TAKE ACTION: Ask Iowa's Congressional delegation to support DOMA repeal!
Update from our partners at Lambda Legal:
Married Iowa Plaintiffs at Announcement of DOMA Repeal Bill
Jen and Dawn BarbouRoske, a married same-sex couple from Iowa City, Iowa, and their two daughters McKinley, 11 and Breanna, 7, were plaintiffs in Lambda Legal's lawsuit which resulted in the Iowa marriage victory this spring. The family spoke at the press conference about why federal respect of their marriage is important to them.
"We've been together for nearly 20 years and when we got married this summer, we got the same license and undertook the same responsibilities as every other married couple in our state," said Jen BarbouRoske. "Why is the federal government labeling our marriage as undeserving of the same federal respect and protections that our married neighbors have? When Dawn and I do our federal tax return next year, our own government will tell us to lie and say we’re not married. But we are, and the government that takes the same taxes and Social Security deductions from our paychecks as from everyone else’s, should give us the same legal rights, too."
Take Action: Ask the Iowa delegation to support the Respect for Marriage Act
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This morning the Respect for Marriage Act was introduced to Congress. The act would repeal the so-called "Defense of Marriage Act" DOMA on a federal level. One Iowa has signed on to a support letter accompanying the bill and is asking the Iowa delegation to take a stand for full equality!
Legally married gay 
and lesbian couples in Iowa still lack basic protections under federal law. DOMA prevents these couples from filing their taxes jointly, from receiving spousal benefits under Social Security, from taking unpaid leave to care for a sick or injured spouse, and from receiving employer-provided family health benefits without tax penalties.
The Respect for Marriage Act would repeal DOMA, a critical step to see that all Iowa couples are protected.
