Over 2 years ago on April 3, 2009, the Iowa Supreme court unanimously upheld the ruling holding that there was no governmental interest in denying citizens marriage licenses based on their sexual orientation.
Immediately following, Ed Reggi and Scott Emanuel chartered a bus taking seventeen same sex couples from Missouri to Iowa to be legally married.
Today, eight buses later, Ed and Scott have transported over 100 gay, lesbian and transgender couples to Iowa. This year for valentine’s day, they held their first gathering of all the couples to send Oprah a personal video message, “why their marriages are no different.”
With the legalization of civil unions on June 1, in Illinois; the near filibuster of marriage laws in Iowa; and most recent decision for President Obama not to enforce sections of the federal Law known as DOMA; we truly believe America is poised to hear our stories. The stories from married same-sex couples from the Heartland of America, “we are like everyone else.”
Oprah, marriage is, and has always been about social and economic justice.
Thank you for listening to our video message.
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