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Bringing marriage to the Midwest.


"I think as more and more Iowans get to know gay couples that live in Iowa, the more they'll see that it's only fair that we be allowed the right to be married like anyone else," said Jason Morgan Jason Morgan (born Jason Morgan Quartermaine) is a fictional character on the ABC soap opera, General Hospital and its SOAPnet spin-off series, . He is one of the longest-running characters on the show, having been played by various actors since the , who with his partner of eight years, Chuck Swaggerty, and five other same-sex couples on December 13 sued the state of Iowa for the right to marry. The couples are being represented by Lambda Legal Lambda Legal (Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund) is a United States civil rights organization that focuses on gay men, lesbians, bisexuals, transgender people and those with HIV through impact litigation, education, and public policy work.  and former Iowa solicitor general An officer of the U.S. Justice Department who represents the federal government in cases before the U.S. Supreme Court.

The solicitor general is charged with representing the Executive Branch of the U.S. government in cases before the U.S. Supreme Court.
 Dennis Johnson.
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Title Annotation:Iowans sue state supporting same sex marriage
Author:Allen, Dan
Publication:The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine)
Article Type:Brief Article
Geographic Code:1U4IA
Date:Jan 31, 2006
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