Nine Gay and Lesbian Couples Married in Iowa Church

Eighteen Minnesotans crossed the state line into Iowa on Saturday morning with an entourage of friends and family. Nine married couples of the same sex returned home that evening, singing karaoke aboard the self-styled "love bus" on their merry way. "To actually be legally married is a dream come true," said Judith Weir, 73, who married her partner of 17 years, Olly Staneslow, 75, at the First Unitarian Church in Des Moines. Both previously married to men, they now live together in St. Paul. "It's like maybe we can stop being treated as second-class citizens. You can't choose who you fall in love with." Iowa drew the eyes of the nation in April when the state Supreme Court opened the door to same-sex marriages, and it has been drawing those couples themselves ever since. Full Story from the Des Moines Register

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