Iowa Supreme Court Legalizes Gay Marriage

Apparently, it’s the case. You can read it all here.

What can I say? I’m ecstatic. This is phenomenal, and after the whole Prop. 8 mess, it’s all the more symbolic. To add on to the symbolism, this is the first state “in the heartland”, so to speak, that has made such a decision. It makes Iowa the third state to completely legalize same-sex unions.

I could make a huge commentary on the significance of this, but in a way it speaks for itself. The caveat from the courts ruling:

“If gay and lesbian people must submit to different treatment without an exceedingly persuasive justification, they are deprived of the benefits of the principle of equal protection upon which the rule of law is founded.”

Perhaps it’s only a matter of time before the U.S. Constitution’s Equal Protection Clause is applied in such a way. When that day comes, it truly will be a day worth celebrating.