Here in Iowa City where I am attending a critical race theory conference, the Iowa Supreme Court today issued a straight-forward, straight-talking decision overturning the ballot initiative that had banned same sex marriage. One long term couple who moved from Iowa to California where the sanctity of their marriage is hanging in the balance, was here in Iowa when the decision was announced. Thousands celebrated tonight. To experience their happiness was truly a gift.
Tonight one of the Lambda Legal Defense lawyers, Ken Upton, whose work helped made this decision possible gave a little history of Iowa: it was the first state to allow a woman to practice law, it recognized the right of African Americans to be human beings before the federal government did, and it made public school segregation illegal one hundred years before Brown v. Board of Education was issued.
If the foundation of our society is the stability of family units, then there seems to be no reason why we shouldn't encourage same sex couples to commit to a lifetime together. We all need intimacy, love, and forgiveness. Relationships are the way to teach folks how to do that. Shouldn't we be doing everything to sustain individuals so that our communities can nurture?
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