(From Ron at Apollo: Iowa holds a unique role in US politics. The first Presidential Caucus is held there every four years, and people look to this "heart land" state and made their bets on who will win in the coming election. By court order Iowa in now one of the sixth US states where gay marriages are legal. The following is a report from an Apollo Man in Iowa.)

The anti-gay people have protested, but I haven't heard or read of any movements to get the new law banned. Dubuque, where I live, has a very rich, conservative Catholic history. I moved here in 1994 when I met my partner. Since then the gay rights ordinance had been presented to the city council several times and failed. One of the arguments that had been used against a gay rights ordinance was that it would destroy the American family. It finally passed a couple of years ago and so far the American families are intact. Well, half of them are. When I read the birth notices in the paper, literally half the children are born out of wedlock. So much for the straight society's argument to protect the institution of the American family.

Actually, Dubuque is coming around, especially with the younger generation. I believe that the exposure of gay characters on TV series and other shows such as HGTV have helped people see that we are just like anyone else except that we happen to be gay. People really are becoming more accepting here in Iowa.