Help fight for marriage equality
By Planned Parenthood of Iowa
Planned Parenthood is committed to ensuring that sexuality is understood as an essential, lifelong aspect of being human and that it is celebrated with respect, openness, and mutuality.
Our coalition partner, One Iowa, is working to secure the right to civil marriage for Iowa's lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) citizens. One Iowa is currently conducting a confidential survey to obtain information about how individuals in same-sex relationships and their families are treated in Iowa.
If you are in a same-sex relationship, please respond to the confidential online survey. You can also help by urging LGBT friends to complete the survey. It's available online through December 1.www.iowafamilysurvey.org
Current Iowa law provides no access for LGBT citizens to the myriad of rights, protections, and responsibilities provided by marriage.
In August Polk County District Court Judge Robert B. Hanson ruled that same-sex couples must be allowed to marry based on the Iowa Constitution's guarantee of equal treatment under the law. That decision was then stayed and will be appealed to the Iowa Supreme Court.
Those opposed to marriage equity favor amending the Iowa Constitution to say marriage must be between one man and one woman.
The real life experiences gathered through the survey provide a powerful educational tool to help Iowans understand the discrimination LGBT families face because civil marriage is not available.
Please take a few minutes to respond to the survey. www.iowafamilysurvey.org
To learn more about One Iowa's work, go to www.one-iowa.org