Iowa senate may extend civil rights protections to gays

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Iowa senate may

            extend civil rights protections to gays
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          Mar 26, 2007
          
        
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       Iowa senate
            Democrats intend to move forward this week with a bill to
            extend state civil rights protections to gay and lesbian
            Iowans. The bill       would add the words ''sexual
            orientation'' and ''gender identity'' to a       list of
            protected characteristics under Iowa's Civil Rights Act.
            Democrats have long supported expanded protections, and they
            now control       the senate, house, and governor's office.
            (AP)     

        
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The New York congresswoman said she believes “there are chances” the United States has already had a gay president, and The Advocate’s archives suggest she’s right.

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Iowa senate may
extend civil rights protections to gays