Nov 15 2008
Three Iowa Cities Join Nationwide ‘Gay Marriage Rally’
Activists from Iowa City, Des Moines and Decorah have joined what same-sex marriage advocates have marked as a “National Day of Protest.” They are planning marches around the country to rally against California’s Proposition 8, a voter initiative that passed on Election Day, defining marriage in the state as strictly between one man and one woman.
Protests in California were widespread immediately following election day and some incidents have shown that there is not much tolerance for those who oppose state-endorsed same-sex marriage. Protest actions have been aimed directly at religious organizations, particularly the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints for its vocal opposition to California’s proposition 8. Radicals in Lansing, Michigan went so far as to invade a church during Sunday service.
On Dec. 9, the Iowa Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments in Varnum vs. Brien, which will determine the legal status of gay marriage in Iowa.
