http://sexinthepublicsquare.org/node/366 Comments for "Sean Fritz and Tim McQuillan Seal First Same Sex Marriage In Iowa" en http://sexinthepublicsquare.org/node/366#comment-393 So disappointing. Legally, I suppose, it is sensible, though morally it just seems so wrong. Very frustrating. But congrats to Fritz and McQuillan! <div><br class="khtml-block-placeholder" /></div> Fri, 31 Aug 2007 20:06:06 -0700 Elizabeth comment 393 at http://sexinthepublicsquare.org http://sexinthepublicsquare.org/node/366 <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeffbelmonte/15921928/" title="Anéis | Rings, by Jeff Belmonte @ Flickr"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/9/15921928_111865104a.jpg" alt="Anéis | Rings" align="right" border="0" hspace="15" vspace="15" width="250" /></a> Not wasting any time and taking advantage of a $5 waiver of the waiting period in Iowa, Sean Fritz and Tim McQuillan sealed the deal on the front lawn of Unitarian minister Rev. Mark Stringer. </p><p>A few hours later, Judge Robert B. Hanson formally stayed yesterday&#39;s ruling that the law declaring that valid marriages were only between a man and a woman was unconstitutional, and that the state had no valid interest in arbitrarily discriminating against same-sex couples by denying them the right to marry. <p><a href="http://sexinthepublicsquare.org/node/366">read more</a></p> http://sexinthepublicsquare.org/node/366#comments Equality Iowa Marriage same-sex marriage sexual orientation Fri, 31 Aug 2007 18:41:59 -0700 JanieBelle 366 at http://sexinthepublicsquare.org