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Equality is lacking for America's gay, lesbian couples (DesMoinesRegister)

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The United States is not really the land of the free if you are gay and live in a state that does not allow you to marry the person you love. It's actually the "land of discrimination." You don't have the same rights as your heterosexual friends and neighbors.

And it's turning out the "brave" in this country are the ones who are defending the freedom of gay people to have equal marriage rights.


We have seen it in Iowa and now we will see it in New York. In both states, gay people are allowed to marry. In both states, those who helped ensure those rights face a backlash.

In Iowa, the Supreme Court decided that the state's heterosexual-only marriage law was discriminatory. Three justices paid for that decision with their jobs in the November election last year.

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Complete article at Des Moines Register : http://bit.ly/ku1Rxr