One Iowa in the News: The LGBT Take on Iowa

from The Advocate.

While you could fit the number of people who gave Mitt Romney his Iowa caucus win over Rick Santorum last night into a Chevrolet Suburban, the nominating contest for the Republican ticket has its first technical victor — as well as a bewildering second-place finish from a man whose antigay positions are legion, yet who lacks the campaign staff and coffers to compete against Romney in New Hampshire, South Carolina, and Florida.

In a succinct 100 words or less, we asked LGBT leaders across the political spectrum what the Iowa results mean for us, and what we can expect moving forward.

...Post-caucuses, Iowans will continue to fight for gay rights
Troy Price, executive director of One Iowa, the state’s LGBT advocacy group:

This extremely close outcome shows that in spite of the millions of dollars and constant campaigning on the backs of loving, committed gay and lesbian couples in Iowa, the attempt by social conservatives to dominate the caucuses simply didn't work. Rather, this tie between Santorum and Romney shows the deep divisions that exist between social conservatives who want to harm loving and committed couples, and fiscal conservatives who prioritize job creation and smaller government. The debate over LGBT equality will continue in Iowa, and One Iowa and its allies will do everything possible to protect our rights and freedoms.

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