Iowa Goes Gay

So my home state of Iowa just legalized gay marriage.  Alert the media.  That’s huge news.  Iowa now ranks right up there with Massachusetts and Connecticut.  And Vermont just folded like a cheap card table too – probably because it was tired of having Iowa whoop its less progressive ass.  

Growing up in Iowa, I never realized I lived in such a liberal state.  Iowans, by and large, are a thoughtful, considerate bunch.  And while they do care if their crops do well, they could not possibly give a hill of beans about who’s marrying who.  Although that still doesn’t explain why I grew up a freakin’ bleeding heart Democrat – despite my oh-so Republican parents.   Must be something in the water.  Or the corn. 

I have never understood why so many people find gay marriage a personal affront to all that is sanctimonious and sacred in the world.  And people against gay marriage aren’t just semi-opposed or wishy-washy … they are voraciously, violently, vehemently opposed.  Believe me.  It’s ugly. 

I posted something innocuous on my Facebook page recently about how tickled I was that Iowa just legalized gay marriage.  I got several “Go Iowa!” responses that made me proud.  But the weird part – I got just as many “I AM ASHAMED TO BE AN IOWAN!” responses.  And those comments came from my close friends and a few relatives. 

That really threw me for a loop.  I had no idea some of my friends felt this way.  Talk about an eye-opener.  I feel like everyone is entitled to their own opinion … Lord knows I have mine.  And if you want to spew vile and hatred and general ugliness my way – again, feel free.  It opens dialogue and lines of communication.  I don’t make the rules, people – I just help bend them all I can. 

If Des Moines can go gay … I fully predict Poughkeepsie, Dayton and Joplin can follow suit.  Kansas, the state I currently live in, will NEVER go gay.  Heck, they didn’t even sell alcohol on Sunday until last year – and even THAT was a stretch.  Lord. 

So here’s to you Iowa and all your delicious liberalness.  Kudos and congratulations for being my home state.  You make me proud.  Now excuse me, while I go off to get an abortion – simply because I can.

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