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04/27/2009
Corn staters work through marriage maize maze
Even if the weather is rainy in Des Moines or super shitty in Sioux City, it's a gorgeous day all over the state of Iowa. That's because today is the day that same-sex couples can begin getting their civil marriage on:
About a dozen people gathered at the Polk County recorder's office by 7:30 this morning, in anticipation of the Iowa Supreme Court's gay marriage decision going into effect.
The group includes at least three same-sex couples filling out papers on clipboards so they can apply for marriage licenses. Three women walked into the county administration building with T-shirts that read, "Engayged." Two men with tuxedos walked into the recorder's office shortly before 7:30 a.m.
Same-sex couples line up for marriage licenses [Des Moines Register]
Meanwhile, in West Hollywood, Chelsea, and Miami Beach, the nation's queer stylistas have already declared denim overalls to be the new black.
*SEE ALSO: This weekend, the NY Times ran an interesting piece on the state of Iowa and what this newfound equality does for its image:
Same-Sex Ruling Belies the Staid Image of Iowa [NYT]
Dana Rudolph at Mombian looks into what the Iowa (and CT and VT) marriage license applications really say:
Iowa, Connecticut, Vermont Marriage Forms Not as Gender Neutral as Might Appear [Mombian]
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