Gay Marriage in the Heartland

Hat tip to Andrew Sullivan on his The Daily Dish blog for this item from the Carroll County, Iowa Prairie Advocate:

Donald Fair and Warren “Butch” Dollinger were united in marriage on July 23, 2010 at the chapel in the VA Hospital in Iowa City, IA. The ceremony was performed by Pastor John McKinstry of the First Christian Church of Coralville, IA. A World War II veteran stood up for the couple. The couple are both Navy veterans of the Vietnam Wr. The couple are surrounded and supported by family and friends. They have been together 40 years and wanted to honor their love for each other by pledging to be “together till death do they part.”

The couple are proud to be gay and happy to be able to marry and solidate their love for each other.

The couple will reside at their home at 8732 South Hummel St., Savanna, Illinois 61074.

Don and Butch are my inspiration for a long day of work ahead on the "Prop 8 On Trial" play.

God Bless the Queen

Queen Latifah uses overturning of Prop 8 to come out.

Iceland Passes Gay Marriage Law

From Reuters:

"Iceland, the only country in the world to have an openly gay head of state, passed a law on Friday allowing same-sex partners to get married in a vote which met with no political resistance...The Althingi parliament voted 49 to zero to change the wording of marriage legislation to include matrimony between "man and man, woman and woman," in addition to unions between men and women."

The decision was unanimous.