Source: Des Moines Register , Iowa Independent Nearly 60 percent of Iowans support some form of legal recognition for same-sex couples, poll results released Tuesday indicate. The statewide survey of 586 Iowa voters conducted by University of Iowa political scientists found that 28 percent of Iowans support same-sex marriage. Another 30 percent support civil unions. Thirty-two percent of respondents opposed both marriage and civil unions for same-sex couples. Nearly 10 percent said they didn't know or refused to answer, the U of I reported, according to Des Moines Register . "Iowans are...(read more) ...

Source: Des Moines Register , KAAL TV Protesters in Iowa who joined the national protests last Saturday for marriage equality say they feel a particular sense of urgency because the Iowa Supreme Court takes up a case next month that will determine whether marriage for gay and lesbian couples is legal in that state The debate is expected to thrust Iowa into the national spotlight one month after voters in California, Arizona, and Florida approved marriage equality bans . Oral arguments are scheduled for Dec. 9, but the high court will probably take several months to issue a ruling, Des ...