Take Action: Help protect our families!
This week, the US Census released new data showing an amazing 77% increase in the number of gay and lesbian households in Iowa over the last ten years. Now, 6,540 gay and lesbian couples openly declare their relationship before the government, thanks in no small part to the 2009 Varnum decision.
However, all our progress could be erased if we don't stand up to Bob Vander Plaats, the Family Leader, and the National Organization for Marriage.
One Iowa has been working tirelessly to protect the freedom to marry for loving, committed gay and lesbian couples. Since the first of the year, we have:
- Successfully blocked a constitutional amendment taking away marriage equality
- Stopped seven other anti-marriage bills in the legislature
- Identified more than 2,000 new supporters of equality
- Mobilized more than 100 college students to become messengers for equality
- Launched a house party program reaching out to undecided friends and neighbors
- Pushed back our opposition at every turn
Though we have done so much, our work is far from over. As this week's anti-marriage bus tour showed, the National Organization for Marriage and their allies will stop at nothing to take away the rights of married couples and their families.
So, will you help to Sustain Equality?
We can't carry on the fight without you. Your support now will ensure One Iowa can continue to push back against anti-marriage extremists and stand up for the freedom to marry. By joining with us today, we can build a brighter future for tomorrow.
Sincerely,
Troy Price
One Iowa Executive Director
