I want everyone happy. ._.

Awesome

Go Iowa :]
and how can marriage be a religious thing when atheist get married?
silly Christians :]

Eaglesfan761,
This country does not recognize the bible. It says in our constitutional rights that we have the right to believe any religion that we want. It includes that we can have our own beliefs without being punished, persecuted, or segregated. If you think about it not letting Gay, Lesbian, and Bi-sexual people to get married is completly violating their constitutional rights. So can you please try and understand both sides of this? I do, and i am completely straight. If you can't look at this situation and see that you are the one that is judging and setting the negativity than you honestly do not deserve to share your pig headed opinion with anyone but your self centered, self concerning self.

im so happy! i hope all the other states do it too!

we already have them legalized in Canada
way to go iowa.

WOOHOO!

Congrats to Iowa I can only hope here in Cali we will see the same result D:

I'm from Iowa and I guess I haven't seen the news in a while because this is the 1st I've heard of it! This is awesome though!

"50 something more to go"

*sigh* /facepalm

YEAH!
Now they have to legalize it here in California again.

woo!!!
FINALLY PEOPLE ARE GETTING IT!!!
and people quoting the Bible....
shut up. its called separation of church and state.

wow. thats terrific.

Man I should move to Iowa. WOOOOOO!!!! Yeah baby... screw California

yay!!!!!!!!
i am so happy for them in iowa!
hope they do that soon in new york....but atleast in new york they accept it without legalizing it....or so i read online

you retards that are against this... get out of here.
IM PROUD..(for once)... TO SAY I LIVE IN IOWA!
xD
I'm so happpppyyyy about this. (:

Thankya, thankya, thankya.

wooHOO!.. yay go equality!..btw bible may say it but don't mean we gotta rob ppl right :] also you don't choose who you love. It just happens..also you don't need to be saying >[ oh why this country not follow it.......wanna know why CUZ THIS IS A COUNTRY OF MANY RACES OR MANY RELIGIONS!.... if you have no tolerance for it :] go start ur own country. thats what i say....i may be Catholic...but -__- its still a persons right...and a right shouldn't be taken away cuz of certain stuff...idk about you but i'm sure God doesn't want us to be robbing ppl of their rights...:] and of course ;D other ppls Gods..or HEY even athiests :]

I'm so happy for everyone in Iowa. Congratulations guys!! =)

OMFG lol not OR I meant AND!

We're getting there, slowly but surely. 8D

So awesome! Hopefully prop 8 is overturned. I'm actually bi but I have a boyfriend that I have been with for 3 years. We hope we stay together forever but no matter what we don't want to get married. We will live happily unmarried lol.

And people shouldn't use the bible arguement. It is a state matter.
Ever hear of seperation of church and state?

You know, there's only 47 more states to go! Well almost 46 is California finally decides about the Prop 8 situation. We're almost there America :]

The poor people of the world who can't afford food or get clean water mean more to me then gay marriage.....I do strongly believe people should be more worried and fighting these people then Sam marriage Steven

Oh My Im so EXCITED! Thats great!

thats great news!!
haha 49 states left to go

listen. i'm a big time christian, but i think you're taking the Iowa gay marraige thing a little too harshly. while i AM against it, i think people should have the right to do what they want, especially in the name of love. you cant critisize people, just because of the things they do that you don't like. keep an open mind about things, pray for them and for the gov't to change these things, but don't be so ignorant as to call them out like that.

God loves them just as much as you and i.

fuck gay marriage

sweeet.
thats great

thats great ! i dont get what the big deal is im not gay but who cares they want to be go right ahead u want to get married go head whast the big deal

The Lord created marriage as a bond between man and woman. I only have one thing to say: "It's Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve." (I hope that makes someone laugh lol).

yey Iowa!

Another win. The world's getting a little better. Congrats Iowa

Woot Woot!

this is so terrific.
one step closer to equality!

eww

yay!
but can someone please explain to me why it's such a bad thing that they get married in the first place? i mean... seriously! they're people!

Gosh this makes me so happy!! If only Arizona would see the light..

its a step :]

Californias next!

this is amazing.

yay! im straight but i support gay marriage. marriage is about love not gender.

yay [: iowa cares

man. Marriage is sacred.

WOOHOO!

guess what, guys? eating meat on fridays used to be a major sin. i guess ninety percent of us are going to burn in hell.

God loves everyone regardless, and didn't you hear? He creates all beings, meaning he created gays too. God is infalable, He doesn't make mistakes. maybe He was trying to establish more tolerance on earth but due to free will everyone took it the wrong way.

get over yourselves, the bible also said to love everyone for who they are, so back off and be happy for the people who are finally able to announce their love to the world and be bonded under the eyes of God.

yay!

I'm proud of Iowa's Supreme Court and deeply embarrassed for the rest of the country. How can a state that the majority of people don't care about unless it's caucus time legalize same-sex marriages but it's illegal almost everywhere else? When you get down to the root of it all, we're all marrying relatives, so why is marrying the same gender such a huge issue in America?

And why does everyone bring religion into this issue? It's an issue of the state and it's our own religious bias that is preventing the process to equality in a world where unity is the one thing that will end the pains of this world. Almost everyone who is against same-sex marriage seems to have never heard of separation of church and state. I'm starting to think that it will take another reformation to turn world into a place of true love and unity; two things we definitely do not have now.

Yay Iowa! Now the other 45 or so states left need to follow.

Yay for Iowa!
Hopefully this state has set the trend for the others to follow along with. =]

finally!

Haha I live there, booya!

ahh dude freakin sweet. im lez and like 3/4 of my friends are gay or lez =D yayy

Love is love.
Go Iowa!
Don't change for anyone and
stay true to yourself!
<3

GO IOWA! Yeeaaauhhh.

Go Iowa! Who would of thunk it, sane people do exists still.

Wth???

WHy is it that conneticut and Iowa will allow it while Cali freaks out?

We are always ahead of the curve and we are wayyyy more accepting than either of those states.

Yet we deny people rights.

Go Iowa but step it up Cali

Awesome!!! Go Iowa

WOOHOOOO!!!!

How exciting! :] hehehe

I think it's awesome. People can marry whoever they want.

awesome!

awesome )

Congrat's to Iowa!!

Yay! Thats amazing ;D Hopefully other states will follow.

hopefully california will do the same. we're known for a lot, so let's push that thru as well.

iSUPPORT!!

thats amazing..,

im happy..
they deserve their rigths.

o wow I hope Ga. doesnt do that

finally, shiiiit.

yes equal rights

Thank goodness! Now if only every other state in our country and beyond would BUTT OUT of anyone's personal life and how they choose to spend it! Whoooop whooop!

way to go Iowa!
I am happy for all the gay & lesbian couples there.

:]

That's so amazing
i wish every state could legalize gay marriage

OMG!! That is freaking AWESOME!! I just have a lil issue with the people who are being a holes on this topic! We know you might be against it, and have your own believes, but if you're going to talk crap about it, then keep it to yourselves. No one has done anything to y'all so you can come and talk crap about others for no reason! It's because of people like y'all!!! That we don't have peace in this world!! So keep your comments, no one wants to hear all the stupid crap y'all want to say!!

I glad.

wewt

Thats good.

hopefully they all will legalize it because its there choice and isnt this a free country

that great news

Oh look, a state with some sense.

FINALY! im so glad at least one state is smart =] congrats Iowa for being the smartest state in the U.S

yes!!! finally things may change!

YAY! GO IOWA! you're my new favorite state. I'm so excited.

it's great =)

....wow.

Uhm, yeah, no thanks.

Yaay!
I was so ashamed to be a Californian when Prop 8 passed. Hopefully it get's thrown out, though. I can't stand closed minded Christians/conservatives. You can't expect everyone to be how YOU want them to be.

YAY! its going to be a great day when this goes nationwide

I hope that soon it will happen everywhere

thats so stuuupid.

wow.. this is the stupidest news iv herd all my life.. who cares

Finally a brink of hope in this pitiful society.

go iowa!!!!!!

Good for iowa!!

Whoo baby! Yay for them.
I'm happy, this just made my day better.
Lmfao.

lol yay!!!!

47 states left!!
Rightt?
Go Iowa!

It should be legal everywhere.

Iowa? Really? How did they beat Minnesota, we aren't even close... Goes to show you can't judge based on if you lean Rep or Dem...

Iowa FTW !

'Felicia', there are only 50 states, do the math!!! if only 1 state out of 50 has leagalized it, how many are left to? 49 not 50 something

eeeeeewwwwwwww!!! the problem i have with it is that by doing this, the state of iowa has defied the Word of God. the book of Leviticus strictly states that marrige should be between a man and a woman.

hope this doesn't come to florida

thats fantastic! my friends and i thought it was so sad when cali banned it after so many were married. we just kept in mind that interracial marriage wasn't smiled at in the beginning either though. hopefully this whole country can realize that love is love is love sooner or later. congrats iowa!

This Makes Me So Happy.
^_^
Lets Just Hope The Rest Of
The States Quit Being Idiots.

Yay:]

Finally.

....thats 40 something states to go, not 50. we know who aced geography. lol well good job iowa.

Finally now someone can do the victory dance!

btw bible boy, what if the people dont belive in god? did you ever realize state and religon shall be separte? now did you ever hear of something called the constitution? no one cares what your religion says, so keep it to yourself.

i dont know how i feel about this. its good i guess but i dont understand why would you want to marry the same sex? i thinkk its gross.

This is AWSOME!! People marry the same sex cause thats who they love. You can't help who you love and just cu you don't like the same sex now don't mean that later on down they road you won't my friends mom has been married for 20 yrs and is now with a women whom she feel mad inlove with. So it's hard to say why people do it. They just do. RIGHT ON IOWA!!!!!

I guess that this is a step forward in the direction gays and lesbians need, but it's quite sad they call it "marriage" when they don't even receive the same rights as straight marriages.

Yay!!;]

AHHH YEAH!! THAT'S WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT!!

actually it's score three for equality
but that was soo awesome! ^_^

Yay.

YAY!

i dnt know why the united states is getting all butt hurt beacause of gays, i mean they are human to, so people who judge shouldent be alive. huurray for you guysss(:

THAT IS AWESOME! NOW WE NEED CALIFORNIA!

im glad...finally someone is going to let it happen...people deserve to marry who they want too...way to go Iowa

yay xD

yayy thats awseome for them xD

yay for iowa

OMGoodness!
THIS IS WONDERFUL NEWS!
and yes, I do agree that the states should hopefully fallow. I hope California passes gay marriage again.

lola_baby_23 says:
Go Iowa :]
and how can marriage be a religious thing when atheist get married?
silly Christians :]

EXACTLY! Marriage isn't a religious thing anymore, so GET OVER IT PPL!

taylormarie says:
eeeeeewwwwwwww!!! the problem i have with it is that by doing this, the state of iowa has defied the Word of God. the book of Leviticus strictly states that marrige should be between a man and a woman.

Oh, grow the fuck up.

this is fantastic news!!!! I hope that the rest of the country follows through as well!

i think that its great and im sorry if i add 2 the frustration 4 those that oppose it but, i support them.

thats cool. =]

XD OMG.
Aweomse

This so awesome =]

i'm excited that they finally realized that marriage isn't something they should control. we should love who we love & others should respect their wishes:) this is amazinnngg

Yes!
Iowa is finally not boring.

Wow, this is awesome.
Baby steps people

And for those who are trying to ruin the mood with your negative comments.
Why bother posting something bad?
Do you not notice that almost all of the comments are happy because of this?
Why try to ruin others happiness?

Stop trying to force your opinion onto others.
You think we are wrong, we think you are wrong.
Neither side will change their mind so why continue argueeing?

Can't you just let us be happy?

Oh, BTW I'm gay xD
So woot Iowa!!
Hope Cali does the same thing
I would love to get married in my home state

AMAZINDG

and honestly, all I have to say is to the people who are saying "ew" and "this is bad"

GROW THE FUCK UP AND GET THE FUCK OUT.
seriously, if you dont fucking like it, get the fuck out and stop complaining.
yeah, totally mature by saying "eeeeewwwwwww" "grossssss" "nasty"
gtfo. no one cares wtf you say or think.
i hope you guys burn in hell for judging people so harshly.